New fountain doubles as experiment for UWM water research
A fountain and green space at the Greenfield Avenue and First Street intersection will beautify the neighborhood while cleaning the environment.
Research
Gravitational waves detected from 2nd pair of colliding black holes
UWM physicists are part of an international team that has detected gravitational waves for a second time.
LGBT Resource Center director backs anti-smoking effort
The director of the LGBT Resource Center at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee says a new federal effort to reduce smoking among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people is worthwhile and necessary. The Food and Drug Administration’s social media campaign, called “This Free Life,” aims to reduce the rate of tobacco use among the LGBT community. […]
Alvaro Saar Rios is honored for ‘Luchadora’
UW-Milwaukee’s Alvaro Saar Rios, assistant professor of playwriting and analysis in the Peck School of the Arts, received a Distinguished Play Award as the author of “Luchadora” – a play about a young girl who explores her family’s heritage after she discovers a pink wrestling mask from the world of Mexican wrestling, known as lucha […]
UWM researcher receives outstanding dissertation award
Colleen Janczewski, a research scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, has received the 2016 Society for Social Work and Research Outstanding Social Work Doctoral Dissertation Award. The dissertation, “Differential Response and Agency Decision Making: A National Study of Child Neglect Cases,” was noted for its inventive use of a […]
UWM’s Hewitt receives public health service award
Jeanne Hewitt, associate professor of nursing, received the Distinguished Service to Public Health Award at the annual Wisconsin Public Health Association Conference in Appleton. The award is given to recognize special contributions to public health in Wisconsin through leadership or service. Hewitt, who has taught at UWM since 1992, was cited for her work in […]
5 potential drugs of the future incubated at UWM
New drugs under development by UWM scientists, who are working through the Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery, could eventually change millions of lives.
Center for 21st Century Studies fellowships
The UW-Milwaukee Center for 21st Century Studies announced its 2016-17 fellowship recipients: Erica Bornstein (Anthropology); Nan Kim (History); Nadine Kozak (School of Information Studies); Ann Mattis (English, UW-Sheboygan); Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece (English); and Tanya Tiffany (Art History). Each year a specific yet broad area of research is pursued by the center. UWM faculty – and faculty from […]
UWM Freshwater Sciences lab receives $1.5 million grant
Sandra McLellan’s lab at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences has received a $1.5 million grant to help fund a better assessment tool for water pollution that affects rivers and beaches in urban areas. Currently, pollution in urban waterways is assessed by measuring the levels of E. coli and fecal coliform bacteria in […]
In a global economy, the Lubar School leads the way
The Lubar School of Business is celebrating 50 years of offering responsive, high-quality programs that meet the needs of major U.S. industries.