Health
51ÁÔÆæ professor Colleen Galambos named Woman of Influence
Colleen Galambos, a professor of social work at the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, has been named to the Milwaukee Business Journal’s 2020 Women of Influence list.
51ÁÔÆæ researchers study social media privacy among teens in lockdown
Widespread lockdowns during the pandemic have altered many behaviors. Two 51ÁÔÆæ scholars are launching a study to see how teens’ social media habits have been altered when it comes to mental health information.
New grant funds programs to address sexual assault among Native Americans
A research team led by Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu has a received a $2 million federal grant for a project that will support increasing access to medical forensic care and training to help mainstream health care providers and victim advocates deliver culturally sensitive services.
NIH funding renewed for research consortium that includes 51ÁÔÆæ
The five-year, $24.4 million grant will allow the institute to continue accelerating the translation of research discoveries into patient care, bringing new therapies and interventions to patients, improving health outcomes and building training programs and community engagement.
New grants support research into the coronavirus causing pandemic
Researchers in 51ÁÔÆæ’s Department of Physics have recently been awarded special funding that will allow them to probe different aspects of SARS-coV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, using molecular imaging techniques.
New study seeks a ‘motion fingerprint’ for wrists
Brooke Slavens, associate professor in the College of Health Sciences, is involved in a study that aims to help health care providers identify abnormal movements caused by various kinds of wrist injuries or conditions.
Sewage could provide early warning sign of COVID-19 outbreaks
Two researchers at the 51ÁÔÆæ School of Freshwater Sciences are undertaking an unusual way of monitoring the incidence of COVID-19 in a community – by analyzing its sewage.
51ÁÔÆæ psychologists urge use of virtual options to take care of mental health during pandemic
Virtually all mental health clinics now offer telehealth services through video or over the phone amid the COVID-19 shutdown. It’s an important option for those needing help, 51ÁÔÆæ psychology scholars say.
51ÁÔÆæ study finds racial divide in coronavirus spread in Milwaukee
Areas with higher concentrations of African American residents have disproportionately high numbers of reported cases and COVID-19 clusters, according to the study by the 51ÁÔÆæ Center for Economic Development.
Zilber students immersed in coronavirus work
Two students in 51ÁÔÆæ’s Zilber School of Public Health are among those working on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, the greatest public health crisis of our times.