News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Tom Shi, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is using footage from surveillance cameras to create models that can predict traffic behavior.
The funding will initially support enhanced research on water quality and ecosystem health led by Harvey Bootsma, the inaugural Kohler Endowed Chair of Great Lakes Science in UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences.
The six-year project will develop solutions to improve mobility, such as enabling nondrivers to better access health care, groceries and other amenities, and helping people without vehicles commute to work.
The classification places UWM among the top 187 of nearly 4,000 institutions nationwide in the “very high” category. UWM is one of just two R1 universities in Wisconsin, along with UW-Madison.
The project is led by Priya Nambisan, associate professor of biostatistics and health informatics at the Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health at UWM.
UWM professors Habib Rahman and Inga Wang are working on an advancement that could greatly help both patients and therapists.
If compound survives an arduous approval process, it could be used to treat depression, Alzheimer’s or schizophrenia.
A team of researchers from UWM’s Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health has received a $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how social media affects suicide rates among at-risk youth.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is thrilled to announce the grand opening of its new, state-of-the-art Chemistry Building on Friday, Sept. 27. The event will celebrate the completion of six years of design and construction and cap a significant milestone in UWM’s commitment to advancing scientific education and research. Media are welcome to attend and film […]
The grant is part of $9 million in funding awarded by the EPA to four institutions for research to address knowledge gaps and better identify and manage antimicrobial resistance risk.