College-level writing requires students to do much more than put words on a page. In English 101, they learn and practice rhetoric — the art of effective communication. Crafting convincing arguments, tailoring messages for a specific audience and carefully considering …
UWM Biological Sciences Professor Ching-Hong Yang was recently awarded a $1.5 million grant to support his research on a novel compound that suppresses disease in citrus crops. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture presented Dr. Yang with a $1,496,399 …
In 2016, two UWM physics professors, Carol Hirschmugl and Marija Gajdardziska-Josifovska, identified a novel material called graphene monoxide, which they discovered in their labs with other UWM colleagues, significantly improves the fast charging ability of lithium-ion batteries. Together, the professors …
When a loved one passes away, we’re often left bereft and longing to see them just one more time – to gaze upon their face, to hear their voice, to ask advice. Now, thanks to AI, you can. UWM student …
Need to calm down before bed? Try chamomile tea. Need to settle an upset stomach? Sip some ginger tea. Do you need to measure how much carbon can be sequestered in an anaerobic wetland environment? We recommend Lipton green and …
While most folks were sleeping off their Thanksgiving turkey and preparing for Christmas, UWM geoscientist Julie Bowles and three of her graduate students were studying volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean. Or, more accurately, they were studying volcanoes underneath the Pacific …
If you want to understand someone’s overall health, try shaking their hand. It might seem strange, but research has shown that the strength of a person’s grip is a good indicator of many aspects of their well-being, from bone density …
Solar geoengineering (SGE) is an emerging technology that has the potential to help cool our warming earth. It works quickly, it’s cheap, and it can cool large areas of the globe. It’s also an addictive Band-Aid with long-term consequences that …
For the first time, a compound discovered at the Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery (MIDD) has been approved to enter human clinical trials. The drug is under development by Damona Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company developing drugs to reverse cognitive deficits …
UW-Milwaukee’s Center for Jewish Studies is breaking new ground this year: The program is welcoming its first-ever postdoctoral research fellow to campus. Samantha Cooper, who holds a PhD in Historical Musicology from New York University, begins her new post at …
The UW-Milwaukee Field Station is hardly the Little Shop of Horrors, but it’s still the home of some fascinating carnivorous plants. Now, thanks in part to a UWM biologist, scientists have a better understanding of how those carnivorous plants digest …
A group of UWM chemists has pioneered a new method to measure the energetics of chemical reactions. Their work was published in May in ChemCatChem, the European Society Journal for Catalysis. The publication is a top-level chemistry catalysis journal in …
Providing opportunities for undergraduates – not just graduate students – to do research is an important part of UWM’s mission. Whether students interested in science, engineering, the humanities or art, UWM’s Office of Undergraduate Research supports over 500 undergrads every year to …
Hawaiian monk seals are one of the world’s most endangered marine mammals. Only about 1,600 individuals still exist in the wild. They are threatened from multiple angles. Overhunting has decimated their historic population. Overfishing has threatened their food source. They’re …
The UWM Undergraduate Research Symposium is an annual event where student researchers from across the university can showcase the results of their work. At this year’s symposium in April, more than one hundred students presented on topics ranging from E-cigarette …
