Alcohol, domestic violence link not as obvious as it might seem
Ryan Shorey studies how alcohol affects intimate partner violence. The relationship might seem obvious, but the reality is surprisingly complex.
Sarah Vickery
Students go to ends of the Earth to dig up climate history
UWM geosciences students are piecing together data from rocks and sediment to figure out clues left behind by glaciers. The knowledge can help us understand climate change in the present.
Fun games, Serious Play: Gaming group spreads analysis via Twitch
A collection of UWM faculty and students is using their own Twitch channel to explore the academic side of video and board games.
What’s in a species? Biologist helps determine wolf taxonomy
Emily Latch, associate professor of biological sciences at UWM, is giving the U.S. government a hand as it tries to figure out which wolves should be protected under the Endangered Species Act.
Improving our understanding of the Holocaust
UWM alum Tony Rodriguez works with educators to help them improve the way they teach about the Holocaust.
Japanese internment echoes through history prof’s ‘Someday, Chicago’ show
Jasmine Alinder hopes that audiences will not only appreciate the images but also ask themselves an important question: What does it mean to be American?
Alum’s art graces the halls of Milwaukee Bucks’ Fiserv Forum
The new arena in downtown Milwaukee isn’t just a place for concerts and basketball games. It’s also something of an art gallery, with works from local artists filling the walls, including works by UWM alum Eric Oates.
Alum’s horticulture job isn’t all roses – it’s education, too
For Ben Habanek, a 2013 grad of UWM and village horticulturalist for Shorewood, the most gratifying part of his job is seeing someone enjoy a little bit of the nature he brought to Wisconsin’s most densely population municipality.
Compost collaboration seeks to help Milwaukee’s food waste and farms
The Compost Project, which involved UWM researchers, is exploring composting in Wisconsin’s biggest city. Funded by a USDA grant, the project seeks to answer the question, can composting be a viable industry in Milwaukee?
UWM botany alum funds Field Station fellowships
Researchers at the UWM Field Station are about to get support from a $250,000 fund founded by a UWM Botany alum. The James and Dorathea Levenson Endowment for Ecology and Field Biology was established earlier this year and will provide fellowships to UWM graduate students who are conducting research at the Field Station or in […]