If you’re one of those people who like to play video games, you have a lot of company. It’s estimated more than 150 million Americans play video games. Worldwide nearly 2 billion people make those games a part of their lives. How did it all start? On this edition of UWM Today , we’re going to look back at the history of video gaming. Michael Newman, an associate professor and the Chair of UWM’s department of journalism, advertising and media studies has written a book called Atari Age , which

How many times have you watched an athlete make an amazing play or turn in an unbelievable performance and ask yourself “How in the world do they do that?” Is it because the athlete is in superb condition or has practiced the routine over and over again? Or is it because of what’s going on in the mind of that athlete? On this edition of UWM Today , we’re going to get some answers to those questions as we discuss sports psychology with two experts from UWM’s College of Health Sciences. Joining us

On this edition of UWM Today , we are continuing our celebration of UWM’s 60th Anniversary with another spotlight on one of UWM 14 Schools and Colleges. Today our focus is on Nursing. Besides graduating more nurses than any other school in Wisconsin, the UWM College of Nursing does world class research on some of the big problems facing society and it has one of the university’s most active community engagement programs. Joining us in the studio to talk about all of this is Kim Litwack, the

For many years, the City of Racine has struggled with a high rate of infant mortality. At one time Racine’s black infants died nearly 4 times more often than white infants. While there has been improvement, today if you are a black mother in that city - your infant is still 3 times more likely to die before their first birthday when compared to that of a white infant. To deal with those dire statistics, a UW-Milwaukee nursing professor has taken the lead in starting a program aimed at helping

A collaboration between UW-Milwaukee, Milwaukee Area Technical College and Milwaukee Public Schools is working to improve education opportunities for students in southeastern Wisconsin. WUWM's Dave Edwards talks with UWM Chancellor Dr. Mark Mone, MPS Superintendent Darienne Driver and MATC College President Vicki Martin about goals of the M-cubed program and projects already underway.

For many of us, checking the weather is the first thing we do in the morning and the last thing at night. And just as certain as our daily habit of listening to or looking at forecasts is our skepticism of whether the weather man or woman will get it right. On this edition of UWM Today , meet a UWM scientist who teaches how to forecast the weather. Paul Roebber is a distinguished professor of atmospheric sciences and a key member of the Mathematical Science department at UWM’s College of Letters

As UWM celebrates its 60th anniversary, UWM Today has been taking a closer look at each of UWM's 14 schools and colleges. Today, the spotlight is on the College of Letters and Science . The largest college at UWM is where many of the university's 26,000 call home. The college has majors and programs in the humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. It's a wide offering that keeps Dave Clark, the college's acting dean, busy. He's the guest on this edition of UWM Today .

Every year there are important new medical discoveries that help people live longer and more productive lives. One of the big reasons is the constant development of new drugs to treat or help prevent diseases. On this edition of UWM Today , meet two scientists who are deeply involved in the discovery of new pharmaceuticals. Jim Cook is one of UWM’s Distinguished Professors in Chemistry and Biochemistry. Doug Stafford is the director of the Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery . Both have spent

UW-Milwaukee Mark Mone discusses the clean-up following the fire in the Peck School of the Arts Theater building and how the community has rallied its support. Also, Mone talks about how UW-Milwaukee's role as the state's only public, urban, research university continues to be important as well as "cooking with the Chancellor."

The cost of energy has a profound impact on people everywhere. At UW-Milwaukee some of the top scientists in the world are working on ways to improve the ways in which we can access the energy we need to run our homes, our cars , our communication devices and industries. On this edition of UWM Today , meet a professor at the center of the university’s energy research efforts. Adel Nasiri is associate dean for research in UWM’s College of Engineering and Applied Science.