Research
The Gender Legacy of the Mao Era: Women’s Life Stories in Contemporary China
UWM’s 10 largest research grants for 2018
A research university runs on federal grant funding. UWM had $58 million in research expenditures in fiscal year 2018, with more than half coming from federal agencies.
UWM maintains its top-tier research status
UWM is one of 130 institutions of the 4,423 universities evaluated this year that earned inclusion in Carnegie’s “highest research activity” category, a designation that includes many Ivy League and public flagship institutions.
Undergraduate research offers students hands-on learning
UWM is now nationally recognized for its undergraduate research. More than 1,000 undergrads are involved in research each year. Here’s a look at seven students honored with Senior Excellence in Research Awards.
A better understanding of blood flow and brain aneurysms
Methods borrowed from meteorologists could help doctors more accurately predict ruptures in weak blood vessels.
UWM Libraries plan to move archives, thanks to $1 million gift
The blueprints have been drawn and plans are in the works to move the UWM Libraries Archives, which are currently located in various places throughout the Golda Meir Library building, to the third floor of the west wing.
Liquid biopsies could lead to better cancer treatments
Tumors shed fragments of DNA into the blood, which Spencer Huang believes could help doctors diagnose cancer earlier and provide more effective treatment.
Spiders weave a web of memories
Spiders may be smarter than you think. Black widows make mental maps of their webs to help them find food.
UWM wins national award for undergraduate research excellence
The Council on Undergraduate Research awarded the 2018 Campus-Wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments to UWM in recognition of the quality and depth of the research opportunities it provides to its undergrad students.