UWM shines during Wisconsin Science Festival
Nearly 600 people turned out to watch UWM faculty amaze them with hands-on demonstrations and awe-inspiring ideas during the Wisconsin Science Festival in the Milwaukee area this weekend.
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UWM geoscientist drills deep to find Lake Michigan’s origins
Great glacial forces shaped Lake Michigan and the Milwaukee area thousands of years ago. UWM researcher Mark Borucki is drilling into the bluffs along the lake to figure out just what happened and how.
Nobel Prize has a UWM connection
The announcement of this year’s Nobel Prize winners struck home for one UWM faculty member. Alexander “Leggy” Arnold, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, did his master’s and doctoral research under one of the winners, Bernard “Ben” Feringa.
Poetry and constellations collide in Science Festival production
Constellations and Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey” might not seem to have much in common. But a Wisconsin Science Festival original production at the Manfred Olson Planetarium ties them together in a way that’s educational and entertaining.
Could this be the next big thing in cheaper, greener energy?
Converting just some devices and fixtures in your home to DC could reduce your power bill by up to two-thirds. Rob Cuzner, assistant professor of electrical engineering, is working on technology that could make that happen.
Students get an education while registering classmates to vote
UWM students are part of a campus-wide effort to help other students register to vote on or near campus. The goal is to prevent the long lines that occurred in past when students tried to register on election day.
Africology professor consults for newest Smithsonian museum
UWM Africology professor Erin Winkler helped train staff to teach about race and racism at the Smithsonian’s newest institution, the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
TRIO & Pre-College programs boost students over obstacles
For more than five decades, UWM’s TRIO & Pre-College programs have been helping students clear obstacles in their paths to getting to college and succeeding there.
UWM alum pays it forward for women in STEM
With three degrees from UWM and tenure at UW-Fox Valley, mathematician Carrie Tirel is making time to encourage young women to follow her path.
UWM scientist’s model key to climate change study
Spring is beginning earlier than its historical average in three-quarters of United States’ national parks studied, according to new research that employed a model created by UWM climatologist Mark Schwartz.