UW-Milwaukee
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New UW-Milwaukee master’s degree prepares students to become registered dietitians
November 20, 2023
This fall, UW-Milwaukee (UWM) is offering a brand-new master’s of public health (MPH) degree track in nutrition and dietetics that will prepare graduates to be eligible to take the exam needed to become a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN). It is one of only two master’s programs in dietetics available in the Milwaukee area. Effective January 2024, […]
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UWM research: Citizen scientists can now also use their brains to help find new pulsars
November 13, 2023
Citizen scientists have provided important help to astronomers exploring the heavens, and now they are invited to take a more hands-on role. In their efforts to scour the universe for evidence of gravitational waves, scientists have enlisted the help of 15,000 volunteers who donated their private computers’ downtime in a citizen-science project called Einstein@Home. Begun by […]
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UWM and Medical College team up to give students opportunities to pursue cancer research careers
November 3, 2023
A new partnership between UW-Milwaukee and the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Cancer Center is paving the way for undergraduate students to gain experience on the frontlines of cancer research. The MCW Cancer Center and UWM Undergraduate Research Program wrapped up its inaugural year as students in the program finished their summer research in the MCW Cancer […]
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What’s in a name? For craft beers, it matters
October 24, 2023
Pathological Lager. Tactical Nuclear Penguin. On the Wings of Armageddon. Breakout bands touring this summer? No. These are just some of the thousands of clever, weird and edgy names of craft beers, which continue to grow in popularity throughout the United States. There were 539 American craft breweries in 1994. In 2022, the count stood […]
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Award-winning UWM undergraduate researchers get a head start on future
October 6, 2023
Why do young people in rural areas become addicted to cigarettes, and how can this addiction be prevented? What is a treatment that can best combat triple-negative breast cancer with fewer side effects? What’s happening out in the universe that may change the way we understand the cosmos? Those are just some of the undergraduate […]
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UWM scientist uses brain scans to search for ways to ease the effects of trauma
September 25, 2023
When people experience a traumatic event, such as injury in a car accident or physical violence, most will rebound with no adverse long-term consequences. For others, the trauma sets off symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder that may last for years. UWM neuroscientist Christine Larson wondered why the effects of trauma vary so much – and […]
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It’s not quite CSI, but state crime lab is rewarding work for UWM chemistry alum
September 20, 2023
It might be a small bag of white powder found on the floor of a suspect’s car. It might be some residue left on a dirty spoon in someone’s pocket. It could be a container of pills passed around at a nightclub. Whatever form the substance takes, it’s Lexie Lanphere’s job to find out what […]
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Students turn lot into neighborhood attraction, with help from UWM and others
September 6, 2023
Residents of Sherman Park have a new place to meet and enjoy being outdoors, thanks to students from nine Milwaukee Public Schools who helped design and build a new community gathering spot at 55th and Center streets. They’re calling it Postage Stamp Park, a nod to the post office next door to the formerly vacant […]
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UWM student chosen as national collegian of the year
August 17, 2023
Sydney Sampson-Webb, a May graduate of UWM from Black River Falls, is already a business leader. Delta Sigma Pi, the nation’s largest professional business fraternity, chose Sampson-Webb as its 2023 National Collegian of the Year. Sampson-Webb, a marketing graduate from the Lubar College of Business, was selected out of 13,000 members for the honor. She is […]
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Ceremony honors 94 students who got a head start on college education
July 25, 2023
Terry Young spent his senior year of high school taking not only high school courses, but college courses, too. And the McDowell Montessori student was also holding down a job. “It was definitely a challenge and hard to maintain that lifestyle, but I’m better prepared for the future,” he said. Young was one of a […]