UW-Milwaukee
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UW-Milwaukee undergrad researcher ‘stepping back in time’ on Lake Michigan shoreline
April 27, 2021
Between 35,000 and 40,000 years ago, Lake Michigan’s geography looked drastically different. Much of its present-day shoreline was made up of marshes and bogs. Student researchers are studying fossils deposited […]
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UW-Milwaukee undergrad’s research focuses on fish-fry staple yellow perch
April 7, 2021
Emma Kraco was always interested in biological sciences in elementary and high school. “I loved looking for bugs, looking at tiny things up close. It just made sense to get […]
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UW-Milwaukee historian tells a story of Black capitalism through beer
March 26, 2021
If it takes beer to get people interested in history, that’s fine. That’s the view of John Harry, a history graduate student who has focused his research on beer and […]
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UWM-sponsored Lake Sturgeon Bowl celebrates its 20th year
March 19, 2021
Wisconsin is 700 miles from an ocean coastline, but the state is home to numerous high school students with award-winning knowledge of oceanography. That’s in part due to the efforts of the […]
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UW-Milwaukee ROTC cadet tops in the nation
March 7, 2021
A recent UWM graduate is being honored as the top Army ROTC cadet in the nation. Douglas Machkovech, who graduated in December 2020, is the first-ever member of the Golden Eagle […]
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App developed at UW-Milwaukee helps explore Black history
February 22, 2021
Deborah Blanks has turned a project she started for her son in grade school into a Black history app that will launch Feb. 17. It’s free and will be available in […]
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New maps show what lies beneath the water in the Milwaukee harbor
December 16, 2020
Four years in the making, a unique set of maps that show what lies under the water’s surface in the Milwaukee harbor is now available both online and on signage posted […]
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UW-Milwaukee grads of online learning program put skills to use immediately amid pandemic
November 25, 2020
Most students anticipate gradually putting their knowledge to work after they leave the university. However, four students who graduated in May from the School of Education’s Adult, Continuing, and Higher […]
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UW-Milwaukee student finding his voice in push for racial justice
September 23, 2020
Noah Wolfe, a senior in education who is in an accelerated master’s degree program, is already thinking about how he can help and support his future students in urban schools. […]
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UW System schools collaborate on green-energy study
August 18, 2020
Three University of Wisconsin System schools collaborated on a study to identify ways for state manufacturers to develop more products for green-energy technologies. A report released last month, “Advancing Wisconsin’s […]