Citizen scientists can now also use their brains to help find new pulsars
Citizen scientists have provided important help to astronomers exploring the heavens, and now they are invited to take a more hands-on role.
Laura Otto
Citizen scientists can now also use their brains to help find new pulsars
Citizen scientists have provided important help to astronomers exploring the heavens, and now they are invited to take a more hands-on role. In their efforts to scour the universe for evidence of gravitational waves, scientists have enlisted the help of 15,000 volunteers who donated their private computers’ downtime in a citizen-science project called Einstein@Home. Begun […]
See a moon shadow at a UWM solar eclipse viewing party Oct. 14
Experience a partial solar eclipse at a free viewing party on Saturday, Oct. 14, at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The event is held between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., with peak visibility at about noon, in the Cunningham Hall parking lot, located at the corner of Cramer Street and Hartford Avenue. Because looking at the […]
New master’s degree prepares students to become registered dietitians
UWM is offering a new master’s of public health degree track in nutrition and dietetics that will prepare graduates to take the exam needed to become a registered dietitian nutritionist, one of only two such programs in dietetics in the Milwaukee area.
Celebrating the wonder of space in October at UWM
Astronomy is one of the most popular sciences, in part, because looking at the night sky is universal, something we all share, Jean Creighton says. But people may also feel a connection for another reason.
Beijing-based architect Tiantian Xu wins the 2023 Marcus Prize
Beijing-based architect Tiantian Xu has been awarded the 2023 Marcus Prize in Architecture, administered by the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The prize, which recognizes emerging global talents, is funded by the Marcus Corporation Foundation. It provides a $100,000 award – half to the winner and the other half […]
Marcus Prize winner Tiantian Xu will teach UWM architecture students in 2024
The prize, which is funded by the Marcus Corporation Foundation, provides a $100,000 award – half to the winner and the other half to bring Xu to Milwaukee to teach a spring 2024 studio at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning.
UWM historian compares Deion Sanders’ cultural embrace to the rise of hip hop
UWM historian compares Deion Sanders’ cultural embrace to the rise of hip hop
A 2020 UWM study found the percentage of pedestrian deaths associated with large vehicles has doubled
A 2020 UWM study found the percentage of pedestrian deaths associated with large vehicles has doubled
UWM prof’s sculpture part of the Watrous Gallery’s show, “Mend”
UWM prof’s sculpture part of the Watrous Gallery’s show, “Mend”