Student Stories
Kinesiology doctoral student gains insight into disabled veteran experience
By Laura Otto University Relations & Communication UWM kinesiology doctoral student Alexandra Rodriguez volunteered to help with the Warrior Games in Florida in June. (Photo courtesy Alexandra Rodriguez) Alexandra Rodriguez has been part of the military world for most of... Read More
Engineering doctoral student performs explosive research into rocket fuel
By Laura Otto University Relations & Communication Past space rocket launches have been plagued by fiery explosions that happen as a result of combustion failure. To avoid disasters, the fuel has to be delivered to a rocket engine in a... Read More
History grad student lands internship with Smithsonian beer historian
John Harry “As I was preparing to return to graduate school,” history graduate student John Harry recalls, “I saw that the Smithsonian hired a beer historian, Theresa McCulla. It became my goal to intern for her.” “I sent [McCulla] a... Read More
Urban Studies student tracks state’s history of mass incarceration
By Sarah Vickery, College of Letters & Science The United States is home to 5 percent of the world’s population, but it holds 25 percent of the world’s prisoners. The country’s current trend towards mass incarceration is especially apparent in... Read More
Shining a new light on MS treatment
By Matt Hrodey It sounds a bit like a medical treatment straight out of “Star Trek.” A beam of light runs over a patient’s skin, and that simple process produces relief from a disease. But Miguel Tolentino doesn’t work on... Read More
Getting computers to know your face
By Laura Otto University Relations & Communication Reihaneh Rostami’s 2-year-old daughter recognizes her mother instantly, even when Mom is wearing sunglasses. Rostami’s research aims to teach computers to distinguish individual human faces just as accurately. It’s a tall order, says... Read More
Studying Great Lakes half a world apart
By Laura Otto University Relations & Communication Maxon Ngochera wanted to research Lake Malawi, part of the African Great Lakes system, while working toward his doctorate. To do so, he enrolled in a graduate school 8,500 miles away. At UWM’s... Read More
UWM grad students help Lung Association turn research into policymaking
From left: Graduate students Angela Thao, Nelson Sederstrom and Langston Verdin co-wrote a policy brief on vaping. By Laura Otto UWM Communication & Media Relations The use of e-cigarettes among Wisconsin’s high school students is at an all-time high, according... Read More
The growing pervasiveness of demagogic rhetoric
By Dan Simmons Before arriving at UWM, Marnie Lawler McDonough enjoyed a career as a corporate communications and marketing executive in New York. That led to her research interest as a communication doctoral candidate – the rhetoric of organizational leadership,... Read More
A promising search for relief without addiction
By Gene Armas Daniel Knutson watched as his wife of nearly 10 years struggled with depression and migraine headaches until, in 2014, an addiction to prescription medications took her life. Knutson had worked for nearly two decades in the pharmaceutical... Read More