UWM Report | UWM Research 2020

Four people pose for a photo in a research lab

At the Frontier
of Drug Discovery

Research News

October 13, 2020
Psychology of choice leads to big gains in voluntary giving, study finds
October 5, 2020
UWM research spotlights pandemic’s impact on the arts
September 30, 2020
Building a better briquette: Conservation students study charcoal production in Kenya

Features

Urban planning associate professor Kirk Harris against gradient background

Giving voice

Kirk Harris’ study was conducted in Chicago, but the professor says its findings can contribute to building safe and healthy communities everywhere.

Going mobile

Jie Yu and her team are developing a public transit app for UWM students that bundles multiple public and private modes of transportation.

A young girl climbs steps at a mobility lab

An early diagnosis

Researchers are helping parents and children learn more about hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a rare disease that causes joint pain and fatigue.

Photo of a research boat sailing off shore of downtown Milwaukee

Sailing into the future

A look ahead to the future of Great Lakes research at the School of Freshwater Sciences.

Where the bees are

Jeffrey Karron tracks pollinator activity and observes plant reproduction strategies, including the intricacies of cross-pollination.

Books and other school supplies, with a hand writing 'apple mela' on a notecard

The language of learning

Research shows that teachers can build on their bilingual students’ first language to improve their overall educational progress.

Photo illustration of Tibetan singing bowl against a background of sound waves

A sound equation

Using instruments and algorithms, Georg Essl creates sounds in ways that might stretch the imagination.

Bringing energy reliability to light

How microgrids can be used to help modernize the United States’ outdated electrical grid.

Person with face in hands against a background of falling dominoes

Seeing the warning signs

To improve treatment for PTSD, Christine Larson is researching better ways to identify and respond to risk factors of PTSD.

When the FDA banned 19 antibacterial additives from over-the-counter hand soaps, UWM researcher Hongbo Ma took a look at some of the replacements. What she found: Some of the new chemicals were more toxic than the ones they replaced.

Spotlight: Entrepreneurship

View All

Stylized illustration of a human fetus in utero

Helping health care workers help mothers

To reduce maternal death rates, a UWM professor created an online resource that would allow clinicians to see patient data all in one place.

Photo of a hospital bed in an emergency room

A human-centered approach to training physicians

The partnership with the Medical College of Wisconsin features a training method for physicians called human-centered design.

Nurturing new treatments

The Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery at UWM assists scientists in their quests to bring life-changing pharmaceuticals to the marketplace.

Spotlight: Health and Wellness

View All

The impact of a Navajo tax on junk food

A UWM dean is part of a research team studying what happened after a junk food tax was implemented by the Navajo Nation.

UWM professor Ryan Newton looks through sewer pipe segment.

The alarming (in)side of sewage pipes

UWM researchers discovered antibiotic-resistant bacteria in city sewerage systems and are now studying the health impacts of these microbes.

Eye-level with a small robot in a fitness space with exercise balls

Exercising the possibilities of robotics

UWM researchers developed a cute robot to lead senior citizens through group tai chi classes and tested the efficacy of the robot-led instruction.

Frontiers

View All

Librarians offer refuge from cyberbullying

UWM assistant professor Abigail Phillips has found that librarians are well-positioned to help because ostracized teens often show up at libraries.

An illustration of indigenous writing overlaid on a map of the Great Lakes

Mapping the connections among indigenous people

UWM professor Margaret Noodin’s digital map project aims to provide a visual guide to the many Native American nations that are part of the Anishinaabe Confederacy.

Latinx youth guard privacy on social media

Research shows Hispanic youth tend to be more cautious about sharing family information and political beliefs on social media than youth of other demographics.