By Mark A. Mone
Chancellor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Mark A. Mone
Wisconsin high school students are doing exciting research with professors from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), including a zebrafish study to learn how nicotine, ethanol and other environmental toxins affect the fish.
This information can reveal important clues about how these toxins affect humans.
The zebrafish projects are part of a long tradition of UWM professors helping high school students prepare to excel in college, which includes a head start in UWM’s research labs.
Students at 31 Wisconsin high schools are involved in UWM research right now, including many Milwaukee schools: Centro Hispano, Bradley Tech, Washington, Clara Mohammed School, The Alliance School, Hamilton, Milwaukee School of Languages, Loyola Academy HS, Ronald Reagan, Riverside, Pulaski, Rufus King, New School for Community Service, Divine Savior Holy Angels, Custer and the Hmong American Peace Academy.
UWM was recently recognized as one of the top 115 research universities in the country, among 4,665 American colleges and universities.
Other universities that received this top-level designation include Harvard, Yale, MIT and Stanford University. We are thrilled to be part of this elite group. The only other university in our state to achieve this same status is the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
UWM is the state’s only public urban research university. As such, our faculty members and staff are uniquely positioned to provide opportunities not offered elsewhere. There is no other university in the state that includes both research and access in its mission.
This means that we are a nationally prestigious research university and an entry point for students who might not get the opportunity to attend college elsewhere. UWM is diverse on many levels.
We’re proud of our newly released “UWM Research Report,” which features vivid examples of the life-changing work our professors and university staff do to help improve the region’s economy and thousands of lives in our state and beyond.
I think you will agree that UWM and its graduates are critical to the future of our state once you see the remarkable impact of our work: uwm.edu/researchreport/.
I encourage you to take a closer look at UWM.
A visit to our campus is one of the best ways to see the exceptional opportunities here that students cannot get anywhere else.
Come and visit us and find out why UWM is a great fit for all students. To schedule your campus tour, visit: uwm.edu/visit
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