News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
The grants totaling $200,000 back projects focused on 3D concrete printing, removal of PFAS contamination from the environment, better aquaculture filtration, a novel biological pesticide for crops and a smartphone app for wound healing.
The newly licensed compounds, developed by the laboratory of James Cook, act on a particular neurotransmitter receptor in the brain, which has shown promise for treatment of epilepsy and other convulsant disorders.
The secrets of success for an entrepreneur really aren’t all that secret, according to four UWM alums and entrepreneurs who spoke at the 2020 Milwaukee Engineering Research Conference.
UWM researcher Marcia Silva has developed a filter to prevent phosphorus from fertilizer and manure from flowing into lakes and streams.
The Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery at UWM assists scientists in their quests to bring life-changing pharmaceuticals to the marketplace.
The partnership with the Medical College of Wisconsin features a training method for physicians called human-centered design.
To reduce maternal death rates, a UWM professor created an online resource that would allow clinicians to see patient data all in one place.
On the day he was sentenced to prison at age 18, Yusuf Dahl made a decision: He was going to turn his life around. In the two decades since then, he’s done just that.
Brian Armstrong was recently named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors, the first faculty member at UWM to earn this honor.
Students across the full gamut of academic disciplines at UWM have innovative ideas, and LEC programming helps turn those ideas into businesses.
