Researcher looks at impacts of climate change on heat stress in cities
Science & Technology
UWM scientists appear in MSNBC series on climate change and food
Russell Cuhel and Carmen Aguilar-Diaz, scientists at UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences, will be featured on the MSNBC food series “What’s Eating America,” airing Sunday, Feb. 23.
National Science Foundation grant boosts UWM’s clean water research
A UWM engineering faculty member was accepted into the national I-Corps Program to help him further commercialize miniature electrochemical water sensors that he developed.
Hallway gallery shows off the beauty of biology
A formerly blank hallway in Lapham Hall now brims with vibrant posters showing the research that biology students do. It’s a way to show prospective students and others what happens behind the scenes, says Jeffrey Karron.
Geosciences grad takes out-of-this-world pics using NASA’s Curiosity rover
Darian Dixon is a camera operator. It just so happens that the cameras he controls are 140 million miles away.
Amid city’s grit, grad maps wild underwater world of Milwaukee’s estuary
Brennan Dow is finding and documenting the habitats of fish and other creatures where Lake Michigan meets the rivers flowing through the city.
Mathematics alum works on nation’s nuclear safety
Sean Breckling has a career that he didn’t even imagine existed when he graduated from UWM. He’s part of a team that works to keep the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile safe.
Computer science students cap off studies with real-life experience
UWM computer science students and Northwestern Mutual are teaming up on a project that benefits both.
Zoo Train Challenge comes to UWM
Students from 10 Milwaukee-area schools are putting their heads together to improve the Milwaukee County Zoo’s trains, with help from UWM and other partners.
‘Troubled Water’ author calls attention to drinking water crisis in US
Flint, Michigan, is the poster child for contaminated water. But Seth Siegel, an attorney author and activist, warns that the problem is not contained to just one city. It is, he argues, is a national problem.
UWM alum provides research basis for books on water quality
Katie Hall provided crucial research for author Seth Siegel’s new book about the problems with America’s drinking water supply.