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Thursday, April 19, 2018

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Award-winning student ideas merge financial and community health

By Angela McManamanApril 18, 2018Campus & CommunityStudents
Jared Smith holds up a check.

UWM senior Jared Smith’s ideas to combine personal finance with community-based services have earned him $1,000 and a finalist spot in the FOCUSS national competition taking place at the end of April in Madison, Wisconsin.

Winter’s not done with us yet, says UWM meteorologist

By Angela McManamanApril 18, 2018
Students walk through the snow on the UWM campus.

If you’re surprised by the recent blast of wintry weather in Wisconsin, you’re not alone. Even weather-industry professionals like UWM’s Clark Evans, associate professor of atmospheric sciences, were surprised by the torrent of hail and snow over the weekend.

Director Day offers help to education directors and leaders

By Matthew WamserApril 16, 2018

The second annual early childhood Director Day will be Saturday, April 28, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the School of Continuing Education Conference Center.

8 UWM professionals helping children learn, grow and thrive

By Angela McManaman and Kathy QuirkApril 16, 2018HealthChildren's Health

In honor of the Week of the Young Child April 16-20, here’s a look at a few of the programs, faculty members and staffers from across campus who care for children, and those who teach others how to do so.

Prototype Integrated Support Services hub aims for June launch

By Amanda BricknerApril 12, 2018Campus & CommunityCampus News
Three men stand posing for a photo.

The establishment of the prototype hub is the first concrete step for a project aimed at improving how core business and IT services are delivered at UWM.

UWM student researcher heads to D.C.

By Kathy QuirkApril 12, 2018Science & Technology
A professor stands behind a seated student in a lab.

A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student is one of 60 undergraduate researchers from across the country who have been invited to Washington, D.C., for the annual Posters on the Hillevent April 17 and 18.  

Honors College students serve community on spring break

By Matthew WamserApril 12, 2018Campus & CommunityStudents
Two girls carry an exercise bike out of a brightly lit room

When her instructor said UWM’s Honors College was planning a service trip, Emma Cowen, a sophomore majoring in Spanish and global studies, leapt at the opportunity. “I didn’t care where we were going. I just knew I wanted to go,” she said.

Dessert competition to offer some sweet treats

By Maren OrlowskiApril 10, 2018Campus & CommunityCampus News
A man and woman prepare a sweet treat with strawberries and whipped cream.

The fifth annual UWM International Dessert Competition on April 16 will offer students a chance to compete and the public a chance to sample sweet treats from around the world.

UWM nursing grad works to turn around ailing Tomah VA

By Kathy QuirkApril 10, 2018HealthPublic Health
Victoria Brahm sits in her office with a purple flower behind her.

Victoria Brahm took over the Tomah VA Medical Center in 2015 after top leaders had been ousted in a scandal of overprescribing opioids. Morale was low, the center’s reputation in decline. Under Brahm’s leadership since then, conditions have improved.

Young scientists compete, explore at UWM in Science Olympiad

By Kathy QuirkApril 9, 2018Science & Technology
Students working with silly putty.

Graham Stearns has already done a science project on gravitational waves with advice and support from UWM physics grad students. He was among more than 1,500 young scientists in middle and high school taking part in the Wisconsin Science Olympiad at UWM April 6-7.

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