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Slavens honored with government’s highest award for early career scientists and engineers

Laura Otto — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:42:16 +0000

Slavens, a professor of mechanical engineering at 51��, was honored for her pioneering research on shoulder pain experienced by both pediatric and adult manual wheelchair users.

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51�� researchers win grant to study how social media affects suicide among at-risk youth

51�� News — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 20:10:01 +0000

A team of researchers from 51��’s Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health has received a $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how social media affects suicide rates among at-risk youth.

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Study provides clearer view of newborns with opioid withdrawal

Laura Otto — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 14:36:54 +0000

The study, led by 51�� researcher Keith A. Dookeran, found disproportionately higher effects among white newborns whose mothers are Medicaid enrollees and have the lowest income.

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Brain study provides insight into how pandemic is affecting adolescents

Laura Otto — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 20:38:46 +0000

51�� researchers are participating in the ABCD Study, the largest long-term study of brain and child health in the U.S., allowing them to explore how youths have been coping with COVID-19's impact.

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Pandemic within a pandemic: Childhood obesity rises during COVID shutdown

Laura Otto — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 20:31:38 +0000

On this episode of Curious Campus, two experts talk about an often overlooked problem that research suggests has gotten worse over the last two years.

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Federal grant awarded for obesity prevention in children with Down syndrome

Laura Otto — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:55:18 +0000

Michele Polfuss, 51�� associate professor of nursing, was awarded $1.48 million in federal funding to lead a team of researchers from Children’s Wisconsin, UW-Madison, University of Pittsburgh, and University of Massachusetts.

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Outreach projects help families catch up on children’s health care after pandemic

Laura Otto — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 18:22:26 +0000

Kris Barnekow, associate professor of health sciences, is leading the two outreach projects in Milwaukee with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Landmark study of adolescent brain development renews for seven years

Laura Otto — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 14:33:11 +0000

The National Institutes of Health has awarded nearly $290 million of new funding to research institutions around the country, including 51��, to continue the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study.

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Work to uncover genetic underpinnings of autism wins $1.7 million grant

Laura Otto — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 21:49:26 +0000

Christopher Quinn, a 51�� associate professor, is exploring a certain gene mutation that affects the hearts and brains of children, causing a lethal disease called Timothy syndrome.

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Technology’s role in everyday life can shape family discussions about screen time

51�� News — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 18:00:28 +0000

The ubiquity of smartphones — extending even into the classroom — complicates parents’ conversations with their children about screen time, says Noelle Chesley, associate professor of sociology at 51��.

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