Science & Technology
Green operations thrive across campus
“Sustainability efforts at UWM are where they are right now because of strong, campuswide engagement,” says UWM Sustainability Chief Kate Nelson.
UWM researchers create novel optical fibers
UWM researchers have found the first practical application of a Nobel-Prize-winning phenomenon that was proposed in 1958.
Cracking the ice code
John Isbell, an expert in glaciation from the late Paleozoic Era, is developing a baseline for understanding present-day climate change.
Facebook or phone call? Family dynamics might decide
Families are relying on technology more and more to keep in touch, but family dynamics play a role in choosing which technologies they use for communicating.
Faculty-student team tackles water quality
UWM researchers a have been working with the Milwaukee Health Department to study the health of Milwaukee’s beaches and the surrounding water.
When ‘speech’ is not ‘a voice’
Four UW-Milwaukee researchers will be exploring the issues and challenges faced by those using synthesized speech.
Teenage brains on pot
UWM researcher explores whether exercise can boost brain health of young marijuana users.
Bringing down the cost of fuel cells
Engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee have identified a new fuel cell catalyst that costs 5% of the industry-standard platinum catalyst.
A novel strategy for targeting tumors
UWM biochemist Xiaohua Peng has developed compounds that can “recognize” and release active drugs only to cancer cells.
UWM discovery advances graphene-based electronics
UWM scientists and engineers have discovered an entirely new carbon-based material.