In the nanoscale world, chemical, electrical and optical processes occur among relatively small numbers of atoms. And these processes, which are too small to be seen, behave according to “quantum mechanics,” a different set of governing rules than bulk materials …
UWM broke some very frozen ground on Wednesday, January 26, taking the first concrete step toward a new chemistry building. Inside the adjacent Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex, dignitaries lifted a smoking lemonade toast to the start of a project that’s …
On the straight-edged corner of Becher and 1st Street lies the Twisted Path Distillery. The front doors open into a tasting room with scattered tables, a polished bar, and racks upon racks of flavored spirits. Beyond the tasting room, owner …
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it a dangerous time to go the movies – but then, there has always been danger at the movies, said Jocelyn Szczepaniak- Gillece. From gang bombings to mass shooters to pandemics, violence has often spilled …
Gladys Mitchell-Walthour is an associate professor and the chair of the African and African Diaspora Studies Department, but it’s her teaching outside of UWM that just landed her a $10,000 grant. Mitchell-Walthour is a member of a group of Black …
The Budapest Semester in Mathematics program brings American and Canadian college students to Hungary for a semester of study under Hungarian mathematics instructors hailing from the country’s top universities. Taught in English, the classes are rigorous and cover statistics, logic, …
Increasing average pay for truck drivers by about 6% might entice them to stay longer in an occupation that historically has had high turnover, while also saving trucking companies money, a study says. The promise of higher paytypically helps to …
Leisure is the ticket to less stress, better health The stresses of everyday life build up and can be detrimental to our health and sleep. More easy-access resources are needed to help people cope, according to two health psychologists, who …
Milwaukee once had its own team in the Negro Leagues. The Milwaukee Bears, formed in 1923, only lasted one year, so their memory and accomplishments became a minor footnote in baseball history. However, Ken Bartelt, a doctoral student working toward …
You may have never heard of Doré, but you’ve certainly seen his work. Gustave Doré was a French artist most known for his Biblical illustrations, showing everything from Moses with the Ten Commandments to the Passion of the Christ. And, …
In 1919, Sultana the polar bear gave birth to a cub named Zero and sparked a revolution. Until that point, zoos had been more concerned with entertaining the public than they were with the health and safety of the animals …
This was not your typical family reunion. In November, the descendants of Thomas A. Greene met in the Greene Geological Museum on UWM’s campus to see the incredible collection of minerals and fossils that their forefather had gathered over his …
Has misinformation about COVID-19 circulating on social media affected the spread of the disease? A group of UWM geographers has tested the question scientifically by painstakingly examining nationwide Twitter chatter and then showing the results on a national map, revealing …
