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 …

3/16/2022 Near the Coast of Honshu, Japan 7.3

Earthquake Details Seismogram Explanation Location: Near the Coast of Honshu, Japan P-wave: 14:49:14 UTC; 9:49:14 CDT Date:  March 16, 2022 S-wave: 14:59:51 UTC; 9:59:51 CDT Time: 14:36:33 UTC; 9:36:33 CDT The vertical axis is in units of displacement in centimeters. …

3/13/2022 Indonesia 6.6

Earthquake Details Seismogram Explanation Location: Indonesia Pdiff-wave: not verified Date: March 13, 2022 Sdiff-wave: not verified Time: 21:09:20 UTC; 3:09:20 pm CST The vertical axis is in units of displacement in centimeters. Latitude: 0.68 S The horizontal axis is in …

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.