
Cultural care
A team led by Associate Professor of Nursing Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu is working to provide more and better support for Native American women after the trauma of sexual violence.
A team led by Associate Professor of Nursing Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu is working to provide more and better support for Native American women after the trauma of sexual violence.
UWM Professor and LIGO Scientific Collaboration spokesman Patrick Brady discusses what we’ve learned from gravitational waves and what lies ahead.
UWM researchers are developing innovative ways to filter contaminants from water, including insidious “forever pollutants.”
Two UWM researchers collaborate in search of breakthroughs for using light to transmit data, which has vast implications for technology.
Nobody understands the factors behind the increasing visibility of women in American politics better than distinguished professor Kathleen Dolan.
Christopher Quinn and his lab team are opening a window into basic information about root causes of the neurological and developmental disorder.
Derek Handley is studying rhetorical strategies that African American communities used in response to urban renewal in the 1950s and ’60s.
Before the first COVID-19 cases appeared in the U.S., David Frick began researching the group of proteins that lets the COVID-19 virus multiply.
COVID-19 infection rates vary from location to location, which complicates health responses. Sandra McLellan researches how sewage can help track the virus.
The Dear Pandemic initiative was launched by an all-female team of scientists, including UWM researcher Amanda Simanek, to provide accurate information about COVID-19.
Amy Watson hopes her work contributes to development of policies that help keep people who don’t pose a major criminal threat out of jail.
Hurricanes usually weaken after making landfall. Clark Evans wants to know how some tropical systems maintain or increase intensity over land.
The Photovoice research technique can help people unlock coping skills by taking pictures of everyday life and reflecting on them in writing.
Troy Skwor is studying whether resistant populations of bacteria can survive wastewater treatment and enter the environment, where they can affect people’s health.
Five UWM undergrad research students share their work, from studying the effects of microplastics to examining fossil deposits on the shores of Lake Michigan.
The algorithm developed by applied mathematics doctoral student John Jurkiewicz will allow heart cell researchers to get their results in minutes, rather than hours.
While access remains a big factor, Sisay Mersha thinks part of the issue among immigrants from East Africa is a lingering passivity toward seeking health care.
Academic, governmental and industry leaders know they can count on UWM for cutting-edge, life-changing work across a broad spectrum of fields.
Chancellor Mark Mone invites you to learn about how UWM’s faculty members, staff and students make a positive impact through world-class research.