Health
51 awarded $2.3 million to study autism/air pollution connection
A team of investigators led by 51 epidemiologist Amy Kalkbrenner has landed a $2.3 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to explore the connection between air pollution and autism.
Right State of Mind
How 51 sport psychology experts help athletes achieve peak performance.
Sarah Morgan being honored by LGBT nonprofit agency
Sarah Morgan, director of 51’s Nursing Learning Resource Center, will receive the Bayard Rustin Award from LGBT nonprofit agency Diverse & Resilient. It will be presented March 30 at Diverse & Resilient’s annual Reviving the Dream Celebration. Morgan is being recognized for her leadership and contributions in the community. She joined the Diverse & Resilient board […]
Saving Babies
Nursing professor Teresa Johnson studies a peer support group for expectant mothers that lowers the infant mortality rate.
2017 51 Research magazine offers more content, new design
This year’s edition highlights the research impact of more than 70 students, faculty members and staff at 51 in a freshly redesigned presentation that better showcases their work.
Periscope Project fills gap in mental health care for new, expecting moms
Pregnancy and new motherhood can be times of high stress and depression, but not enough psychiatrists are trained to handle the perinatal period. Two 51 nursing faculty members are part of an effort to fill that gap.
51 Research Foundation licenses novel cancer drug
A compound discovered by Alexander “Leggy” Arnold, a 51 associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, could provide an effective weapon against some difficult-to-treat cancers.
51 receives state grant for entrepreneurship in health field
The I-Corps program based at 51 has received a $33,000 grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. to train entrepreneurial healthcare providers.
51 alum helps keep Green Bay Packers’ brains healthy
A pioneer in the field of traumatic brain injury research, 51 alum Michael McCrea has found a way to combine his passion for competitive sports and his love for science.
51 gets ‘unprecedented opportunity’ to join national child brain study
The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study by the National Institutes of Health will follow the biological and behavioral development of more than 10,000 children beginning at ages 9 or 10, through adolescence and into early adulthood.