Scholar network turns lost into found
A rare document that was “lost” for nearly a century resurfaced earlier this year. The kicker: It was right where it should have been all along.
Laura L Otto
Lecturer donates materials on Objectivist poets to UWM Libraries
A centerpiece of his recent donation is the stockpile of correspondence between himself and poets and writers who were friends and colleagues between 1965-2002.
Bringing down the cost of fuel cells
Engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee have identified a new fuel cell catalyst that costs 5% of the industry-standard platinum catalyst.
Future shock: Retro-blog conceived at UWM
Matt Novak’s blog, Paleofutures, focuses on past visions of the future over a span of 13 decades, beginning with the 1870s.
UWM names dean of the College of Engineering & Applied Science
Brett Peters’ research interests include design, analysis, operation and control of manufacturing systems.
Learning from a rising star
Diébédo Francis Kéré, a rising star in the world of architecture, is guiding a team of students who conceived a public space that would unite Milwaukee communities divided by a river valley.
GIS award honors career of Huxhold
William E. Huxhold, professor of urban planning at the UWM, has won the 2012 Education Award from the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science.
Slowed progress in curbing smoking among pregnant women
A new study from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) shows which populations have been less successful at reducing maternal smoking, offering clues for interventions that will help the state further improve.
He’s headed for a career in motion
This former heavy-metal musician considered a career as a nurse or motorcycle technician. Instead he became an award-winning undergraduate researcher who’s been accepted into UWM’s DPT program.