For nearly 20 years, David Pacifico has traversed the terrains of Peru. First, helping colleagues interview Spanish-speaking locals as an archeology intern. Then, excavating areas in the ancient city of El Purgatorio, about 200 miles north of Lima. Pacifico also …
John Schwendel took an extraordinarily long view while researching income inequality in the United States. He explored some 70 years of data, a time frame from 1946-2015, and studied the central range of earners, which offered new insights into how …
Between 35,000 and 40,000 years ago, Lake Michigan’s geography looked drastically different. Much of its present-day shoreline was made up of marshes and bogs. Student researchers are studying fossils deposited during that time to learn more about the area’s ecosystems. …
Ava Udvadia, UWM associate professor of biological sciences, has been named by the University of Wisconsin System as one of three 2021 Regent Scholar recipients. The honor recognizes both Udvadia’s research into the genetics that allow healing of nerve damage …
The future lies in data, so the UWM Mathematical Sciences Department is making sure its students are prepared. The department debuted a new degree in Data Science this spring, partnering with the Computer Science Department in the UWM College of …
There are two schools of thought as it concerns the early Martian surface. The first is that, about 3.5 billion of years ago, Mars used to be a cold and icy planet. The second contends that Mars had a more …
Before Joe DiMaggio ever donned a Yankees uniform, Tony Lazzeri was swinging for the fences. A Hall of Famer and a gifted athlete, Lazzeri wore five World Series rings by the end of his career. You’ve probably never heard of …
On April 17, the first-ever Titan Arum bloomed at the UWM Biological Sciences Greenhouse. The Titan Arum, or “Corpse Flower,” is recorded to have the largest, and one of the smelliest, inflorescences of the plant world. Convention dictates that an …
