Artist Nicolas Lampert uses his work to fight climate change
Artist Nicolas Lampert uses his work to promote environmental and social justice movements, including protests at the Paris climate conference that runs through Dec. 11.
Research
English professor explains the trouble with tourism
Rhetorician Shevaun Watson has taken countless tours of Charleston, South Carolina, where a common narrative glossing over the city’s history of slavery and racism has translated into a multibillion-dollar tourism industry.
Professor in Paris describes aftermath of terrorist attacks
Tami Williams, on a research sabbatical in Paris, describes the City of Light’s descent into darkness following the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks.
Companies team up with UWM to conserve energy, cut costs
The Department of Energy-funded Industrial Assessment Center embeds UWM engineering professors and students in manufacturing plants, where they make recommendations that have helped manufacturing companies save $6.5 million to date.
Dedicated to adult ed, Larry Martin is now a hall of famer
Larry Martin teaches others how to work with adult students. He will be honored for teaching and researching in the field of adult education – 32 years at UWM – by the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame.
Little comfort, little humanity; UWM expert explains ‘toxic stress’
When the term toxic stress was introduced into the lexicon of social and medical sciences, it brought nearly 20 years of research by UWM’s David Pate into sharper focus.
If we could live forever, UWM prof asks, would we want to?
You may discover the Fountain of Youth, but before you drink deep of its powers, consider seriously what will happen next.
Building a better way to supply energy
Microgrids developed by UWM engineer Adel Nasiri could make green energy more widely available and help prevent wide-spread power outages.
JCI/UWM partnership fuels the future of energy storage
UWM is working with industry-leader Johnson Controls Inc. to develop batteries for next-generation vehicles.
UWM’s green roofs provide important habitat for bees
Research done by Conservation and Environmental Science students shows UWM’s green roofs provide important habitat for bees.