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UWM celebrates new state-of-the-art health care training facility

By Laura OttoNovember 3, 2022Health

While the James and Yvonne Ziemer Clinical Simulation Center went into use this fall, the university showcased and celebrated the 22,000-square-foot facility at the Northwest Quadrant this week.

UWM to award $6 million in scholarships to health care students

By UWM NewsOctober 17, 2022Campus & CommunityCampus News

The Froedtert Memorial Hospital Scholarship fund is intended to support educational opportunities that will increase the representation of historically underprivileged and underrepresented racial and ethnic groups in health professions and to grow the health care workforce.

Why estrogen decreases the risk of Alzheimer’s in some menopausal women, but not others

By Laura OttoOctober 10, 2022Health

A research team at UWM has found new information that points to the reason why estrogen therapy helps only some women. The answer may lie in the genes.

Campus Safety Week to focus on prevention, building trust

By September 12, 2022Campus & CommunityCampus News
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UWM will kick off its annual Campus Safety Week Sept. 19 on Spaights Plaza, with an emphasis on prevention and strengthening community trust.

New simulation center ready to train next generation of nurses

By UWM NewsAugust 30, 2022Health

The new center offers students facilities that match what they’ll experience in their profession and will help address a looming shortage of nurses in Wisconsin.

UWM Research Foundation awards new Catalyst Grants for health projects

By Laura OttoAugust 17, 2022Health

The UWM Research Foundation has recently awarded Catalyst Grant funding totaling $150,000 for UWM research projects that focus on new treatments for human health.

What the mechanical forces behind protein folding can tell us about metastatic cancer

By Laura OttoJuly 15, 2022Health

A team of researchers from UWM is using a unique tool view the interaction between proteins to figure out why sometimes cancerous tumors are suppressed and other times are allowed to grow and spread.

Experts dispel myths about body weight and being healthy

By Laura OttoApril 28, 2022Health

This episode of Curious Campus explores body image and fitness, areas where stereotypes and misinformation abound and can cause great harm.

Fish and frogs may hold the secret to reversing blindness in humans

By Laura OttoJanuary 27, 2022Health

Scientists, including one from UWM, are trying to figure out how some animals’ ability to regenerate their optic nerve and regain eyesight could provide treatments for people with eye disease or injury.

UWM researchers study resolutions that declare racism a public health crisis

By Laura OttoOctober 7, 2021HealthPublic Health

Backed by a $244,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Policies for Action program, the research team is using Milwaukee as a case study to identify the steps that are most likely to lead from resolution to policy changes, while also determining the effects of resolutions across the country.

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