Board game tackles real-world problem of gerrymandering
Board games and puzzles can be an escape from reality. But Matthew Petering says his new board game and puzzle book DISTRIX are different.
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Board games and puzzles can be an escape from reality. But Matthew Petering says his new board game and puzzle book DISTRIX are different.
More than two dozen UWM faculty and staff members were honored at the annual Fall Awards Ceremony Oct. 22.
Mohammad “Habib” Rahman has been awarded a three-year, $1.49 million grant for research on a robotic assistive arm that would allow users to feed themselves, open doors, pick up an object and perform other activities that are essential for independence.
The grants totaling $200,000 back projects focused on 3D concrete printing, removal of PFAS contamination from the environment, better aquaculture filtration, a novel biological pesticide for crops and a smartphone app for wound healing.
The U.S. Department of Energy recognized the research of two of the college’s graduate students at the 2020 Industrial Assessment Center Student and Alumni Awards.
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 engineer Junjie Niu has developed an electrode material that delivers quick charging with higher capacity and more energy for the batteries used in smartphones and electric cars.
The coronavirus pandemic scotched the opportunity for several engineering students to travel to Taiwan for an internship, but now four of them are helping with a project to help battle the disease.
Since mid-March, hospital systems have been using a three-question assessment to decide how likely a patient is to be at risk of COVID-19. Researchers Subarna Paul and Min Wu are trying to figure out how well that tool works.
The secrets of success for an entrepreneur really aren’t all that secret, according to four UWM alums and entrepreneurs who spoke at the 2020 Milwaukee Engineering Research Conference.