Health
UWM, CHW partner on Institute for Child and Family Well-Being
With its goal of helping children who have faced significant adversity, a new collaboration between UWM and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin sits at the nexus of research, practice and policy.
Legacy pollutants linked to lifelong health issues
UWM professor Michael Laiosa studies the potentially harmful effects that legacy pollutants such as dioxin may have on fetuses.
Trust is key to boosting diversity in genetics research
Nursing professors and community leaders work together to overcome distrust in genomics research among African-Americans who are wary after decades of medical experimentation and discrimination.
Fitness program improves firefighter safety
UWM professor Kyle Ebersole has partnered with the Milwaukee Fire Department to design specialized fitness programs that help new recruits gear up for the job’s rigors and speed the recovery of injured firefighters.
Crash study aims to make roads safer
Assistant Professor Bob Schneider studies fatal bicycle and pedestrian crashes in an effort to make Wisconsin’s roads safer.
Autism clinic helps teens thrive
UWM’s unique coordination clinic offers teenagers with autism a personalized plan to boost their physical strength.
‘Light’ approach to healing wounds moves closer to market
Two UWM researchers enrolled in I-Corps training to learn how to make a breakthrough research discovery available to health care providers.
New app tackles head trauma
The UWM App Brewery and Medical College of Wisconsin have created a free smartphone app that helps diagnose and track the treatment of head injuries among young athletes.
At the busy intersection of high-tech and the public’s health
Plant-based meat substitutes are available and eventually we will grow meat in a test tube – but will the public buy them?
How nationwide health care reforms got their start at UWM
UW-Milwaukee alum Steve Burd reflects upon being at the forefront of the nation’s health care reform conversation.