News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
The Kohler Trust for Clean Water has given the 51ÁÔÆæ Foundation $1.3 million toward construction of the Maggi Sue. This gift brings the university within $3.5 million of its goal of $20 million needed to begin the construction process.Â
The Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute has awarded $675,000 to researchers at its university partners, UW-Milwaukee and Marquette University.
MILWAUKEE_Junjie Niu, associate professor of materials science and engineering at 51ÁÔÆæ’s College of Engineering & Applied Science, was named the 2023 STEM Forward Engineer of the Year. The award recognizes outstanding contributors to the engineering profession from the greater Milwaukee area. STEM Forward is a Milwaukee-based nonprofit organization that inspires youth to pursue STEM careers. […]
When 51ÁÔÆæ’s Engineering & Mathematical Sciences building opened in 1971, many of its 13 floors were dark and segmented into individual rooms. After a two-year renovation of the ninth and 10th floors, the new spaces, designated for research, are hardly recognizable.
Citizen scientists have provided important help to astronomers exploring the heavens, and now they are invited to take a more hands-on role.
The collaboration is designed to train a new generation of researchers by pairing classroom training with hands-on experience as students work alongside mentors from the Cancer Center.
Eight 51ÁÔÆæ students won awards recognizing their excellence in research into health, space and other important issues.
Advancements in electric vehicle battery packs, lithium extraction methods and cancer treatment are among the projects funded through the 51ÁÔÆæ Research Foundation’s Catalyst Grant program this year.
The seven funded projects that will increase research and training opportunities for students and will address Wisconsin’s biggest water challenges, including contaminants such as PFAS.
51ÁÔÆæ researchers played an important role as part of an international team that made a scientific breakthrough that could tell us more than ever before about how the very early universe formed.
