By Al Dickenson For the tens of millions of Americans affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) and their caregivers, there is frequently a lot of pain associated with reminiscing about the past. However, by using virtual reality as …
By Al Dickenson Patti Schevers has a unique story — growing up in a rural environment as a white woman within the Oneida Nation Reservation. Patti grew up on her family farm, which she and her family have lived on …
By Kaitlin Stainbrook When someone is diagnosed with a neurological disorder like ALS or Huntington’s disease, life changes immediately — and not just for them. Caregiving often falls to immediate family members, even if they are still children. As a …
By Rachel Maidl Jayden Varline, a PhD student and research assistant in the Criminal Justice & Criminology Department at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, was always inquisitive. As a teenager, she stumbled across news coverage of the Casey Anthony trial and …
By Al Dickenson Callie Ylvisaker did something no one else has ever done: She completed all three study abroad programs offered by the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare at UWM. What’s more, Ylvisaker departed on all three trips in …
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Waukesha County Technical College are expanding access to affordable higher education in Waukesha County with the opening of the UWM University Center at WCTC. The center’s opening was celebrated during a ribbon-cutting event on June …
By Alissa Mathison A suicide prevention microcredential course at UWM is helping undergraduate social work students develop a specific set of skills to assess and screen those at risk of dying by suicide. Social work professors Lisa Berger and Colleen …
The Committee of Distinguished Professors has selected Professor Joshua Mersky for an Office of Research Senior Faculty Award. This award recognizes scholars with a long history of significant contributions to their field of research. Nationally recognized for his study of …
By Alissa Mathison A film co-produced by Melinda S. Kavanaugh, professor of social work at UWM, will screen at the Milwaukee Film Festival. “LUKi & the Lights” was created to help children around the world understand ALS in an easily …
What happens when you get out of jail or prison and find yourself on community supervision? Last month, faculty and students in the UWM Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology participated in the event From Incarceration to Empowerment: Simulation and …
