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UWM neuroscience professor works to combat memory loss and dementia

By Alex OrlandoJuly 17, 2026Health
Neuroscience professor Karyn Frick examines a model of the human brain with students Sarah Beamish and Aaron Fleischer.

Karyn Frick studies how estrogens regulate our memories and brain function. The work could lead to new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and memory loss.

Research collaboration trains students while tracking pollutants in Milwaukee estuary

By Heidi JeterJune 24, 2026Science & TechnologyWater & Environment
The rising sun reflects off the water of the Milwaukee Harbor under the Hoan Bridge. At left, a boat heads out into the Milwaukee Outer Harbor.

The Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin project involves professors from UWM and UW-Madison along with high school, undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral students from Wisconsin and beyond.

New cybersecurity measures could mean more research funding for UWM

By Erin O'DonnellJune 19, 2026Science & TechnologyEngineering
A group of people stand in a room in front of a stack of computer servers.

University striving to meet federal data security guidelines that will enable researchers to quality for more federal projects and partner with more companies.

UWM professors are reimagining digital libraries for the visually impaired

By Tree MeinchJune 2, 2026Science & Technology
UWM professors Iris Chi and Wonchan Choi discuss their work to reimagine digital libraries in front of a display screen.

Iris Xie and Wonchan Choi are creating new design guidelines for digital libraries. Their work aims to help millions with visual impairments.

UWM alum charts her own course in medical research

By Kelly AiglonMay 27, 2026HealthBiotechnology
Biomedical sciences master's student Rashida looks into a microscope

Biomedical sciences alum Rashida Parveen researches Lyme disease to make the world a better place and mentors other international students.

Cleaner lakes, safer water: UWM researcher’s work has a lasting impact

By James CarltonMay 22, 2026Science & TechnologyWater & Environment
UWM professor Todd Miller and postdoctoral student Anjana Adhikari work together in the laboratory.

Todd Miller studies toxins in Wisconsin’s waterways. His research on preventing harmful algal blooms could help improve water quality for all.

UWM biologist dives beneath Antarctica sea ice to study the impact of climate change

By Sarah Vickery May 6, 2026Science & TechnologyWater & Environment
Two divers float just below a hole in the sea ice

Antarctica is one of the most barren places on Earth. But below the ice, the sea teems with life. That’s the place that UWM doctoral student Lauran Liggan explores with curiosity and wonder.

The hidden psychology behind simple pricing amid the rise of AI

By Helaine HicksonApril 23, 2026Business & World AffairsBusiness
A woman stands in a grocery store aisle in the salad dressing section.

With the rise of artificial intelligence and big data, businesses can fine-tune prices to try to maximize profit. But new research from UW-Milwaukee suggests the opposite can be true: Fewer, better-designed price points may work better.

UWM physics student researches the cosmos

By Maridel AllinderApril 13, 2026Science & Technology
A man stands outside under some trees.

International student Pratyusava Baral was drawn to UWM to work with astronomers who helped detect gravitational waves.

A massive brain study is helping children and UWM student researchers

By Howie MagnerApril 7, 2026Health
A man in a brown sweater holds a glass plaque in his hands that reads "2025 Panther Edge Student Employment Award."

Donors during on 414 for UWM Giving Days can help support the efforts to untangle the mysteries of the human brain, and help the next generation of researchers.

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