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.
Research News
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April 12, 2019UWM seemed like destiny — research opportunity sealed the deal
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April 8, 2019Research at UWM celebrated at undergrad symposium
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April 8, 2019Sociologist uncovers who is – and isn’t – using patient portals
Features
Fatherly love
Emmanuel Ngui explores the role fathers can play in reducing infant mortality and improving maternal and child health.
From trauma to healing
UWM researchers have developed tools to help families and communities.
Inside the new Lubar Entrepreneurship Center
The center will make entrepreneurship an integral part of the UWM experience for all students and faculty members.
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.
Food for thought on sustainable agriculture
A UWM microbiologist is exploring how farmers could use less chemical fertilizer and still produce more food.
Decoding consumer behavior
In a world flooded with customer data, Purush Papatla looks to psychology to interpret what it all means.
Rehab with robots
UWM researchers are designing exoskeletons and artificial intelligence to help patients regain their former mobility.
Frontiers
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.
Public perceptions of the Supreme Court
Political scientist Sara Benesh examines how and why Supreme Court justices step into the public eye, from Sesame Street to commencement addresses.
Telling the histories of local churches
Students and faculty record the stories of Milwaukee congregations on a new website.
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.
Spotlight : Public Health
The next generation of nicotine marketing
E-cigarette marketers target young users by promoting sweet e-cigarette flavors, including baked goods and other desserts.
Marijuana impairs young brains, but fitness may help
A new study shows aerobic exercise can help counter the harmful effects of marijuana on teens’ ability to think.
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.
Student Research
Studying Great Lakes half a world apart
Lessons learned researching Lake Michigan have helped to better understand one of the African Great Lakes.
Award-winning undergraduate research
UWM is one of only two national recipients of the 2018 Campus-Wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments.
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.