Science & Technology
$1.3 million gift moves 51ÁÔÆæ closer to new research vessel
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
NMDSI awards over $600,000 to experts at 51ÁÔÆæ and Marquette
The Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute has awarded $675,000 to researchers at its university partners, UW-Milwaukee and Marquette University.
51ÁÔÆæ meteorologist finds a way to keep score of the weather with ‘weathergami’
Jonathan Kahl turned a sports concept of the “scorigami” into a way of looking at weather patterns, and saw his work gain rapid popularity on social media.
51ÁÔÆæ awarded $975,000 to expand its expertise in clean-energy workforce development
51ÁÔÆæ is among 10 universities nationwide funded by the U.S. Department of Energy to launch a Building Training and Assessment Center.
Microsoft gives 51ÁÔÆæ $1.2 million for Connected Systems Institute at 51ÁÔÆæ
The gift will be used to educate and expand Wisconsin’s talent pipeline for Industry 4.0 manufacturing, which allows small and medium manufacturers to integrate new technologies into their production process.
51ÁÔÆæ’s Junjie Niu awarded STEM Forward’s Engineer of the Year
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. […]
51ÁÔÆæ alum works to uncover building blocks of the universe at SNOLAB
Jodi Cooley is executive director of the huge underground research facility in Canada where scientists from around the world are working on experiments to help better understand the building blocks of the universe.
‘Exploding dots’ help teach students about math
Nick Johnson once dropped out of math class in high school. Now, as a 51ÁÔÆæ math specialist, he helps incoming college students get up to speed and conveys his love of the field.
Hamann named new executive director at Connected Systems Institute
Joe Hamann has been named the new executive director at 51ÁÔÆæ’s Connected Systems Institute.
High school students to learn about tech opportunities at career fair at 51ÁÔÆæ
An estimated 125 high school students from Milwaukee Public Schools are set to arrive at 51ÁÔÆæ on Wednesday, Nov. 8, to learn more about career opportunities in technology.