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One of America’s top research universities

Here are a few reasons why UWM is an elite research institution.

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Rehab with robots

UWM researchers are designing exoskeletons and artificial intelligence to help patients regain their former mobility.

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Tiny changes, big impact

As nanoparticles grow ever more common, Rebecca Klaper plays a key role in exploring ways to keep them from harming our freshwater ecosystems.

String theory

Rene Izquierdo has built a world-renowned guitar program at UWM and saved some bygone music of his Cuban homeland from being lost to history.

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Why women leave engineering

After learning the reasons behind this steady exodus, UWM researchers are exploring how diversity can impact innovation in engineering work teams.

Food for thought on sustainable agriculture

A UWM microbiologist is exploring how farmers could use less chemical fertilizer and still produce more food.

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Decoding consumer behavior

In a world flooded with customer data, Purush Papatla looks to psychology to interpret what it all means.

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From trauma to healing

UWM researchers have developed tools to help families and communities.

Learning with a virtual reality table

Lab director Jian Zhao says UWM’s hologram table takes group planning, design and research collaborations to a new level.

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Designing a one-block fountain that runs on rainwater

Architect James Wasley designed a rainwater fountain that recirculates and cleans runoff, and enhances Milwaukee’s Harbor District.

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Inside the new Lubar Entrepreneurship Center

The center will make entrepreneurship an integral part of the UWM experience for all students and faculty members.

Getting computers to know your face

A 2-year-old recognizes her mother immediately, but emotion or simple sunglasses can foil computers.

Studying Great Lakes half a world apart

Lessons learned researching Lake Michigan have helped to better understand one of the African Great Lakes.

The growing pervasiveness of demagogic rhetoric

A study of presidential debates finds speech that’s manipulative, deceptive or violates norms is becoming more common.

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A promising search for relief without addiction

After losing his wife to addiction, Daniel Knutson aims to develop nonaddictive drugs for depression and migraine pain.

A personal path to preserving Oneida culture

Antonio Doxtator is studying how the Oneida language has been taught in an effort to learn how to save it.

UWM student shows two neighborhood girls garden planter plans

Partnering with Milwaukee’s overlooked neighborhoods

Arijit Sen leads the Buildings-Landscapes-Cultures Field School, an ongoing project that gets architecture students involved with local Milwaukee neighborhoods.