UWM Today

With summer in full swing, the farmlands of Wisconsin are bursting with new crops. A drive across our state reminds us of the richness of Wisconsin’s agriculture industry. But what if someday a pest or disease invaded farm fields wiping out not only this season’s crops but killing whole varieties of crops? On this edition of UWM Today, learn about the systems that have been created to preserve seeds that are key to the bio-diversity of our planet. Guest Tracey Heatherington, associate professor

UWM students share their love of the arts with older adults in care communities and aging services programs. Host Tom Luljak talks with Anne Basting, founder and president of TimeSlips Creative Storytelling and professor of theatre at UWM’s Peck School of the Arts; Laura Wengler, director of community lifestyle services and volunteer coordinator at Eastcastle Place; and Ian McGibbon, UWM senior in art and design.

Regular listeners of this program know there is an amazing amount of discoveries that are made each year by UWM faculty working in the laboratories and doing research at sites around the world. What you may not know is the concerted effort to take some of those discoveries on to the marketplace for commercialization. What research lends itself to building real world companies? On this edition of UWM Tody, take a look at a federally funded program designed to help answer that question. It’s

More than a century ago Milwaukee began to establish a reputation as a world leader in manufacturing. Much of that work has involved the use of metals that form the backbone of many of the products we use today. At UW-Milwaukee, a team of scientists have been working on ways to create new, stronger and lighter metal composites that give products a competitive advantage over others. Joining us on this edition of UWM Today are Pradeep Rohatgi, a UWM Distinguished Professor of Materials

If you live in the city, you probably think you have to head out to the countryside to experience wildlife. Well on this edition of UWM Today, we are going to talk about the amazing number of species that exist in the shadow of high rises or within subdivisions. And a UWM scientist is helping to document it all. Gary Casper, a biologist at the UWM Field Station, is conducting the first-ever comprehensive wildlife survey in Milwaukee County.

UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone reflects on the achievements of the academic year, which includes the newly granted R-1 research status, a $5 Million gift from the Kelben Foundation and a greater emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurship.

For the past 50 years, the UW-Milwaukee College of Nursing has played a vital role in Wisconsin’s health care industry. It is the state’s largest school of nursing, graduating more nurses every year than any other university or college. And its alumni have moved into leadership positions around the world. This spring as the College celebrates its golden anniversary, it is also preparing for a major change. Sally Lundeen, who has served as Dean of the College the past 15 years, is retiring. On

The recent scandal in Flint, Michigan, where residents were drinking water with dangerously high levels of lead, has raised new questions about the quality of America’s water supply. In our part of the country, more than 40 million people get their drinking water from the Great Lakes. Should the people of Wisconsin be concerned with possible contaminants in our water? On this edition of UWM Today, meet two water experts from the UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences who have done

If you think the public dialogue over gay marriage, gender change and sexism is challenging, imagine what it is like for a school teacher to deal with those topics when youngsters in their classroom begin asking questions. How does a teacher handle topics that many adults have a tough time with? On this edition of UWM Today, meet a UWM professor who has developed a book that is giving teachers a roadmap to talk about hot button issues like sexuality. Kim Cosier is the associate dean of the Peck

UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone discusses the possibility that UW schools might get more control over setting tuition. Also, he talks about the recent no-confidence vote by UW-Madison faculty expressing displeasure with the System President and the Board of Regents and how research conducted by UWM faculty impacts the community.