April 2022

Milwaukee Formation: The fossil you can only find in Milwaukee

Scott Schaefer educated reporter, James Groh, about the Milwaukee Formation. We sent James to the lakefront on his own (his choice) to look for samples of Milwaukee Formation fossils. You’ll see the his excitement about finding some Milwaukee Formation fossils …

Congratulations to Dr. Gayantha Loku Kodikara

Congratulations to Dr. Gayantha Loku Kodikara! Kodi successfully passed his PhD dissertation defense today: Terrestrial Perspective on the Formation, Evolution, and Detection of Zeolites in Lacustrine Environments on Early Mars. Fortunately, Kodi will be staying with us here at UWM …

UWM Land Acknowledgement: We acknowledge in Milwaukee that we are on traditional Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk and Menominee homeland along the southwest shores of Michigami, North America’s largest system of freshwater lakes, where the Milwaukee, Menominee and Kinnickinnic rivers meet and the people of Wisconsin’s sovereign Anishinaabe, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Oneida and Mohican nations remain present.   |   To learn more, visit the Electa Quinney Institute website.