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Historic local partnership establishes research center
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Marquette University and Milwaukee School of Engineering, in partnership with several regional companies and foundations, have formed the Southeastern Wisconsin Energy Technology Research Center (SWETRC).
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New local partnership to develop water technology
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Research Foundation has brokered an agreement with a Milwaukee-area water company, Advanced Chemical Systems, Inc., which is interested in research developed by a UWM scientist - a fiber optic sensor system for water quality monitoring.
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2009 Bradley Catalyst Grants Announced
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Research Foundation announced the award of $500,000 in new catalyst grants with support from the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation. The funding will seed seven new research projects ranging from new tools to aid in drug discovery, to a method of water monitoring using fiber optics, to models for more accurate short-term prediction of wind speed, which could be used to advance wind-generated power.
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