Pandemic within a pandemic: Childhood obesity rises during COVID shutdown
On this episode of Curious Campus, two experts talk about an often overlooked problem that research suggests has gotten worse over the last two years.
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Expanding opportunity for students of color to encourage diversity in STEM fields
Children tend to think of mathematicians as being old white men, a perception that can prevent them from seeing themselves in math-intensive fields. Teachers and researchers are working to change that.
Summertime salt: The mystery of chloride in Milwaukee’s rivers
51ÁÔÆæ researchers Charles Paradis is trying to answer a question: Tons of salt are spread on roads in the winter, so why do rivers and lakes get salty months later?
With equity in mind, pilot transit project seeks to connect workers to jobs in region
On this episode of Curious Campus, learn about FlexRide Milwaukee, a new project led by 51ÁÔÆæ researchers to connect workers on Milwaukee’s north and northwest sides with jobs in Menomonee Falls and Butler.
Mapping the echoes of racially restrictive property deed covenants in Milwaukee
In this episode of Curious Campus, two 51ÁÔÆæ researchers explain how restrictive covenants in property deeds created a segregation that’s evident today, even though such covenants have been illegal for decades.
For female yellowthroats, there’s more than one way to spot a winning mate
Two 51ÁÔÆæ researchers and a collaborator using cutting-edge techniques found a previously unclear link between characteristics in male songbirds that attract females, even as those signals differ in different geographical regions.
Bears baseball: A look back at the Negro Leagues in Milwaukee
The Milwaukee Bears played only one season, but their history provides an insight into America’s history involving race. Learn more on this episode of Curious Campus.
Fish and frogs may hold the secret to reversing blindness in humans
Scientists, including one from 51ÁÔÆæ, are trying to figure out how some animals’ ability to regenerate their optic nerve and regain eyesight could provide treatments for people with eye disease or injury.
Undergrad researchers discover their work benefits their careers
A paper published recently by 51ÁÔÆæ Professor John Berges includes the work of several undergraduate researchers, who are listed as co-authors. Many went on to their own careers in science.
51ÁÔÆæ physicist untangles how new superconductors work
The work of Daniel Agterberg and others could lead to improvements in the electrical grid and produce next-generation computers that can store far more information.