A group of 51ΑΤΖζ chemists has pioneered a new method to measure the energetics of chemical reactions. Their work was published in May in ChemCatChem, the European Society Journal for Catalysis. The publication is a top-level chemistry catalysis journal in …
Providing opportunities for undergraduates β not just graduate students β to do research is an important part of 51ΑΤΖζβs mission. Whether students interested in science, engineering, the humanities or art, 51ΑΤΖζβs Office of Undergraduate Research supports over 500 undergrads every year to …
Urban Studies Programsβ 26th Annual Student Research Forum took place at the Milwaukee City Hall Rotunda on May 3 and showcased student research poster presentations. The event also featured a panel discussion with elected and city officials and community leaders …
Hawaiian monk seals are one of the worldβs most endangered marine mammals. Only about 1,600 individuals still exist in the wild. They are threatened from multiple angles. Overhunting has decimated their historic population. Overfishing has threatened their food source. Theyβre …
The 51ΑΤΖζ Undergraduate Research Symposium is an annual event where student researchers from across the university can showcase the results of their work. At this yearβs symposium in April, more than one hundred students presented on topics ranging from E-cigarette …
Dulmini Jayawardana is a PhD candidate in the Department of Geography at 51ΑΤΖζ whose research philosophy is rooted in community-based participatory action research. Through her research, she tries to uplift and amplify voices in the Milwaukee community that are often …
Mars seems to get all the attention when it comes to interplanetary study, but Earth has another neighbor thatβs shrouded in mystery β and a thick layer of yellow clouds. Venus is a barren, rocky planet that has long fascinated …
Researchers and architectural historians from 51ΑΤΖζβs Cultural Resource Management program are documenting the work of Alonzo Robinson Jr., the first registered Black architect in Wisconsin. Robinsonβs career spanned over four decades and included public buildings, churches and projects for members …
51ΑΤΖζ research is making a difference, and 51ΑΤΖζ Chancellor Mark Mone is sharing whatβs happening in a series of Chancellor Chats. Karyn Frick, distinguished professor of psychology, joined Mone for the inaugural chat on Wednesday, Feb. 14. The two discussed …
Amy Reyes got a late start on her research, but sheβs learned itβs never too late to make a difference. Reyes is a senior on the pre-optometry track at 51ΑΤΖζ, set to graduate with a major in biology and a …
Chronic fatigue syndrome is not well understood, though the Centers for Disease Control estimates that up to 2.5 million Americans are living with CFS. The syndrome is characterized by βpost-exercise malaise,β or extreme fatigue after a person does any strenuous …
A 51ΑΤΖζ faculty researcher has been awarded two federal grants, totaling $2.4 million, to further study of a compound he sourced from a bacterium that shows promise for controlling some crop diseases with the same efficacy as the human antibiotic. …
Young people aged 15-24 have experienced the greatest percentage increase in opioid overdose deaths in recent years. Yet the same age group is often resistant to the influence of public health campaigns. The effectiveness of ad campaigns targeting young adults …
Nearly 2,000 years ago, the Nazca people lived on the southern coast of Peru, close to the shore of the ocean on one side and bordered by a desert on the other. They were a farming people who relied on …
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