UW-Milwaukee

October 30, 2025

For the first time in 32 years, the Toronto Blue Jays are going to the World Series. And a UWM alum, Daulton Varsho, played an important part in making that happen. Varsho collected two hits Monday in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, including a single to drive in Toronto’s first run in the first inning […]

October 28, 2025

Some 140 Milwaukee area high school students got a glimpse of college-level intellectual pursuit last week – with the help of zombies. UW-Milwaukee (UWM) hosted students from six high schools at the annual “UWM Rhetoric & _____ Conference: Practicing Rhetoric in New Contexts.” The half-day event brought together students who are enrolled in UWM English […]

October 22, 2025

As electric vehicle batteries age out – typically after about 10 years – the world is bracing for a wave of expired lithium-ion batteries with no affordable way to recycle them. The problem is especially pressing with lithium iron phosphate batteries, the kind most commonly used in EVs, E-delivery vans and E-buses. Traditional disposal of […]

October 2, 2025

For someone who’s had a stroke or a spinal cord injury, even simple tasks like drinking a glass of water or picking up the remote can be difficult. These individuals might struggle with limited functionality in their arms and hands, often a result of nerve damage that prevents their muscles from properly receiving electrical signals […]

September 23, 2025

Two UWM researchers have won a grant to study ways to improve the efficiency and precision of removing PFAS compounds from water. Yin Wang, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Xiaoli Ma, associate professor of materials science and engineering, are investigators on the two-year grant from the U.S. Department of Defense. In the […]

September 8, 2025

In the 1960s and ’70s, the U.S. manufacturing sector began hemorrhaging jobs as companies outsourced production to places like India and China, where wages were lower and labor was less expensive. Today, American companies are at the beginning of another wave of outsourcing. This time, the jobs aren’t heading overseas. Instead, they’re being turned over […]

August 8, 2025

Joel Roberts really hates sitting at red lights – especially the ones that hold you hostage while not a single car passes in the cross-direction. “Sitting in traffic bothers me,” said Roberts, a PhD student in civil engineering at UWM. “So, getting drivers through intersections efficiently is interesting to math guys like myself because it’s […]

July 24, 2025

UWM Biological Sciences Professor Ching-Hong Yang was recently awarded a $1.5 million grant to support his research on a novel compound that suppresses disease in citrus crops. The award from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture supports a project aiming to bring to market a biopesticide that fights huanglongbing, also known as HLB or […]

June 30, 2025

Why does breast cancer sometimes come back, even after what seems like successful treatment and periods of being cancer-free? A researcher at UW-Milwaukee is investigating the fact that some cancer cells go dormant to hide from radiation treatment – only to wake up later and return, sometimes even stronger. Between 40% to 50% of breast […]

June 6, 2025

College-level writing requires students to do much more than put words on a page. In English 101, they learn and practice rhetoric — the art of effective communication. Crafting convincing arguments, tailoring messages for a specific audience and carefully considering how words affect a reader are important skills that provide the foundation for writing and […]