News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Tyler Kunze never anticipated a career as a water scientist. Yet in May, he became the first student to earn a bachelor’s degree in water science from UW-Green Bay and is now a graduate student in UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences.
On this episode of Curious Campus, UWM’s new podcast about science, discovery and culture, Purush Papatla tells us how social and data scientists are mining a sea of information to uncover the secrets of consumer behavior.
UWM students spent six weeks unearthing a Wisconsin site where the Oneota lived some 1,000 years ago. It’s a chance to both practice science and learn how to be archaeologists.
On this episode of Curious Campus, UWM’s new podcast about science, discovery and culture, Katherine Du and Jacqueline Rifkin talk about how consumers express themselves through the things they buy.
UWM alum Wes Tank found sudden success when he combined “One Fish, Two Fish” with some iconic hip-hop beats and created an irresistibly catchy performance.
The new method, which captures action over just a few quadrillionths of a second, sheds light on how proteins work. The study was published in the journal Nature.
UWM is installing a fire circle in front of Merrill Hall to recognize Milwaukee’s Indigenous peoples and provide a place of celebration for Native American students and others.
On this episode of Curious Campus, UWM’s new podcast about science, discovery and culture, we talk about gravitational waves with Sarah Vigeland, an assistant professor of physics at UW-Milwaukee, and Xavier Siemens, an associate professor of physics at Oregon State University.
Five decades ago, Hispanic students protested to demand better support and a greater voice at UWM. Today, Latinx students are one of the fastest-growing segments of the population at UWM and graduating at record-high rates.
On the debut episode of Curious Campus, UWM’s new podcast about science, discovery and culture, we look at Mars exploration with guests Jean Creighton and Darian Dixon.
