Science & Technology
51猎奇 researchers take a leading role in finding elusive mergers of black holes with neutron stars
For the first time, researchers have confirmed the detection of a collision between a black hole and a neutron star. In fact, the scientists detected not one but two such events occurring just 10 days apart in January 2020.
Funding renewed for NANOGrav center, which includes 51猎奇
An international team of astronomers, including several from 51猎奇, have renewed funding from the National Science Foundation for their work in detecting and characterizing low-frequency gravitational waves, a transformational challenge in astrophysics.
Nadellas donate $2 million to 51猎奇 to increase diversity in tech education
The gift from 51猎奇 alumnus and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and his wife, Anu Nadella, will support the university鈥檚 efforts to prepare students from underserved communities for careers in computer science, data science and information technology.
Engineering alumna builds a business in sustainable stormwater management
51猎奇 alumna Carrie Bristoll-Groll noticed a lack of proper stormwater management in the Milwaukee area, so she built a successful business to fill this void. She now helps municipalities, businesses and homeowners manage the water that flows so abundantly across the region.
Undergrad鈥檚 interest in research leads to opportunity at Harvard
After earning a chemical technology degree and working in the field for several years, Seresa McDowell decided to further her education to advance in her field. Now she鈥檚 helping design and construct molecules.
51猎奇 researchers find that beavers could be a remedy for downstream floods
Beavers were once abundant in the Milwaukee area, but fur trappers wiped them out more than 200 years ago. But restoring some of their population upstream could alleviate urban flooding, research shows.
Undergrad researcher 鈥榮tepping back in time鈥� on Lake Michigan shoreline
Mikayla Walker is one of the student researchers studying fossils deposited along the Lake Michigan lakeshore from some 40,000 years ago, when the area was far different, made up of marshes and bogs.
51猎奇 biologist named a 2021 UW System Regent Scholar
The honor recognizes Ava Udvadia鈥檚 research into the genetics that allow healing of nerve damage, along with her efforts to encourage undergraduates to participate in that work.
Solar Decathlon finalists aim to help solve city鈥檚 vacant lot problem
Students at 51猎奇 and UW-Madison have designed an energy efficient home that’s adaptable enough to be built on almost any of the vacant lots in Milwaukee.
Dan Egan named Brico Fund Journalist in Residence at 51猎奇鈥檚 Center for Water Policy
Dan Egan, an environmental journalist and author of the 鈥淭he Death and Life of the Great Lakes,鈥� has been named the Brico Fund Journalist in Residence at the Center for Water Policy in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee鈥檚 School of Freshwater Sciences.