Facebook vs. loneliness
Are people becoming lonelier even as they feel more connected online?
Research
InCommon expands support for international research through pilot with UW-Milwaukee
The pilot will enable astronomers worldwide to log into three UWM-based services.
Testing the waters for triathlon swimmers
Thanks to UWM assistant professors, athletes had access to up-to-the-minute water temperature and bacteria level measurements.
UWM physicists’ technology used in early malaria detection
State-of-the-art military hardware quickly identifies malaria parasites in blood samples as small as a single cell.
Been drinking? The answer may be in your fingernails.
Nail clippings can indicate levels of alcohol consumption, according to a UWM study on biomarkers.
With ‘ribbons’ of graphene, width matters
A group of researchers UWM has found a novel way to “tune” the the extremely efficient conductor of electricity to act as a semiconductor.
The Coolest Known White Dwarf: A Diamond in the Sky?
This ancient stellar remnant is so cool that its carbon has crystallized, forming, in effect, an Earth-sized diamond in space.
Gene mutations may point way to treating heart disease
The mutations lower the levels of fat in the blood and significantly reduce a person’s risk of coronary heart disease.
Imprisonment from a public health perspective
A team of UWM scholars is focusing on the ways in which mass incarceration contributes to health inequities.
Dynamic Blade Technologies licenses UWM wind turbine energy-storage technology
Developed in the laboratory of Adel Nasiri, professor of electrical engineering, the patent-pending technology uses ultra-capacitors as an energy-storage element on the turbine.