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  1. UWM research seeks to find how small microplastics become in waterways

    Photo of Laodong Guo, professor of freshwater sciences, investigating the molecular structures of microplastics to determine how small they ultimately become in waterways. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)

    January 26, 2023

    The tsunami of plastic waste flooding into oceans and the Great Lakes eventually breaks down into bits that are about the size of a sesame seed in a process called weathering. These microplastic particles often come from sources that you wouldn’t expect: They are shed from washing clothes made from synthetic fabric, from tires as […]

  2. Students get a boost from UWM’s American Indian education program

    Photo of Elizabeth Hennessey, who chose to specialize in American Indian education in part because she wanted to learn more about her own background and help other American Indian students learn more about their shared heritage. (UWM Photo/Kyle Bursaw)

    January 12, 2023

    Jason Dropik is a school administrator working on a school superintendent certification. Holly Lebeck, a junior, is earning an education degree in social studies, preparing to work with fourth- through eighth-grade students. Elizabeth Hennessey, also a junior, is pursuing a degree in English education, with a focus on middle school. All three of these UWM […]

  3. When hurricanes threaten, national media turn to UWM prof’s website

    Photo of Clark Evans, professor of atmospheric science in the School of Freshwater Sciences, who maintains a website that translates meteorological data into an accessible format so that it can be used to create maps. The graphics are also available every six hours through a Twitter account that is linked to the storm data. (UWM Photo Services)

    January 10, 2023

    As hurricanes loomed over the southeast United States, both the Washington Post and the New York Times consulted a database on a UWM professor’s website for information on these storms, past and present. What were they looking for that they couldn’t get from NOAA’s National Hurricane Center? Clark Evans, a UWM professor of atmospheric science, […]

  4. UWM film student captures reality of caring for someone with dementia

    Photo of UWM film student Riley Killian, who was inspired to pursue filmmaking when he saw "Star Wars" in fifth grade. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)

    December 29, 2022

    Caring for someone with dementia can be a difficult, loving journey. UWM first-year film student Riley Killian captured that reality in a 45-minute documentary on the experiences of caregivers – “Unconditional: A Journey of Selfless Love.” The documentary was shown at venues in the Fox Valley area during October, and Killian is working to get it […]

  5. The fans are right: When it comes to football, momentum is real

    Photo of Paul Roebber, a UWM professor of mathematical sciences, who led a research team that used machine learning and 10 years of NFL play-by-play data to show that momentum in sports is a real phenomenon. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox).

    December 20, 2022

    Another clutch play, another first down, and your team is on a roll. The fans go wild! Gonna win this game for sure… Not so fast, academics have long claimed – momentum is a fiction. Success doesn’t necessarily lead to success. But researchers at UWM have proved the fans right. “Our model’s performance is comparable […]

  6. UWM alum helps uncover oldest-ever human footprints discovered in North America

    Photo of soil rich with gypsum, which helped preserve human footprints from some 23,000 years ago at what is now White Sands National Park. (Photo courtesy of the National Park Service)

    December 13, 2022

    Millennia ago, before the pyramids were built, before the development of pottery, before mammoths and mastodons went extinct, children were splashing in puddles on the shores of paleo-lake Otero in the Tularosa Basin. Nearby, a mother walked along the shore, holding a baby on one hip. A hunter stalked his prey. Behind them, they left […]

  7. A grand opening for UWM’s Ziemer Clinical Simulation Center

    Photo of clinical instructor Allison Grady shows a baby manikin to guests touring the Ziemer Simulation Center. Looking on are Theresa Robinson (from left), Dave Robinson, Jos. Sauer and Kathryn Sauer. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)

    December 7, 2022

    UWM celebrated the opening of the James and Yvonne Ziemer Clinical Simulation Center, a state-of-the-art facility designed to train the next generation of health care professionals, with a grand opening event on Nov. 1. Dozens of students, faculty, staff, campus leaders and community members got a look at the 22,000-square-foot center at the Northwest Quadrant during the invitation-only event. The center, […]

  8. UWM alum opens children’s bookstore focusing on people of color

    Photo of Ashley Valentine standing in Rooted MKE, her bookstore and tutoring center that focuses on the needs of Black, Indigenous and other people of color. “Books were kind of a haven for me. Now that I think about it, it’s sad. I was such an avid reader and had a love for reading, but I didn’t know there were books with characters who looked like me. I didn’t think people like me were capable of the things I was reading about.” (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)

    November 30, 2022

    When Ashley Valentine was a child, she loved to read but was disappointed that few of the characters in books looked like her. “Books were kind of a haven for me,” said Valentine, a UWM alumna who just opened her own bookstore and tutoring center, Rooted MKE, focusing the needs of Black, Indigenous and other people […]

  9. New UWM program aims to inspire MPS students in STEM fields and help community

    Photo of Mo Zell, interim dean of UWM's School of Architecture and Urban Planning, talking to students, their families and community members during a ribbon-cutting ceremony. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)

    November 7, 2022

    Visions of a vegetable harvest sprouted in Larry Keaton’s head as he marveled at the additions to his neighborhood’s community garden. Two new sturdy 10-by-15 foot wood structures with folding benches offered a cool place for gardeners to take a break and share lunch with friends. Large rain barrels stored rainwater. Solar panels mounted atop […]

  10. UWM research: Why estrogen decreases the risk of Alzheimer’s in some menopausal women, but not others

    Photo of Karyn Frick (seated) and members of her lab – Miranda Schwabe (from left), Gustavo Dalto Barroso Machado, Sarah Beamish and Farah Abdelazim – who have recently published research that shows why some women with Alzheimer’s disease benefit from taking estrogen therapy, while others do not. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)

    November 1, 2022

    The hormone estrogen is essential for proper functioning of memory, but it declines when women reach menopause, putting them at a higher risk than men of developing Alzheimer’s disease. However, studies of estrogen therapy show the hormone improves brain function in some menopausal women, but not others. Working from previous research on late-stage Alzheimer’s, a […]

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