UWM student entrepreneurs show off their wares
Meet nine students and recent alumni who are turning their ideas into products and services with support from UWM entrepreneurial contests.
Laura Otto
10 ways UWM engineers improved Milwaukee and the world
As the school celebrates its 50th anniversary, here are 10 ways the College of Engineering & Applied Science has made the world greener, safer and more energy-efficient.
How ‘liking’ leads to buying
UWM professors Amit Bhatnagar and Purush Papatla are pinpointing how brands can harness social media to improve advertising strategies and enhance sales.
A wrench fends off injury, feeds the economy
Engineering Professor Naira Campbell-Kyureghyan and her students designed a wrench that reduces injuries among gas utility workers, prompting a Wisconsin-based tool company to snap up the license and sell the product.
UWM researcher unearths ancient multicellular fossils
UWM paleontologist Stephen Dornbos found 555-million-year-old fossilized multicellular marine algae, or seaweed, and it’s among the oldest examples of multicellular life.
‘Light’ approach to healing wounds moves closer to market
Two UWM researchers enrolled in I-Corps training to learn how to make a breakthrough research discovery available to health care providers.
UWM students spread startup gospel
UWM students participating in the national University Innovation Fellows program foster entrepreneurism by passing along the lessons they’ve learned.
Metals smart enough to save gas
A UWM scientist invented a self-lubricating metal that increases fuel efficiency in cars, and he’s working with alumni and industry partners to bring the “super metal” to market.
Biologist helps find malaria parasite in white-tailed deer
A UWM biologist was among researchers who recently found malaria parasites in North American deer. Emily Latch, associate professor of biological sciences, was part of a team of led by the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) who found that the parasite Plasmodium odocoilei was present in up to 25 percent of white-tailed deer along the […]
Federal program taps UWM to grow startups
UWM has joined 35 other I-Corps sites across the country to help bring good research ideas to market. The goal: to coach 90 entrepreneurial teams in southeastern Wisconsin by fall 2017.