Sarah Vickery, Author at 51 REPORT /news/author/svickeryuwm-edu/ News from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Mon, 24 Nov 2025 21:39:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Alum uses DNA evidence to help solve criminal cases /news/alum-uses-dna-evidence-to-help-solve-criminal-cases/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:47:49 +0000 /news/?p=147693 Research and scientific training at 51 helped Sana Shakir land a job at the state crime lab and fulfill her career aspirations.

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]]> Undergrad students study AI outsourcing and what it means for human jobs /news/undergrad-students-study-ai-outsourcing-and-what-it-means-for-human-jobs/ Mon, 11 Aug 2025 16:50:24 +0000 /news/?p=145666 Businesses are increasingly turning to AI outsourcing to increase productivity. Gaurav Sachdeva and Gaurav Saluja are finding that the effects are not always what we might expect.

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]]> Sociology alum brings sustainability to the vineyard /news/sociology-alum-brings-sustainability-to-the-vineyard/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 20:07:10 +0000 /news/?p=145657 Meghan Murphy parlayed her degree into her dream job, overseeing Gundlach Bundschu Winery’s fields in California, ensuring that the operation is environmentally sound for generations to come.

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]]> Biology professor receives grant to combat devastating citrus crop disease /news/biology-professor-receives-grant-to-combat-devastating-citrus-crop-disease/ Thu, 12 Jun 2025 18:34:42 +0000 /news/?p=145591 The $1.5 million award from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture supports a project aiming to bring to market a biopesticide that fights citrus greening disease.

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]]> Coffee with a dollop of science: Physics students teach regular folks about astronomy /news/coffee-with-a-dollop-of-science-physics-students-teach-regular-folks-about-astronomy/ Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:41:16 +0000 /news/?p=139182 Once a month, grad students give a presentation at Anodyne Coffee to anyone interested in space, on topics ranging from comets to constellations, black holes to gravitational waves.

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]]> Psychology professor returns to podcasting to tackle a cold case with personal ties /news/psychology-professor-returns-to-podcasting-to-tackle-a-cold-case-with-personal-ties/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 18:58:54 +0000 /news/?p=138929 A new podcast by a 51 psychology professor has an unusual twist – she went to high school with the victims of a suburban Chicago double murder, a case that remains unsolved 45 years later.

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]]> For the first time, a drug discovered at 51 approved to begin clinical trials /news/for-the-first-time-a-drug-developed-at-uwm-enters-fda-clinical-trials/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 15:00:25 +0000 /news/?p=137748 If compound survives an arduous approval process, it could be used to treat depression, Alzheimer’s or schizophrenia.

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]]> Milwaukee mayor, state superintendent visit 51 to ‘Teach a Kid to Vote’ /news/milwaukee-mayor-state-superintendent-visit-uwm-to-teach-a-kid-to-vote/ Tue, 11 Jun 2024 14:19:41 +0000 /news/?p=133421 The Story Cart project by the Center for 21st Century Studies brought two famous visitors to the Children’s Learning Center to take part in the “Teach a Kid to Vote Challenge.”

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]]> 51 alum honored with his first Grammy nomination /news/uwm-alum-honored-with-his-first-grammy-nomination/ Tue, 28 May 2024 19:04:04 +0000 /news/?p=131016 Daniel Murphy collaborated with the founder of Neutral Milk Hotel to create a boxed set of the band’s works, a project that drew recognition from music’s most prestigious award-giving organization.

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]]> Soon to graduate at 72, student reflects on the life lessons she’s learned /news/soon-to-graduate-at-72-student-reflects-on-the-life-lessons-shes-learned/ Mon, 06 May 2024 19:58:40 +0000 /news/?p=130978 JoAnne Potter is 72 years old. That makes her among a very small group of older seniors working on a bachelor’s degree at 51, and almost certainly the oldest student ever in the Honors College.

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