Making Grammy Award-winning opera music

Two UWM professors played with the Santa Fe Orchestra for its recorded performance of “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,” which won a 2018 Grammy.

The effect of living wage laws

Mustafa Hussein led a study about the effects of living wage laws, such as how they affect depressive symptoms and attempts to quit smoking.

Librarians offer refuge from cyberbullying

UWM assistant professor Abigail Phillips has found that librarians are well-positioned to help because ostracized teens often show up at libraries.

Stock gains and losses affect violent crime rates

John Huck studies how stock market downturns increase the number of violent crimes and how gains may increase violence among noninvestors.

A solemn recovery mission

UWM at Waukesha’a Gregg Jamison is part of a team working to find and identify the remains of soldiers missing overseas to bring them home.

Adding to a positive math identity

Turning to books to help African American children at a Milwaukee school envision themselves in the fields of mathematics and science.

Connecting minority populations to jobs

UW-Milwaukee professor Lingqian “Ivy” Hu looked at employment and commuting trends of Latinx and Asian populations in Los Angeles.

Putting a premium on utility cybersecurity

UWM researchers have found a way to predict and quantify damage from cyberattacks on utilities and created a framework for them be properly insured.

Latinx youth guard privacy on social media

Research shows Hispanic youth tend to be more cautious about sharing family information and political beliefs on social media than youth of other demographics.

Mapping the connections among indigenous people

UWM professor Margaret Noodin’s digital map project aims to provide a visual guide to the many Native American nations that are part of the Anishinaabe Confederacy.

Studying the patterns of protein folding

Ionel Popa is studying how protein folding determines protein function and how protein folding could signal processes like muscle contraction.

The history and impact of the U.S. Census

Margo Anderson has made understanding the U.S. Census her life’s work. Here’s what she can tell you about this year’s count.

Classification helps conservation of vervet monkeys

The case for releasing vervets in South Africa has received a huge boost from Trudy Turner, the go-to counselor for questions about vervet integration.

Calibrating a satellite while it watches Earth’s gardens grow

Geographer Alison Donnelly is using UWM’s Downer Woods to test the accuracy of a satellite that tracks Earth’s vegetation.

Learning with a virtual reality table

Lab director Jian Zhao says UWM’s hologram table takes group planning, design and research collaborations to a new level.

Designing a one-block fountain that runs on rainwater

Architect James Wasley designed a rainwater fountain that recirculates and cleans runoff, and enhances Milwaukee’s Harbor District.

Partnering with Milwaukee’s overlooked neighborhoods

Arijit Sen leads the Buildings-Landscapes-Cultures Field School, an ongoing project that gets architecture students involved with local Milwaukee neighborhoods.

A patented method for better protein research

David Petering and his lab have devised a new protein separation method that maintains protein structure and activity.

Preserving the history of hypertext literature

Stuart Moulthrop explores early interactive literature and how user experience changes across technology platforms.

Examining overlooked costs of outsourcing decisions

Avik Chakrabarti, associate professor of economics, researches the unforeseen and indirect costs of companies outsourcing work abroad.