Research
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UW-Milwaukee anthropology field school teaches students how to unearth the past
November 24, 2021
As he ventured through the field towards the dig site, Seth Schneider had to be careful where he put his feet. To his left were rows of newly planted tobacco, […]
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UW-Superior faculty help establish Twin Ports Chapter of Transportation Research Forum
November 22, 2021
University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Transportation and Logistics Management faculty recently helped launch the Twin Ports chapter of the Transportation Research Forum. The Twin Ports chapter is the first outside of a major metropolitan area […]
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UW-Whitewater: Hands-on research with an impact
November 18, 2021
Dale Splinter, professor of geology, geography and environmental science at UW-Whitewater, works with his students to test tributaries suspected of bringing high levels of phosphorus and other pollutants into Geneva […]
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UW-Milwaukee researchers create a breakthrough tool for superfast molecular movies
November 17, 2021
Scientists are trying to discover the exact sequence of events that occurs when light strikes photoactive proteins, changing their atomic structure, or “shape.” That biochemical process unfolds in processes like […]
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UW-Platteville student spends unforgettable summer internship in Amazon Rainforest
November 12, 2021
Spencer Butterfield had a summer internship experience like few others. Combining his double majors in sustainability and renewable energy systems and Spanish, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville senior from Shawnee, Kansas, spent two months […]
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UW-Stout science alum created first new blue in 240 years
November 4, 2021
Material chemist Andrew Smith co-invented YInMN, now a Crayola color Andrew Smith enjoys color and science, asking questions like, what causes color? How is color formed? How are pigments made? […]
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UW-Green Bay faculty member makes a ‘moss’ exciting discovery
November 3, 2021
In the average lawn, moss is rarely a welcomed sight. (Usually indicating poor soil nutrient levels and drainage issues.) But in Keir Wefferling’s world, as curator of the Fewless Herbarium […]
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Multiple research projects help Blugold gain skills, direction as she looks to future
November 2, 2021
The opportunity to do undergraduate research is among the reasons Avi Devy Mohan decided to transfer to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire from a university in her native Malaysia. Still, […]
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UW-Whitewater students track Blanding’s turtles for research and better conservation practices
October 27, 2021
UW-Whitewater students Nick Rudolph and Lisa Mitchem start their day at a reclaimed marsh in Rock County. They unpack research equipment from their car and don fishing waders. Standing in […]
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Mystery radio wave signal from the heart of our galaxy found
October 20, 2021
An international team of astronomers that includes one from UWM has discovered unusual radio signals coming from the direction of the center of the Milky Way galaxy, but they don’t […]