Science & Technology
UWM provides a tasty treat for fish-eating zoo animals: live prey
Fish-eating animals at the Milwaukee County Zoo now get an occasional treat, compliments of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The animals can hunt in their enclosures for live fish raised as part of aquaculture research at the School of Freshwater Sciences.
Milwaukee joins National Innovation Network
Five academic institutions in Milwaukee are joining forces to form a local site of the National Innovation Network that will recruit and train 90 entrepreneurial teams over the next three years. With training, the teams will conduct deep research into their chances of starting a viable business or find new pathways to market.
Will the roof be open or closed at Miller Park? UWM’s Innovative Weather knows
Innovative Weather at UWM gives internships to students and recent graduates of the Atmospheric Science program who help provide customized forecasts to regional clients like We Energies.
UWM study shows survival shapes birds’ plumage as much as need to attract mates
Natural selection – during migration, breeding in subtropical locales and care of young – is as powerful as sexual selection.
New online tracker allows you to watch spring start
Mark D. Schwartz, a distinguished professor of geography, developed the spring indices, which measure relationships between temperature and plant growth.
UWM team the first to “see” atomic changes in proteins with an X-ray laser
What made it possible were the ultra-short X-ray pulses of a Free Electron Laser (XFEL).
Getting sensitive with African clawed frogs
In David Heathcote’s lab, an African frog is helping uncover the details of how our human senses develop.
UWM researcher works to uncloak how memories affect attention
Cognitive neuroscientist Deborah Hannula wonders whether people’s attention can be diverted from a task if there is an object in sight that triggers a memory.
Research partners work toward a cleaner South Shore
All too often, a day at the beach becomes a risky activity when advisories are issued because of elevated bacteria levels.
Facebook vs. loneliness
Are people becoming lonelier even as they feel more connected online?