UWM Today

Children with special needs, like those who have Down Syndrome or Spina Bifida, face many challenges as they and their families deal with the conditions. One problem is the risk of obesity for those youngsters. What can be done? Our guest on this edition of UWM Today is working to answer that question. Michele Polfuss is an assistant professor of nursing and joint chair in nursing research at both UWM and Children’s Hospital here in Milwaukee.

500 years ago, Martin Luther published his famous 95 Theses, which some say triggered the start of the Reformation. It was a turning point in world history with lessons that may offer us a better understanding of the world we live in today. On this edition of UWM Today , our guest is an internationally recognized scholar who is an expert on early modern Europe, and so much more. Merry Wiesner-Hanks, a Distinguished Professor in UW-Milwaukee’s History department, recently appeared on a PBS

College students learn so much in their years of preparation for their careers. But are they learning how to manage the money they will make in those jobs that await them after graduation? On this edition of UWM Today, we talk to a UWM economist who has developed courses that help students have a better understanding of their own personal financial situation. Joining us in the studio is Rebecca Neuman, associate professor of economics.

With more than 4,000 students, 30 degree programs, and 40 labs, clinics and centers, UW-Milwaukee's Partners for Health initiative brings together Wisconsin's largest college of nursing, the only school of public health, and the college of health sciences that educates professionals for hospitals and clinics statewide. On this edition of UWM Today, we meet the leaders of the Partners for Health program. Kim Litwack is dean of the college of Nursing, Ron Perez leads the school of public health,

It is one of the largest and most complex organs in the human body. With billions of nerves and trillions of connections, the human brain is a marvel. On this edition of UWM Today , we’re going to talk about the science of our brains and more specifically, the amazing circuitry that gives us our memory. In the studio with us are two UWM neuroscientists who have each received major grants from the National Institute of Health to study brain function. Fred Helmstetter is a Distinguished Professor

When the city of Flint, Michigan discovered its water supply to homes and businesses had dangerous levels of lead poisoning the city’s residents, there was national outrage. While the situation in Flint is slowly improving, huge questions remain as communities across the country ask: Could it happen here? On this edition of UWM Today , meet one of UW-Milwaukee’s most prolific researchers who has developed special high tech sensors that could detect contaminants in the water we drink. Junhong

For years we’ve been hearing about efforts to get more women to enter the STEM fields – Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. And while there are some encouraging signs that more females are becoming engineers, those gains have been offset by a steady exodus of women from the profession. On this edition of UWM Today, we’re going to find out why. Two UWM researchers have interviewed thousands of engineers around the country – both women and men - and what they learned may surprise you. We

Collaboration on and off campus is essential to UWM's relevancy in the region and state. Chancellor Mark Mone describes several partnerships aimed at expanding discovery, industry and efficiency, while positively impacting the economy. Also, work continues on the plan to merge UW System two-year campuses with four-year universities.

One of the most fascinating questions we can ask is about what our world looked like before man arrived on the scene. With a lifespan dating back more than four billion years, finding answers to those questions about earth are not easy. That is why science plays such a critical role in helping humans understand what came before us. On this edition of UWM Today , we head to Antarctica for a story about the forests that once grew in a part of the world that is now one of the most hostile

Today, on this edition of UWM Today , our topic is brain surgery. It’s a story of a fascinating collaboration between surgeons and scientists at the Medical College of Wisconsin and UW-Milwaukee’s App Brewery. The two teams worked to develop a web based app that is used to monitor a patient’s brain activity during surgery. Joining us in the studio are Dr. David Sabsevitz, associate professor in the Neuropsychology department at the Medical College and Dustin Hahn, project Manager for UWM’s App