UW-Milwaukee
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UWM leads new NSF-funded consortium to research greener, high-performance concrete
July 16, 2024
UW-Milwaukee’s College of Engineering & Applied Science and Oregon State University have been selected by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a research center devoted to developing new knowledge to help industry create new technologies that will dramatically improve concrete’s sustainability, durability and labor efficiency, while also bringing down its cost. Use-inspired research […]
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Love of tech and desire to help draw UWM student to nonprof-IT
June 27, 2024
Lauren Rodriguez knew she wanted a major related to technology, so she started her studies at UWM in computer science. “I’ve always been interested in computers and technology, so my major was going to be something related to that,” she said. However, after her first year she switched to the BSIST program (bachelor’s degree in […]
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UWM to house nation’s first Microsoft AI lab focused on manufacturing
June 21, 2024
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Connected Systems Institute, as part of Microsoft’s $3.3 billion investment in southeast Wisconsin, will house the nation’s first manufacturing-focused AI Co-Innovation Lab. The lab will strengthen UWM’s education and research mission while connecting Wisconsin manufacturers and other companies with Microsoft’s artificial intelligence experts and developers. Brad Smith, vice chair and president […]
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$1.3 million gift moves UWM closer to new research vessel
May 22, 2024
The Kohler Trust for Clean Water has given the UWM Foundation $1.3 million toward construction of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences’ state-of-the-art Research Vessel Maggi Sue. This gift brings the university within $3.5 million of its goal of $20 million needed to begin the construction process. “For decades, the Kohler name has […]
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Soon to graduate at 72, UWM student reflects on the life lessons she’s learned
May 13, 2024
JoAnne Potter is 72 years old. That makes her among a very small group of older seniors working on a bachelor’s degree at UWM, and almost certainly the oldest student ever in the Honors College. She’s set to graduate this month with her bachelor’s degree, 55 years after she first began college. Though she’s learning […]
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UW-Milwaukee engineer helps create sensors of foodborne bacteria using quantum dots
May 7, 2024
A vial of nanocrystals suspended in a solution looks clear, like water. But shine ultraviolet light on these nanoscale crystals, called quantum dots, and you’ll see florescent green, orange or red, depending on the material in the crystals. That’s just the behavior that Qingsu Cheng will take advantage of in new collaborative research funded by […]
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UWM alum uses art to make a difference in her community
February 29, 2024
When Jeanette Arellano was a child growing up in Houston, she struggled with English. Since Spanish was her first language, she had difficulty with most academic subjects. “There was no one to help me, but my art teachers helped me. Art was a way to express myself and connect everything that was going on in […]
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UWM scientist lands $542,000 NSF award for modeling virtual tumor tissues
February 15, 2024
Cancerous tumors don’t happen in a vacuum. They develop in a cellular soup that can contribute to the disease’s progression. Mahsa Dabagh, a biomedical engineer at UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science, knows this first-hand. Her specialty is computational modeling of how cells and organelles inside of cells sense and respond to changes in […]
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UW-Milwaukee guarantees admission to regional tech college graduates
February 7, 2024
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has reached new agreements with four regional technical colleges that will guarantee admission for their graduates and make transferring credits to UWM a simple, stress-free process. It’s one of the latest ways UWM continues to reduce barriers for students to attend college so they can earn a life-changing education. The agreements […]
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UWM: Storytelling as a research method offers insights into society’s needs
January 5, 2024
Buying or obtaining groceries and preparing food may sound like mundane tasks, but collecting information on how people seek and connect with food can actually foster understanding and help us communicate in a polarized world, said Nicole Welk-Joerger. Welk-Joerger, former deputy director of UWM’s Center for 21st Century Studies, directed the center’s Story Cart Project, in which UWM […]