UWM Today

  For a parent, one of the most amazing milestones to occur in their child's development is the ability to speak. It is an aspect of the human condition that continues to intrigue researchers around the world... especially those looking at some of the problems that can occur in language development. At UW-Milwaukee, a team of scientists are studying the large number of infants and toddlers who are in childcare centers when they begin to talk. On this edition of UWM Today, we meet Paula Rhyner, Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders in the College of Health Sciences.

  Host Tom Luljak talks with Lisa Engel, a staff member in the School of Education and master’s degree graduate, who is working towards her counseling certification as part of the counseling team on a farm specializing in equine therapy.

  Tom Luljak talks with Ryan Wilkinson about concussion in youth athletes and the recent legislation passed in Wisconsin. Wilkinson is clinical assistant professor and director of clinical education for the Athletic Training Education Program (Department of Kinesiology) in the College of Health Science.

Tom Luljak talks with Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Lori Klos and Clinical Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Nutritional Sciences Undergraduate Program Director Susan Kundrat.

Brett Peters came to UWM from Texas A&M where he was a professor of industrial and systems engineering since 1992. His research interests include design, analysis, operation and control of manufacturing systems, especially flexible manufacturing. Host Tom Luljak chats with Brett Peters about his new role at UWM - Dean of the College of Engineering & Applied Science.

  Host Tom Luljak speaks with Megan Murphy-Lee, whose class on vampires in folklore, film and literature attracts students from a range of majors.

UWM Today host, Tom Luljak, talks with Dr. Sally Lundeen, Dean of UWM College of Nursing, about the state of nursing in Wisconsin, and nationally. Dr. Lundeen discusses how UWM helps train and educate nurses.

  Tom Luljak talks with Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Michael Laliberte and Jan Ford, Director of Admissions and Recruitment about the UWM Open House as a showcase for the university's opportunities for students, in and out of the classroom. At the Open House, October 26-27, prospective students and their families also learn about how student success is supported at UWM.

Tom Luljak interviews Scott Emmons, interim dean and professor of music in the Peck School of the Arts, on the Year of the Arts at UWM and the partnerships that have been created across campus and the metro area to present exciting arts programming. These performances, exhibitions and special events are engaging students, faculty, staff and alumni, as well as the greater Milwaukee community (and beyond).

  UWM neuropsychologist Krista Lisdahl discusses the effects of a regular marijuana habit on the brains of teens and young adults with host Tom Luljak. Lisdahl recently won a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from President Obama and the National Institute of Health.

Tom Luljak's guest, Elise Frattura of the School of Education, talks about integrating services for students with special needs into the regular classroom.

  Tom Luljak discusses the complexities of prisoners’ reentry into their communities with Tom LeBel, associate professor of criminal justice in the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, and Stan Stojkovic, dean of the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare.

Host, Tom Luljak talks with Richard Popp, who explores the effects mid-century print media advertising had on American consumer culture, and discusses his new book, The Holiday Makers.

Jenny Kehl, the new director of the UWM Center for Water Policy, joins host Tom Luljak to talk about her addition to the School of Freshwater Sciences which was endowed by a $2.6 million dollar gift from Lynde Uihlein.

Tom Luljak discusses with instructor Bev Belfer how her UWM guitar class is open to all qualified military service veterans in the Milwaukee area as a partnership of the Peck School of the Arts Music Department and Guitars4Vets. Patrick Nettesheim, director of Guitars4Vets joins with Ted Palmisano and Chris Horsley, two veterans and former students as they participate and play guitar.

This episode originally aired on January 19, 2012.

Tom Luljak discusses multimedia journalism and UWM’s PantherVision newscast with Mark Zoromski and Jane Hampden Daley of the Journalism, Advertising and Media Studies (JAMS) program.

  The Office of Undergraduate Research gets UWM students involved in rigorous research in as many fields as the university has degree programs. Students work in state of the art UWM laboratories, present at national research conferences, participate in archaeological field visits and site digs, or might even engage in research work in community sites around Milwaukee. The Office of Undergraduate Research pairs interested students with top UWM faculty who mentor students and supervise their research.

  Tom Luljak interviews Scott Emmons, interim dean and professor of music in the Peck School of the Arts, on upcoming summer arts events at UWM and the planning for Year of the Arts.

  Tom Luljak discusses occupational therapy and how it is of growing importance to people across the lifespan (not just those suffering from a disability, illness or injury) with Virginia Stoffel. She is associate professor, Department of Occupational Science & Technology in the UWM College of Health Sciences, scientist with the UWM Center for Applied Behavioral Health and AOTA president-elect.

Host Tom Luljak speaks to student Michael Hansen and Mike Westendorf, operations director of Innovative Weather.

Innovative Weather is UWM's non-profit weather risk-management service that offers training for UWM students in meteorology and also provides customized weather forecasts.

Anthony Ross, Rockwell Automation Endowed Chair in Supply Chain Management at UWM's Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, discusses supply chain management and what it means to the university's researchers and business students as well as the companies in Southeastern Wisconsin.