How healthy is Green Bay? The mayflies know
The disappearance of the insect has robbed Lake Michigan’s Green Bay of what UWM biologist Jerry Kaster refers to as a once bustling “walleye factory.”
Research
Exploring the cultural roots of philanthropy
How does a nonprofit organization operate in a society that has different notions of what philanthropy is?
Getting a grip on graphene
A UWM research group has identified new characteristics in a sheet of graphene layered on top of a semiconductor.
‘Zuckerberg Files’ attract instant interest
UWM Assistant Professor Michael Zimmer, his students and research have created the online multimedia trove that is “The Zuckerberg Files.”
UWM and partners awarded $25 million to image proteins with X-ray lasers
UWM and partner institutions have landed a $25 million grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct work that could transform the study of diseases.
Support, reality can help older workers cope with late-career job loss
Helping older people who lose their jobs deal with that reality is a challenge for mental health professionals.
Psychologist looks to body, mind to preserve memory
Ira Driscoll researches the genetic risks for diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia, and seeks out early predictors of these disorders.
Light as medicine? UWM researchers explain how
Scientists have known for years that light can heal, but they are only now uncovering exactly how it works, thanks in large part to three UWM faculty researchers.
UWM study helps deconstruct estrogen’s role in memory
In a new study, Karyn Frick, professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, uncovers details about estrogen’s role in the complex cellular communication system underlying memory formation.
Researcher proposes recycling, rather than removing CO2 emissions
Recycling carbon dioxide into fuel would mean that fossil fuels could be used with little increase in greenhouse gas emissions.