Videos for ‘Short Talks, Big Ideas’ event available
Videos of all of the “Short Talks, Big Ideas” presentations have been posted online, available in a playlist on UWM’s YouTube channel.
News in Brief
Environmental economist named director of the UWM Center for Water Policy
Tracy Boyer has been named the new Lynde B. Uihlein Endowed Chair in Water Policy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Gelfer wins Lifetime Achievement Award in speech pathology field
The Wisconsin Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Association has given its Lifetime Achievement Award to Marylou Pausewang Gelfer, UWM professor of communication sciences and disorders.
UWM and Medical College team up to research attention
Wendy Huddleston has teamed up with faculty and students from both UWM and the Medical College of Wisconsin to form the Milwaukee Attention Group to investigate how differences in attention affect performance on a tasks that involve vision, hearing and movement.
Nobel laureate Joachim Frank visits UWM to speak on imaging molecules
Joachim Frank, who shared the 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry, came to UWM to deliver a colloquium at the invitation of Abbas Ourmazd, a UWM distinguished professor of physics who has published recent papers with Frank.
UWM professor wins digital design education award
Mark Keane, professor of architecture, has received a national award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture for a digital architectural education program, www.NEXT.cc. Professor Linda Keane of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago shares the award, which is given to architectural educators for exemplary work in building design, community collaborations, scholarship and […]
Fossil find helps date the origin of complex animals
The earliest complex animals were soft-bodied creatures without bones, which explains why they have left a scant fossil record. The next best thing to validate their existence? Find fossil evidence of their behavior, such as trackways and burrowing. That’s what a group of scientists, including UWM’s Stephen Dornbos, recently uncovered in ancient marine rocks of […]
Students can learn and earn in FOCUSS credit union contest at UWM
Students interested in making a positive change in underserved communities, while possibly making some change for themselves (prize amounts range from $1,000 to $100), have until Friday, March 16, to craft an original proposal for a credit union that serves a community of multigenerational, multicultural, multiracial consumers. Their ideas will be evaluated and then presented […]
Korean documentary shows off UWM sensors
A film crew from the Korean Broadcasting System recently completed a documentary about fostering new water technology – and devoted 10 minutes of its show to activities in Milwaukee, including the water sensors developed by UWM engineer Woo-Jin Chang.
UWM men’s basketball eliminated in Horizon League semifinals
UWM’s men’s basketball team saw its Horizon League tournament run conclude with a 59-53 semifinal loss to Wright State Monday night at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. UWM’s first season under coach Pat Baldwin ends with a record of 16-17. That’s five more wins than the Panthers had in the previous season. Jeremiah Bell led […]