April 30, 2021 Deborah Blanks

App developed at UWM helps explore Black history

Deborah Blanks has turned a project she started for her son in grade school into …
April 30, 2021 wind speed map and Kahl

Any way the wind blows: UWM forecasters devise new way to measure peak gusts

A question about OSHA regulations may have led to a revolution in weather forecasting. In …
April 30, 2021 Anne Pycha and collaborators

Speech unmasked: UWM linguist studies how masks impact intelligibility

Wearing a mask is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of …
April 30, 2021 Hank Aaron, his wife, and student Hawa Brema

UWM student says Hank Aaron ‘changed my life’

Hank Aaron left an incredible legacy on and off the baseball field. One of his many off-the-field contributions is benefiting a UWM senior, Hawa Brema. …
March 11, 2021 Aron Asok and Caitlin Bowman

New neuroscience faculty join UWM for new major

UWM is offering a new neuroscience major for undergraduate students interested in the inner workings …
March 11, 2021 Sarah Vigeland and David Kaplan

NANOGrav finds first hints of low-frequency gravitational wave background

In data gathered and analyzed over 13 years, the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational …
March 11, 2021 Cheri Price with teacher

Anthropology student learns Mixtec to connect past and present

Cheri Price is determined to put the “human” back into the study of archaeology. Price …
March 11, 2021 Noelle Chesley

A water crisis, unfiltered: UWM sociologist looks at barriers to lead filter adoption

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Milwaukee was grappling with another public health crisis: Lead pipes were …
March 11, 2021 Catherine Daniel

That kind of teacher: Alum returns to UWM to spread a pedagogy of kindness

The student has become the teacher, and a kind one at that. In January, Cate …
March 11, 2021 James Peoples

COVID-19 clouds the skies for airlines’ financial future

Air carriers typically have weathered economic downturns in part by making their operations more efficient. …
January 26, 2021 Greg Carter inset on Star Wars characters

UWM historian takes on race, relationships, and representation in Star Wars

The Star Wars movies are a major force in popular culture, spanning eleven motion pictures and dozens of associated television shows, books, comics, and other media. …
January 26, 2021 DAvid Kaplan

UWM astronomer helps discover extrasolar ‘space weather’

If you wanted to look for life on planets around stars other than our sun, …
January 25, 2021 Jake Gill

An alum of outstanding character(s): Jake Gill gives back with the gift of Skritter

Students taking Chinese and Japanese classes at UWM are getting a little extra help this year, thanks to the generosity of a linguistically-gifted alum. …
January 25, 2021 Burns Healy

A concrete theory: UWM mathematician helps print better building materials

Concrete is a universal building material, but it’s prone to wear, tear, and cracking over time. …
January 25, 2021 Shannon Siebers

“Check out” this English major’s fantastic library job

When she grows up, Shannon Siebers wants to be a professional book hoarder. “That’s what librarians are,” she said with a laugh. “We’re nerds. We love talking about books.” …