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UWM research seeks to find how small microplastics become in waterways

By Laura OttoDecember 23, 2022Science & TechnologyWater & Environment

UWM research seeks to find how small microplastics become in waterways

By Laura OttoDecember 23, 2022Science & TechnologyWater & Environment

Plastic waste breaks down in the environment, but little is known about just how much they degrade and what the effects on people might be.

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UWM scientists to contribute to first-of-its kind scientific imaging effort

By Laura OttoMarch 20, 2023Science & TechnologyScience

UWM is a longtime partner on a grant from the National Science Foundation that supports the development of the next generation of X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFELs) – novel instruments used to unmask phenomena that have never before been observed. Since 2009, XFELs have enabled scientists to examine how molecules in the human body and […]

Information studies students help build new wireless network to learn about blockchain

By Laura OttoDecember 21, 2022Science & Technology

Some UWM students are learning about cutting edge technology from some hands-on, real-world work helping a new wireless company establish itself.

UWM student invited to Google headquarters for national event

By Stephanie ChadekDecember 12, 2022Science & TechnologyComputer Science & Technology

UWM student Pranay Mandadapu started a chapter of the Google Developer Student Club this semester that has been very active and grown quickly. That scored him a trip to Google.

Alum helps uncover oldest-ever human footprints discovered in North America

By Sarah VickeryNovember 21, 2022Science & Technology

Clare Connelly has helped excavate a site at White Sands National Park that has pushed back by thousands of years scientists’ understanding of when people inhabited the area.

When hurricanes threaten, national media turn to UWM prof’s website

By Laura OttoNovember 10, 2022Science & TechnologyWater & Environment

Both the Washington Post and the New York Times consulted a database on a UWM professor’s website for information on some recent hurricanes.

The fans are right: When it comes to football, momentum is real

By Laura OttoNovember 1, 2022Science & Technology

Academics have long dismissed the concept of momentum in sports as an illusion. But a team of UWM scientists has used machine learning and 10 years of NFL data to prove the fans right.

Students learn to apply high-performance computing to research through new grant

By Laura OttoOctober 19, 2022Science & Technology

An interdisciplinary team of UWM faculty is leading a paid summer school in 2023 to train students in how to integrate machine learning, computational methods, high-performance computing and cyberinfrastructure into research problems.

Cook recognized for scientific leadership in biohealth research

By Laura OttoOctober 6, 2022Science & Technology

James Cook, UWM distinguished professor, has been awarded the Hector F. DeLuca Scientific Achievement Award from BioForward Wisconsin. The award recognizes Cook’s scientific leadership and contributions to the state’s biohealth industry.

UWM engineering students save Wisconsin steel company $43,000 a year

By Carolyn BuciorAugust 8, 2022Science & TechnologyEngineering

Charter Steel implemented an idea proposed by a UWM student team that figured out a way for the company to reduce the cost of a heat-treatment cycle used to produce a particular steel.

Microplastics pass through fish, but do they cause harm?

By Laura OttoJuly 22, 2022Science & TechnologyWater & Environment

Dong-Fang Deng, professor of freshwater sciences at UWM, sought to find out what happens when fish ingest the tiny particles of plastic that increasingly litter our oceans and lakes.

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