Science & Technology
Gravitational waves detected from 2nd pair of colliding black holes
UWM physicists are part of an international team that has detected gravitational waves for a second time.
5 potential drugs of the future incubated at UWM
New drugs under development by UWM scientists, who are working through the Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery, could eventually change millions of lives.
UWM Freshwater Sciences lab receives $1.5 million grant
Sandra McLellan’s lab at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences has received a $1.5 million grant to help fund a better assessment tool for water pollution that affects rivers and beaches in urban areas. Currently, pollution in urban waterways is assessed by measuring the levels of E. coli and fecal coliform bacteria in […]
Freshwater grad turns love of Wisconsin outdoors into career
Steven DeVilbiss landed a job in water quality monitoring for the state of Virginia before he even left UWM.
Split-second imaging sheds light on biology’s grand questions
UWM researchers used a groundbreaking experiment to observe molecular changes with unprecedented detail and speed.
UWM researchers create a better way to find out ‘when’
UWM physicists have created a machine-learning algorithm that improves the accuracy of timing estimates by a factor of up to 300.
Uncloaking the chemistry of life
UWM researchers Marius Schmidt and Jason Tenboer harnessed X-Ray Free Electron Laser technology and became the first people to witness proteins changing in real time.
10 ways UWM engineers improved Milwaukee and the world
As the school celebrates its 50th anniversary, here are 10 ways the College of Engineering & Applied Science has made the world greener, safer and more energy-efficient.
UWM computer scientists make history with innovation
Faculty and alumni look at how the College of Engineering & Applied Science’s partnerships have led to UWM’s impressive research reputation in disciplines from encryption to computation.
Microbiologist leads Lake Michigan’s cleanup crew
Microbiologist Sandra McLellan is reshaping Milwaukee’s relationship with water by making the city’s beaches popular again and cleaning up the local water supply.