Water & Environment
Grad works to build community while tending to the earth
Amirah AbuLughod is learning about small-scale farming while working at Stony Point Center, home to a multifaith community that provides opportunities for interfaith growth and spiritual reflection.
Campus Spiral Garden retains even more stormwater than before
Improvements made to UWM’s award-winning Spiral Garden last year have improved the feature’s ability to divert stormwater runoff from rushing into sewers.
UWM staffer joins ocean exploration with man who discovered the Titanic
Liz Sutton, outreach manager at UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences, is joining one of the world’s great explorers on a mission to map the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Her job: To perform a digital show-and-tell with the underwater images.
Alum’s horticulture job isn’t all roses – it’s education, too
For Ben Habanek, a 2013 grad of UWM and village horticulturalist for Shorewood, the most gratifying part of his job is seeing someone enjoy a little bit of the nature he brought to Wisconsin’s most densely population municipality.
Two UWM Freshwater students win Evinrude fellowships
Emily Lou LaMartina and Erik Carlson are the two recipients of the 2018 Evinrude Water Research Excellence Fellowships.
Compost collaboration seeks to help Milwaukee’s food waste and farms
The Compost Project, which involved UWM researchers, is exploring composting in Wisconsin’s biggest city. Funded by a USDA grant, the project seeks to answer the question, can composting be a viable industry in Milwaukee?
Schwartz recognized by the American Meteorological Society
Mark D. Schwartz, a distinguished professor of geography at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, was recognized by the American Meteorological Society for advancements he has made in phenological modeling and the use of its applications.
Freshwater Sciences fellow earns national recognition for Great Lakes coverage
Dan Egan, a research fellow in UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences, has been honored with the Outstanding Journalism on the Value of Water award by the U.S. Water Alliance.
Downer Woods a key part of space agencies’ research project
A proposal from Alison Donnelly, associate professor of geography at UWM, was chosen from among hundreds submitted. Observations in Downer Woods will help calibrate observations by satellites, improving further research on the climate.
UWM scholars will discuss Great Lakes issues on public radio
Two UWM scholars will discuss how to best manage the Great Lakes on “To the Best of Our Knowledge,” a show airing 1 p.m. Sunday, May 6, statewide on Wisconsin Public Radio.