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Music alumnus explores the art of sound in Sweden

By February 16, 2018Arts & HumanitiesMusic & Dance
Warren Enstrom sits in a room full of computers and other equipment.

Warren Enström is creating sound art by exploring the frontiers of music-making. The UWM alum’s composition aren’t done the traditional way – they’re done by helping computers learn to be creative by exploring the environment around them.

A child of LA, novelist Callanan finds a home in Milwaukee and at UWM

By February 13, 2018Arts & Humanities
Liam Callanan stands between two racks of books at Boswell Book Company.

Liam Callanan is the author of three novels and a collection of short stories, but he’s also a highly regarded teacher who won a teaching award last fall. His latest novel, “Paris by the Book,” will be released April 3.

UWM research could help electric cars beat the cold

By Laura L OttoFebruary 6, 2018Science & TechnologyEngineering
A man inserts a battery into a testing device.

Electric cars are wonders of whiz-bang technology, but they have an Achilles heel – their lithium-ion batteries are less efficient in cold weather. Researchers at UWM have come up with a solution.

No groundhog required: UWM prof helps create tool to predict onset of spring

By Laura L OttoFebruary 2, 2018Science & TechnologyWater & Environment
A map of the U.S. shows that spring is beginning in the south.

Who needs Punxsutawney Phil? A new forecasting tool created with models built by UWM climatologist Mark Schwartz just may put the spring-predicting groundhog, who may or may not cast his shadow on Feb. 2, out of work.

UWM sport psychology consultant helping Olympians reach the top

By February 1, 2018Health
Barbara Meyer sits behind her desk in her office.

Barbara Meyer has worked with athletes at many levels, but there’s a special thrill to the Olympics. She’s in South Korea this month to work with athletes in her fifth Winter Olympics.

UWM astronomers to use new tool to hunt gravitational-wave sources

By January 30, 2018Science & TechnologyScience
Two images of the sky show Orion and the Horsehead Nebula.

The LIGO observations of gravitational wave over the past two years were groundbreaking. Now, UWM astronomers plan to build off that work by employing a new tool to decode more mysteries of the sky.

Time traveling and history-unraveling with alum Peter Janecky

By Sarah E VickeryJanuary 26, 2018Arts & HumanitiesHumanities
A headshot of Peter Janecky sits amid a collection of old photos.

A UWM history alum is helping people find out if their ancestors may have been involved in some of history’s biggest events, the ones we read about in history books. He writes for Ancestry.com.

Chancellor starts spring semester on a positive note

By January 25, 2018Campus & CommunityCampus News
Mark Mone stands behind a podium on a stage as he gives his speech.

Chancellor Mark Mone talked about several challenges and positive developments during his spring plenary address Thursday at the Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts.

Entrepreneur and UWM researcher invent a virus ‘super-sensor’

By Laura L OttoJanuary 24, 2018Science & TechnologyWater & Environment
David Rice and Marcia Silva sit in a lab looking at a water sensor.

A water sensor developed by an entrepreneur and the manager UWM’s Water Technology Accelerator is a finalist in a NASA competition that seeks to spur creation of new technology. The sensors could have application in space as well as on Earth.

Acclaimed actor Willem Dafoe remembers his time at UWM

By January 18, 2018Arts & HumanitiesFilm & Fine Arts
A still from "The Florida Project."

As praise rolls in for a performance that would net him his third Academy Award nomination, veteran actor Willem Dafoe fondly recalls his time as a student at UWM. And an emeritus professor of theater who directed him in two plays here remembers his prodigious acting talent even then.

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