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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November 6, 2019
$10 million donation puts UWM on path to new research vessel
November 4, 2019
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October 31, 2019
Work to uncover genetic underpinnings of autism wins $1.7 million grant

Features

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From trauma to healing

UWM researchers have developed tools to help families and communities.

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Rehab with robots

UWM researchers are designing exoskeletons and artificial intelligence to help patients regain their former mobility.

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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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.

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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.

Fatherly love

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

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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.

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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.

Frontiers

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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.

Protecting children using data science

Colleen Janczewski combs through the records of 7,000 children referred to the state’s Child Protective Services to identify the families most in need of help.

A better understanding of blood flow and brain aneurysms

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

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

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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.

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The next generation of nicotine marketing

E-cigarette marketers target young users by promoting sweet e-cigarette flavors, including baked goods and other desserts.

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.