How nationwide health care reforms got their start at UWM
UW-Milwaukee alum Steve Burd reflects upon being at the forefront of the nation’s health care reform conversation.
Laura L Otto
Interested in local food? Check out fish farming
The 1-year-old aquaculture certificate program at UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences trains graduate and undergraduate students in urban fish farming.
Doctoral student in right place at right time for gravity waves
UWM doctoral student Alex Urban was at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory in Louisiana at the historic moment when a gravitational wave was detected, confirming Einstein’s theory.
Shakespeare document discovered by UWM historian on display
A document discovered by UWM historian Martha Carlin is part of the “Shakespeare, Life of an Icon” exhibition at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C.
UWM scientist develops new way to find age of drinking water
A UWM scientist can determine the age of drinking water in distribution pipes by measuring “leftovers” from 1950s atomic weapons testing. The method could help improve water quality at the tap.
UWM announces Student Startup Challenge winners
UWM students and recent alumni from nine winning teams will receive a total of $70,000 in support and services in a yearlong quest to learn entrepreneurial skills by turning promising product ideas into prototypes and businesses.
Building a better way to supply energy
Microgrids developed by UWM engineer Adel Nasiri could make green energy more widely available and help prevent wide-spread power outages.
JCI/UWM partnership fuels the future of energy storage
UWM is working with industry-leader Johnson Controls Inc. to develop batteries for next-generation vehicles.
UWM offered glimpses of wonder for Wisconsin Science Fest
UWM’s portion of the Wisconsin Science Festival last weekend included topics from Frank Lloyd Wright to Albert Einstein.
11 student and alumni businesses started with help from UWM
When it comes to starting your own business, UWM is the place to do it. Students and alumni have launched 20 companies with support from the university, and Milwaukee philanthropists Sheldon and Marianne Lubar recently gave $10 million to support UWM’s Ideas Challenge, a network of entrepreneurial activities involving students and researchers.