UWM Report | UWM Research 2020

Four people pose for a photo in a research lab

At the Frontier
of Drug Discovery

Research News

May 29, 2020
UWM researcher finds stronger answer to ‘Tully monster’ mystery
May 27, 2020
New study seeks a ‘motion fingerprint’ for wrists
May 20, 2020
Researcher gets closer to next generation of fast-charging lithium-ion batteries

Features

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Where the bees are

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

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.

Bringing energy reliability to light

How microgrids can be used to help modernize the United States’ outdated electrical grid.

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.

Spotlight: Entrepreneurship

View All

A filter for farms and lakes

UWM researcher Marcia Silva has developed a filter to prevent phosphorus from fertilizer and manure from flowing into lakes and streams.

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.

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.

Old man sitting alone on the couch looking out the window

Social isolation and loneliness in older adults

Colleen Galambos is examining how social isolation and loneliness affects the health of adults 50 and older.

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.

Frontiers

View All

The history and impact of the U.S. Census

Margo Anderson has made understanding the U.S. Census her life’s work. Here’s what she can tell you about this year’s count.

Two UWM professors standing in concert hall holding their musical instruments (French horn and clarinet)

Making Grammy Award-winning opera music

Two UWM professors played with the Santa Fe Orchestra for its recorded performance of “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,” which won a 2018 Grammy.

Putting a premium on utility cybersecurity

UWM researchers have found a way to predict and quantify damage from cyberattacks on utilities and created a framework for them be properly insured.

Calibrating a satellite while it watches Earth’s gardens grow

Geographer Alison Donnelly is using UWM’s Downer Woods to test the accuracy of a satellite that tracks Earth’s vegetation.

Student Research

View All

The promise that yoga poses for health

UWM health sciences doctoral student Bethany Forseth’s research helped fill the knowledge gap about the physiological health benefits of yoga.

Photo of three hands, each holding another person's wrist

Black women cultivate community

Nikotris Perkins wants to delve deeper into how Black women make everything work & fulfill multiple roles while facing challenges such as racism and sexism.

Getting more empathy from children’s storytime

UWM researchers are evaluating whether preschool children can simultaneously improve reading readiness and social emotional learning in areas like empathy.