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UWM helps student grow her love of science – and her confidence

By Erin O'DonnellSeptember 3, 2026Science & TechnologyScience
A woman in a white lab coat works with liquid in a beaker in a lab.

UWM helps student grow her love of science – and her confidence

By Erin O'DonnellSeptember 3, 2026Science & TechnologyScience

In high school, a research project into a type of virus helped stir Ally Ruffino’s love for science. In college, she discovered a professor who worked with that same virus, and it spurred her into an academic path she loves.

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Cracking the ice code

By Laura L OttoApril 2, 2013Science & TechnologyScience

John Isbell, an expert in glaciation from the late Paleozoic Era, is developing a baseline for understanding present-day climate change.

Teenage brains on pot

By Laura L OttoAugust 8, 2012Science

UWM researcher explores whether exercise can boost brain health of young marijuana users.

A novel strategy for targeting tumors

By UWM NewsJune 4, 2012Science & TechnologyScience

UWM biochemist Xiaohua Peng has developed compounds that can “recognize” and release active drugs only to cancer cells.

An antibiotic effect without the threat of resistance

By Laura L OttoSeptember 7, 2011Science & TechnologyScience

A UWM’s microbiologist’s new approach promises to quash disease without the worry of antibiotic resistance.

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