Health
Galambos appointed to National Academies committee
Colleen Galambos, the Helen Bader Endowed Chair in Applied Gerontology, has been appointed to a committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that will examine loneliness and social isolation in older adults.
$1 million grant supports research on societal re-entry of released inmates
The Wisconsin Partnership Program has awarded David Pate a $1 million grant in support of his work with the Milwaukee Re-entry Alliance to address the widespread negative health effects of incarceration.
UWM nursing students win international competition in Shanghai
For the second year in a row, participants from the UW-Milwaukee College of Nursing won first place at the Shanghai International Nursing Skills Competition.
Enrollment complete in landmark study of adolescent brain development
Enrollment of nearly 12,000 youths, ages 9 and 10, in a landmark study of brain development and child health is now complete, the National Institutes of Health announced today. A researcher from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is overseeing the collection of data from 384 Wisconsin participants in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study, the largest […]
UWM Libraries to share Wisconsin HIV/AIDS stories
A new oral history project captures the feelings of fear and devastation wrought by the disease, as well as the hope and success in fighting it. It’s all captured in interviews with many of those who lived through it.
Child caregivers find ally, author in UWM researcher
Melinda Kavanaugh, associate professor of social work, has published three books aimed at helping children who are caring for parents with ALS, sometimes called Lou Gehrig’s disease.
On the Table organizers hope to harness energy of the event
For the university’s second year as “super host” of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s “On the Table” communitywide conversation, no topic was off the table.
Why are babies born into poverty more likely to develop chronic disease?
Three researchers from UWM have won a grant from the National Institutes of Minority Health and Health Disparities to test one hypothesis about why children born into poverty are more likely to develop chronic illnesses.
Students stressed about college? Texting mom or dad can help
The secret to helping your children cope with the pressures of college – without crippling their growth and development – could be tucked in your pocket. Research by Erin Ruppel suggests that exchanging text messages can provide support during their early college days.
Tobacco marketed more heavily in city’s minority neighborhoods, study finds
Tobacco products were pushed to a greater degree in African-American and Hispanic areas than white areas in Milwaukee, matching results in other cities, according to a study led by a UWM researcher.