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.
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‘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.
Blood flow may reveal how we think
UW-Milwaukee engineer Ramin Pashaie is building a device that could help answer a particularly puzzling biological question – how blood is directed to the brain to power thinking.
A quest to make nanoparticles safe
Rebecca Klaper, a professor of freshwater sciences, is part of a research team investigating what happens when man-made nanoparticles get into the environment.
UWM leads new hunt to find secrets of the universe
Building on the breakthrough of gravitational waves, UWM physicist Xavier Siemens is leading a consortium exploring the next frontier – rapidly spinning, super-dense remains of supernovas called millisecond pulsars.
Startup culture gets new home at UWM
The Lubar Center for Entrepreneurship at UW-Milwaukee will be a campus facility where all students can join a community of “makers,” practice business skills, find mentors and learn innovative thinking.