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A significant portion of adults in the United States put on weight during the pandemic, a phenomenon some are calling the “COVID 15.” But how did the lockdown affect our children? Curious Campus, UWM’s podcast about science, discovery and culture Obesity affects nearly 1 in 5 children, with higher rates among communities of color. A […]

Exploring the outdoors can lead to some interesting scientific finds. Look what happened when Isaac Newton saw that apple fall from the tree. UWM students Morgan Schmanski and Joey Cannizzaro made an interesting and rare find just by digging in the dirt. Schmanski, who graduated in December in conservation and environmental sciences, and Cannizzaro, a […]

UW-Milwaukee (UWM) is one of the 10 best colleges and universities in the country when it comes to educating and fostering welcoming environments for students currently or formerly in the military. Military Friendly designated UWM a Top 10 school for 2022-23 in the “large, public” institution category in the latest ratings released Monday. It’s the university’s best-ever […]

What’s one of the most rewarding parts about working in water science? You can make a difference in a multitude of ways. “One of the reasons I wanted to go into science is that I wanted to have a positive impact on the world,” said Katie Schulz, who earned her master’s degree from UWM’s School […]

Last October, Max Morgan landed his dream job: captain of the Neeskay, the UW-Milwaukee (UWM) School of Freshwater Sciences’ research vessel. The Neeskay is the only research vessel that explores the Great Lakes year-round. It allows UWM students, faculty, and scientists, as well as partner researchers, to focus on answering fundamental questions essential to the […]

When a person’s optic nerve is damaged, by disease or injury, their eyesight goes with it. The nerve can’t be healed, and blindness is permanent. That’s not the case for fish, which can regenerate their optic nerve in as little as 12 days and regain their eyesight about 80 days after an injury. Amphibians, like […]

The Brookby Foundation has committed $1 million to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in support of the School of Freshwater Sciences’ new research vessel, which will be named the Maggi Sue. “I am deeply grateful to our friends at the Brookby Foundation for their visionary support of our world’s most precious resource: fresh water,” UWM Chancellor […]

Increasing average pay for truck drivers by about 6% might entice them to stay longer in an occupation that historically has had high turnover, while also saving trucking companies money, a study says. The promise of higher pay, of course, typically helps to keep workers in any occupation from looking around for new jobs. But […]

When Elizabeth Johnson, graduated with a Biology degree from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire in May 2021, she had a big advantage in the job market. She knew how to use CRISPR, a rapidly advancing technology that can be used to edit genes.   “I’ve had many job opportunities because they see that I’ve worked with […]

The only thing that Serena Stuettgen knew about Luxembourg was that it was a small country in Europe. Even so, she applied as a curator at the Luxembourg American Cultural Society Museum (known as LACS) in 2019, hoping to land her first full-time museum job. Today, she helps museum patrons track their Luxembourg lineage, helps tell the […]