Science & Technology
Students launch project into space during NASA’s Rocket Week
51ÁÔÆæ’s Students for the Exploration and Development of Space team participated in NASA’s Rocket Week at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia with the launch of a delicately engineered experiment into lower orbit.
Governor visits 51ÁÔÆæ to survey the water workforce landscape
The best way to protect water resources while also supporting economic growth is through an alliance among all UW System campuses, Gov. Tony Evers said after touring the School of Freshwater Sciences.
Dornbos named AAAS science policy fellow
Stephen Dornbos, a professor of geosciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, has been awarded a prestigious Science & Technology Policy Fellowship by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Esswein elected Harbor District president as park opens
Carolyn Esswein, professor of practice in 51ÁÔÆæ School of Architecture and Urban Planning, has been elected president of Harbor District Inc., a nonprofit that in partnership with the City of Milwaukee is attempting to improve Milwaukee’s inner harbor area.
Community archaeology uncovers history at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
51ÁÔÆæ prof David Pacifico and an army of amateur archaeologists are uncovering the history of some of the people who helped build Milwaukee.
51ÁÔÆæ cybersecurity expert shows ways to keep yourself safe online
You wouldn’t leave your front door open all night when you could lock it. But many people do the equivalent with their internet security, says cybersecurity expert Khaled Sabha.
51ÁÔÆæ research aims to contribute to the next 50 years of space exploration
Fifty years after Neil Armstrong set foot on the lunar surface in July 1969, some of the work in 51ÁÔÆæ labs has the potential to make space exploration safer and transport space travelers even farther.
51ÁÔÆæ alum chosen to lead Milwaukee Public Museum
51ÁÔÆæ grad Ellen Censky has been chosen as president and chief executive officer of the Milwaukee Public Museum. Censky has been serving in those roles on an interim basis since the resignation of Dennis Kois in September 2018.
LIGO and Virgo detect second neutron star smash-up
Nearly two years after a detecting gravitational waves from a neutron star collision, three detectors have found waves from two other such sources. 51ÁÔÆæ researchers are an integral part of the effort.
51ÁÔÆæ researcher named a 2019 Guggenheim fellow
Georg Essl, a research professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at 51ÁÔÆæ, has been named among the 2019 Guggenheim Fellows in the category of computer science.