Undergraduate researcher Spencer Smolen and mentor Carolyn Esswein from the School of Architecture and Urban Planning discuss their work to make school playgrounds safer and better for play and learning while also improving stormwater management.
Providing opportunities for undergraduates – not just graduate students – to do research is an important part of UWM’s mission.
Whether students interested in science, engineering, the humanities or art, UWM’s Office of Undergraduate Research supports over 500 undergrads every year to engage in research collaborations with faculty.
They do things such as assessing a building’s vulnerability for bird strikes, helping to transform schoolyards to be greener and safer, or choreographing a musical comedy. And students can start doing research even before their freshman year.
Written by Elora Hennessey
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