How much worse was the mental health of “tweens” – children between the ages of 10 and 14 – during the height of COVID-19, compared to before the pandemic? Did adolescents who experienced loss, family strife and social isolation suffer …
Spanish is the official language of 20 countries, plus Puerto Rico, and is the second-most spoken native language in the world. In 23 countries where Spanish has a significant presence, there is a branch of the Academies of the Spanish …
Exploring the outdoors can lead to some interesting scientific finds. Look what happened when Isaac Newton saw that apple fall from the tree. UWM students Morgan Schmanski and Joey Cannizzaro made an interesting and rare find just by digging in …
In case you haven’t heard, there’s a worker shortage in the United States. As the country recovers from the pandemic, companies are trying to bring their employees back into the workplace but are finding that many of those employees have …
Carolyn Eichner, an associate professor of history and women’s and gender studies, has been awarded a Fulbright Research Fellowship to France for 2022-23. The award will allow Eichner to conduct more research for her upcoming book, “The Name: Legitimacy, Identity, …
You’ve probably heard his voice over the airwaves during his morning show on WTMJ Radio. If not, you probably watched him comfort a grieving city in the aftermath of the 2012 Sikh temple shooting. And if you were at UWM …
Typically, the Port of Milwaukee stores over a million tons of road salt at any point during the winter, and much of what is used on icy roads washes into waterways as the snow melts. So it wouldn’t be surprising …
When Daniel Pope was working as a chef at Lula Café in Chicago, he manned the kitchens with a line cook named Cipriano. “He was the best line cook I have ever seen. I mean, the way he moved,” Pope …
Deborah Blanks has turned a project she started for her son in grade school into a Black history app that launched Feb. 17. It’s free and available in the Apple store, through Google, and on the web. Blanks, who earned …
A question about OSHA regulations may have led to a revolution in weather forecasting. In 2016, UWM’s Innovative Weather Center, a student-staffed agency that provides custom forecasts, was soliciting the Milwaukee Brewers as a possible client. The Brewers’ stadium features …
Wearing a mask is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but there’s no question that masks make it harder to understand what people are saying. Or that’s been the thought, anyway. UWM associate …
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.
Doctoral candidate Xueling Yi uses data science to research bats under the guidance of Emily Latch, a professor of biological sciences. Latch’s lab is devoted to studying animal genetics and evolution to improve conservation and management. “There are more than …
If it takes beer to get people interested in history, that’s fine. That’s the view of John Harry, a history graduate student who has focused his research on beer and Black capitalism. In his early 30s, Harry decided he wanted …
Zhanna Slor’s debut novel is a fun mix of genres – a bit of memoir, a bit of mystery, and a lot of love for Milwaukee. “At the End of the World, Turn Left” is set not only in the …
