UWM and community partner collect ‘forgotten’ stories of gun violence
Three UWM profs are helping launch the Gun Violence Project, a university-community collaboration that will collect and share stories of loss and resilience.
Laura L Otto
Project aims to head off crisis points of dementia care in minority communities
With support from the National Institute on Aging, Melinda Kavanaugh and several community partners are launching a two-year project that will help Latino and African American families better avert “crisis points” of dementia care.
UWM astrophysicist elected spokesperson of the international LIGO Scientific Collaboration
MILWAUKEE _ Astrophysicist Patrick Brady at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee yesterday began his duties as spokesperson for the international scientific collaboration that studies gravitational waves using the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). The announcement came the same day that the LIGO facilities resumed operations after an 18-month hiatus during which they were upgraded. The spokesperson […]
New Venture Business Plan Competition rewards student entrepreneurs
A total of $16,000 in prize money was awarded to four top teams of UWM students and alumni in the recent 2019 New Venture Business Plan Competition, hosted by the Lubar School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Two UWM bird researchers awarded top honor in their field
UWM faculty Linda Whittingham and Peter Dunn have been awarded the 2019 Elliott Coues Award from the American Ornithological Society.
Rehab with robots
UWM researchers are designing exoskeletons and artificial intelligence to help patients regain their former mobility.
Food for thought on sustainable agriculture
A UWM microbiologist is exploring how farmers could use less chemical fertilizer and still produce more food.
Learning with a virtual reality table
Lab director Jian Zhao says UWM’s hologram table takes group planning, design and research collaborations to a new level.
Getting computers to know your face
A 2-year-old recognizes her mother immediately, but emotion or simple sunglasses can foil computers.