UWM Research magazine

Decoding consumer behavior

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

Research News

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February 10, 2020
Researcher looks at impacts of climate change on heat stress in cities
January 30, 2020
Hallway gallery shows off the beauty of biology
January 13, 2020
UWM researcher studies importance of diversity in recruiting, retaining teachers

Features

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From trauma to healing

UWM researchers have developed tools to help families and communities.

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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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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.

Fatherly love

Emmanuel Ngui explores the role fathers can play in reducing infant mortality and improving maternal and child health.

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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Inside the new Lubar Entrepreneurship Center

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

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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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.

Frontiers

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Harvesting a garden from the past

Performance artist Portia Cobb tells the story of freed slaves who lived on one of South Carolina’s Sea Islands.

A better understanding of blood flow and brain aneurysms

Methods borrowed from meteorologists could help doctors more accurately predict ruptures in weak blood vessels.

Telling the histories of local churches

Students and faculty record the stories of Milwaukee congregations on a new website.

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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.

Spotlight : Public Health

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Liquid biopsies could lead to better cancer treatments

Tumors shed fragments of DNA into the blood, which Spencer Huang believes could help doctors diagnose cancer earlier and provide more effective treatment.