Dealing with sexism and gender issues in the classroom
Teachers and parents are increasingly faced with questions from children about gender and sexuality – a new book edited by a UWM professor may help provide answers.
Research
UWM researchers create a better way to find out ‘when’
UWM physicists have created a machine-learning algorithm that improves the accuracy of timing estimates by a factor of up to 300.
Stoffel, Smith represent UWM at national conference
Ginny Stoffel, associate professor of occupational science and technology, represented UW-Milwaukee in April at the annual American Occupational Therapy Association conference and expo in Chicago. The association’s president since 2013, Stoffel presented the Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectureship – the highest academic scholarly award in the United States – to UWM’s Roger Smith, professor of occupational […]
Uncloaking the chemistry of life
UWM researchers Marius Schmidt and Jason Tenboer harnessed X-Ray Free Electron Laser technology and became the first people to witness proteins changing in real time.
Business Journal honors UWM’s research complex
UW-Milwaukee’s new Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex was named the 2015 Best New Development – Education last week in the Milwaukee Business Journal’s Real Estate Awards. Known as the KIRC, the building at Kenwood Boulevard and Maryland Avenue is home to laboratories, classrooms, offices and meeting spaces for three academic disciplines: physics, chemistry and the Environmental […]
Mayor declares UWM College of Nursing Day
Mayor Tom Barrett spoke at the Celebrating Community Impact event April 14, and presented College of Nursing Dean Sally Lundeen with a proclamation declaring UWM College of Nursing Day in Milwaukee. According to the mayor’s proclamation, the College of Nursing: Is celebrating a half-century of excellence as the backbone of Wisconsin’s nursing workforce as both […]
Zero energy use? Perhaps UWM can help with that
Architecture students from UWM will join 32 other teams competing in the Race to Zero, April 16-17 in Denver. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Race to Zero is a design challenge to encourage college students to develop homes that are truly sustainable. The goal is to design a house that is so energy […]
10 ways UWM engineers improved Milwaukee and the world
As the school celebrates its 50th anniversary, here are 10 ways the College of Engineering & Applied Science has made the world greener, safer and more energy-efficient.
UWM computer scientists make history with innovation
Faculty and alumni look at how the College of Engineering & Applied Science’s partnerships have led to UWM’s impressive research reputation in disciplines from encryption to computation.
Join UWM Advocacy Day April 13 in Madison
University Relations and the Alumni Association will sponsor UWM Advocacy Day in the Capitol Wednesday, April 13. Alumni will join Vice Chancellor Tom Luljak for a round of meetings with state legislators. This is an important part of UWM’s efforts to inform state lawmakers about the vital role the university plays in Wisconsin. UWM employees […]