‘Bolsa Família’ boosts families in Brazil
Natasha Borges Sugiyama has been studying the political impact of Brazil’s “Bolsa Família” (Family Grant).
Safe infant sleeping gets a boost
UWM nursing and engineering professors and a team of students have developed a novel approach to co-sleeping safety.
Top honor in architecture education to Greenstreet
“I am always struck by the impact of our faculty, students and alumni on the skyline of Milwaukee and beyond.”
Partnership propels battery research
Milwaukee-based Johnson Controls, a world leader in energy technology, has partnered with UW-Milwaukee for cutting-edge energy storage research and development.
2012 in Review: Bringing down the cost of fuel cells
Engineers at UWM have identified a catalyst that provides the efficiency of the currently used catalyst, but at 5% of the cost.
2012 in Review: Exploring links between smoking during pregnancy, autism
Women who smoke in pregnancy may be more likely to have a child with high-functioning autism, such as Asperger’s Disorder, according to preliminary findings from a study by researchers involved in the U.S. autism surveillance program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “It has long been known that autism is an umbrella term [...]
Facebook or phone call? Family dynamics might decide
Families are relying on technology more and more to keep in touch, but family dynamics play a role in choosing which technologies they use for communicating.
Ellen recruits UWM students for show
The Ellen Show visited Milwaukee on Tuesday, Dec. 4, and our students showed up in full force. The segment will air on Wednesday, Dec. 5.
Companies get greener with student power
UWM’s Industrial Assessment Center is the only center of its kind in Wisconsin and the largest of the 24 funded nationwide.
Exploring movement and the mind
UWM professors of dance and kinesiology are studying the 100-year-old Alexander Technique to learn how increased awareness of psycho-physical habits affect the brain.
