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.
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Undergraduate Research Symposium winners announced
More than 300 UWM undergraduate students came together to present their research collaborations with faculty over the course of the past academic year at the 10thannual Undergraduate Research Symposiumon April 27.
UWM researchers attract Sea Grant funding
Nine researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee have received a total of $743,000 from the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute as part of the institute’s $2.8 million omnibus grant to support Great Lakes research. The researchers, including two from engineering, two from biological sciences and five from freshwater sciences, are working on projects ranging […]
Perched on an aquaculture breakthrough
The days when Lake Michigan teemed with yellow perch are gone, but UWM’s aquaculture efforts are restoring the species. The work could reduce a U.S. seafood trade deficit that’s reached $14 billion.
Environmental economist named director of the UWM Center for Water Policy
Tracy Boyer has been named the new Lynde B. Uihlein Endowed Chair in Water Policy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
2018 UWM Research magazine features work of 100 scholars
This year’s edition of UWM Research debuts online and begins hitting mailboxes this week, showcasing the work of UW-Milwaukee researchers across campus and showing how that work is making an impact.
Entrepreneur and UWM researcher invent a virus ‘super-sensor’
A water sensor developed by an entrepreneur and the manager UWM’s Water Technology Accelerator is a finalist in a NASA competition that seeks to spur creation of new technology. The sensors could have application in space as well as on Earth.
UWM water policy fellow appears on ‘The Daily Show’
Dan Egan, senior water policy fellow at the UWM School of Freshwater Sciences, appeared Tuesday on the “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah,” playing straight man to comedian Michael Kosta on a five-minute segment about the Great Lakes.
Fall awards shine a bright light on some of UWM’s finest
Twenty-eight faculty and staff members received awards recognizing their work to make UW-Milwaukee a better place at the 2017 Fall Awards Ceremony Oct. 11.
Two alums take a hike to protect the Great Lakes
UWM alums Julia Robson and Alyssa Armbruster are going to hike 332 miles from Milwaukee to Lake Superior, stopping at locations the Environmental Protection Agency has identified as “areas of concern.”