News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Priya Premnath, an assistant professor at UWM, has found that an existing anti-cancer drug known as UC2288 can be repurposed to help repair bones, a discovery that could lead to a potential noninvasive treatment.
The grant supports the UWM team’s aim to adapt the assistive arm to be useful to people with stroke, spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, as well as the elderly.
Ilya Avdeev, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, previously served as the LEC’s director of innovation. He’ll continue leading the center’s mission of facilitating innovation and discovery for entrepreneurs, researchers and communities.
Joe Hamann has been named the new executive director at UWM’s Connected Systems Institute.
When UWM’s Engineering & Mathematical Sciences building opened in 1971, many of its 13 floors were dark and segmented into individual rooms. After a two-year renovation of the ninth and 10th floors, the new spaces, designated for research, are hardly recognizable.
More than two dozen people were honored for their many years of service to UW-Milwaukee at the annual Fall Awards ceremony Wednesday at the Zelazo Center.
The undergraduate nursing program at UW-Milwaukee is among the top 10% of universities nationwide in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings.
Eight UWM students won awards recognizing their excellence in research into health, space and other important issues.
Advancements in electric vehicle battery packs, lithium extraction methods and cancer treatment are among the projects funded through the UWM Research Foundation’s Catalyst Grant program this year.
Residents of Sherman Park have a new place to meet and enjoy being outdoors, thanks to students from nine Milwaukee Public Schools who helped design and build a new community gathering spot at 55th and Center streets.
