Inside the new Lubar Entrepreneurship Center
The center will make entrepreneurship an integral part of the UWM experience for all students and faculty members.
Research News
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November 6, 2019$10 million donation puts UWM on path to new research vessel
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November 4, 2019Here in ‘Nerdwaukee,’ people love to play games
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October 31, 2019Work to uncover genetic underpinnings of autism wins $1.7 million grant
Features
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.
From trauma to healing
UWM researchers have developed tools to help families and communities.
Food for thought on sustainable agriculture
A UWM microbiologist is exploring how farmers could use less chemical fertilizer and still produce more food.
Rehab with robots
UWM researchers are designing exoskeletons and artificial intelligence to help patients regain their former mobility.
Decoding consumer behavior
In a world flooded with customer data, Purush Papatla looks to psychology to interpret what it all means.
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.
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.
Fatherly love
Emmanuel Ngui explores the role fathers can play in reducing infant mortality and improving maternal and child health.
Frontiers
Examining overlooked costs of outsourcing decisions
Avik Chakrabarti, associate professor of economics, researches the unforeseen and indirect costs of companies outsourcing work abroad.
Spiders weave a web of memories
Spiders may be smarter than you think. Black widows make mental maps of their webs to help them find food.
Telling the histories of local churches
Students and faculty record the stories of Milwaukee congregations on a new website.
A patented method for better protein research
David Petering and his lab have devised a new protein separation method that maintains protein structure and activity.
Spotlight : Public Health
Improving mental health care for new and expecting mothers
UWM and the Medical College of Wisconsin are partnering on a program that supports doctors treating pregnant and perinatal women.
The data behind earlier diagnoses
UWM faculty are developing computer programs that can predict kidney failure and other illnesses before symptoms appear.
Healthier air for children at day care
Changing how day care centers are cleaned could improve air quality for children with asthma.
Student Research
Getting computers to know your face
A 2-year-old recognizes her mother immediately, but emotion or simple sunglasses can foil computers.
Shining a new light on MS treatment
Researchers are experimenting with infrared light as a treatment for symptoms of multiple sclerosis.
The growing pervasiveness of demagogic rhetoric
A study of presidential debates finds speech that’s manipulative, deceptive or violates norms is becoming more common.
Books
By the Numbers
One of America’s top research universities
Here are a few reasons why UWM is an elite research institution.
Letter
Chancellor’s welcome
Chancellor Mark Mone invites you to discover the stories and faces behind UWM’s groundbreaking research.