Finding the fit for spintronics
An ongoing collaboration between physicists from UWM and the University of York, UK, is focused on tuning the electronic behaviors of new materials called topological insulators.
Do bans curb texting while driving?
Two UWM economists have found that laws banning text messaging on mobile devices while driving are associated with fewer traffic fatalities.
With a little help from friends and family
UWM nursing researcher Hong Tao is studying how informal caregivers can help reduce rehospitalizations among the elderly.
REU inspires tomorrow’s aquatic scientists
UWM’s Research Experience for Undergraduates has led many to graduate studies and scientific and technical careers
Milestone: Schools of Freshwater Sciences, Public Health celebrate first grads
UWM’s two newest graduate-level schools, established in 2009, are celebrating their first full graduating classes.
Too early to research? ‘Not so,’ say undergrads
UWM undergraduate researchers are getting hands-on experience in their majors through the university’s Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR),.
UWM researchers create novel optical fibers
UWM researchers have found the first practical application of a Nobel-Prize-winning phenomenon that was proposed in 1958.
Pass the peace, and quiet
A UWM researcher is discovering ways to bring down the mealtime noise levels in nursing homes.
Cracking the ice code
John Isbell, an expert in glaciation from the late Paleozoic Era, is developing a baseline for understanding present-day climate change.
Learning a new language? Mind your ‘s’ and ‘sh’
Two UWM linguistics researchers are trying to unlock some of fundamental challenges to second-language acquisition.
