News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Two neuroscientists at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee have received grants from the National Institute of Mental Health to support research into memory. Karyn Frick, a professor of psychology, is studying how estrogens enhance memory. She received a five-year, $1.8 million grant for her research entitled, “Mechanisms underlying memory regulation by 17beta-estradiol, canonical Wnt signaling, and […]
What would you do if someone gave you a boxful of money and challenged you to make a difference in your community? Two teams of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students have taken up the Kapco Charitable Challenge to do just that. They are among 22 local university and high school teams who received a box with […]
A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee researcher is a senior co-author of paper published in the journal Nature Genetics that identifies 17 rare human genetic variations associated with risk factors for diseases such as heart disease and diabetes. Paul Auer, an assistant professor of biostatistics in the Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health, worked with scientists […]
The UW System has launched the UW System Career Connect web portal, offering students and employers ways to match their mutual interests in internships, mentorships, short-term projects, apprenticeships and more. The website includes: Services available for employers to connect with students at UW campuses. A tool that allows employers to search what majors exist at each […]
Walkers on the UW-Milwaukee campus might have noticed some unusual and artful additions recently, including more than 1,200 sticks planted in the earth along Downer Avenue. They’re part of art history graduate student Pam Caserta Hugdahl’s thesis exhibition. Called “ECO Ephemeral,” the exhibition focuses on environmentalism in art. Caserta Hugdahl explores the topic of art […]
David DiValerio, an assistant professor of history and religious studies, has published “The Life of the Madman of Ü,” the first complete translation of a two-part biography, written in 1494 and 1537, of a famous Tibetan monk, Künga Zangpo. The book offers a glimpse into a fascinating but little known aspect of Tibetan Buddhism, a […]
Three students from UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences have received major awards from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for this academic year. Doctoral students Danielle Cloutier and Shelby LaBuhn received the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship for 2017. They are the only Wisconsin recipients of this award, and among six students overall that […]
More than 40 countries and territories in the Americas have experienced outbreaks of the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus. Experts from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will offer an update on the spread of the virus Sept. 23 at 2:30 p.m. in Mitchell Hall, room 361. The presentation is free and open to the public. The World Health […]
Block by block, the citizens of Chicago are making their city a safer, cleaner, happier place. UWM historian Amanda Seligman explores a neighborly phenomenon in her new book, “Chicago’s Block Clubs: How Neighbors Shape the City.” For more than a century, people of the Second City have banded together to form block clubs, small organizations […]
For 12 years, Matt Jarosz has been taking School of Architecture & Urban Planning students to Japan – typically a dozen master’s students – to explore the country’s heritage and examine the “challenging matter of historic preservation of great landmark places.” Highlights of the month-long visit include study of technical aspects of building construction, documentation […]
