Celebrating the holidays in a tapestry of traditions
On this episode of Curious Campus, UWM’s new podcast about science, discovery and culture, two folklore experts talk about the origins of some of our holiday traditions.
Research
UWM again achieves top-tier research status with Carnegie classification
UWM has earned the highest rating for research for a third consecutive time. Just 146 of nearly 4,000 institutions considered placed in its “highest research activity” category, often called R1.
How leisure activities are the ticket to less stress and better health
Stress can be a killer, but hobbies can be the cure. Researchers are exploring just how and why leisure reduces stress and enhances health.
Back to the big screen: How movie theaters responded to the pandemic
On this episode of Curious Campus, we discuss with two experts how movies’ biggest season is playing out as theaters are trying to bounce back from the pandemic.
Grad student studies history and racism through the lens of baseball
The Milwaukee Bears played only one season, but the story of the Negro League team is a good way to study and discuss America’s complex history involving race.
A greener business model: How the private sector can lead where government hasn’t
With governments seemingly unable to make progress on combating climate change, Melissa Scanlan argues that private businesses can lead the way.
Student takes an unanticipated path to becoming a water scientist
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.
How advertisers are using mounds of data to persuade us to buy
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.
How spurring more tips can be as simple as cats vs. dogs
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 researchers create a breakthrough tool for superfast molecular movies
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.