UWM in the News: Week Ending Sept. 6, 2012
NEWS OPINION: What to expect when you’re expecting a convention polling bump The Washington Post – August 31, 2012 Tom Holbrook (Political Science) measures how political conventions cause change in polling in the week after the event, compared to polls taken the week before or two weeks after. OPINION: The public has a right to [...]
UWM in the News: Week Ending Aug. 30, 2012
NEWS OPINION On the agenda: More autonomy for campuses Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – August 23, 2012 UWM is asking the state to commit $75 million in capital spending in the 2013-’15 budget for the new 155,000-square-foot building that the campus believes is “a crucial next step in UWM’s Research Growth Initiative, which began in 2006.” [...]
UWM in the News: Week Ending Aug. 23, 2012
NEWS Updated: UW System regents approve new budget proposal, Wausau Daily Herald – August 23, 2012 The University of Wisconsin System regents approved a budget proposal today that seeks an additional $21 million in state funding. The efforts include a program at UW-Milwaukee to increase the number of graduates Also in: Star Tribune MU on [...]
UWM in the News: Week Ending Aug. 16, 2012
NEWS OPINION Water tech incubator gets new name — and so will its street Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – August 13, 2012 A future incubator for water technology businesses is under construction just south of downtown Milwaukee unveiled its new name Monday. The Global Water Center will house UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences. Scientists win award [...]
UWM in the News: Week Ending Aug. 9, 2012
NEWS State approval clears path for construction of UWM research complex The Business Journal – August 9, 2012 Construction of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s new research complex is to begin in early 2013 after the Wisconsin Building Commission on Wednesday approved $44.9 million for the project’s first phase. UW-Milwaukee: UWM course looks at Olympics’ aftermath [...]
UWM in the News: Week Ending Aug. 3, 2012
NEWS OPINION: A chance for cooperation over the promise of water Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – July 26, 2012 Milwaukee’s own efforts, which date back about five years, have resulted in formation of the Milwaukee Water Council, a trade group, and important new university programs, most impressively at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, which is positioning itself [...]
UWM in the News: Week ending July 26, 2012
NEWS OPINION International AIDS Conference: Sub-Saharan Africa Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – July 25, 2012 Peninnah M. Kako (Nursing) is blogging for Pulse while attending sessions on Tuesday at the International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C.: OPINION Chicago Regional Unity? Milwaukee Takes The Lead The Chicago Council on Global Affairs – July 20, 2012 Milwaukee already [...]
UWM in the News: Week ending July 19, 2012
NEWS OPINION: Tightening Graphene Like a Drumhead Changes Its Electrical Properties Ieee spectrum – July 12, 2012 Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee were able to get graphene to behave like a semiconductor earlier this year by making a new variety of graphene dubbed “graphene monoxide”. OPINION: Lost lessons during the surplus years Tampa Bay [...]
UWM in the News: Week Ending July 12, 2012
NEWS OPINION Design Ideas: The ‘Drift’ bench Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – July 6, 2012 The “Drift” bench has just gone on exhibit at Discovery World. It was designed and created at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee award inter-institutional research grants University of Wisconsin Madison News – July 12, 2012 Twelve teams of scientists from [...]
UWM in the News: Week Ending July 5, 2012
NEWS UWM: The Future of Water is Here Newswise – July 5, 2012 Access to freshwater will soon be the major impetus for change in cities and for industry across the globe, says scientist David Garman, founding Dean of the UWM Graduate School of Freshwater Sciences. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor, Dr. Kevin J. Renken, supports [...]