Science & Technology
Regents approve bachelor’s program for UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences
A pioneer in water-focused research and the largest institution of its kind on the Great Lakes, the School of Freshwater Sciences at UW-Milwaukee will offer its first undergraduate program beginning in Fall 2021.
Renewed funding fuels study of sustainable nanotechnology
Rebecca Klaper’s research studies how nanoparticles – tiny man-made bits of material found in a multitude of products – interact with aquatic organisms, often in harmful ways.
Exploring the mysterious gap between black holes and neutron stars
The LIGO-Virgo Collaboration recently discovered an object denser than neutron stars and less dense than black holes. So what does that mean? One of the UWM researchers explains.
UWM Freshwater Sciences dean named to Great Lakes Advisory Board
J. Val Klump, dean of UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences, has been named to serve on the Great Lakes Advisory Board, an advisory committee to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Head of EPA visits UWM, announces funding to keep trash out of lake
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler visited UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences to announce a $492,000 grant for the Harbor District in Milwaukee to build and install a trash collector on the Kinnickinnic River designed to help protect Lake Michigan.
UWM researchers develop mathematical model to reveal brain’s neural activity
Groundbreaking research at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has implications for understanding and predicting the progression of degenerative disorders of the brain, including Alzheimer’s disease, and for lessening the impact of traumatic brain injuries.
NSF funds UWM research that could accelerate COVID-19 vaccine development
Woo-Jin Chang will investigate the effectiveness of an “electric filter” to quickly extract the viruses that cause COVID-19 in as little as one minute from a saliva or blood sample.
UWM researcher finds stronger answer to ‘Tully monster’ mystery
Tullimonstrum is so peculiar that paleontologists haven’t been able to agree on whether it was an invertebrate or not. Now, Victoria McCoy has found strong clues to provide that answer.
Jablonski named to lead Freshwater Collaborative
Environmental engineer Marissa Jablonski was named as executive director of the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin, a first-of-its-kind statewide research hub around freshwater topics.
Jablonski named to lead Freshwater Collaborative
Environmental engineer Marissa Jablonski was named as executive director of the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin, a first-of-its-kind statewide research hub around freshwater topics.