Stories of Impact
- Family tragedy spurs UWM alum in work to save lives with AIDeepak Arora didn’t set out to start a company. When he arrived in the U.S. in 2015, he’d already spent two decades forging a successful career in IT and health care technology in India and Canada. As a senior …
News
- Milwaukee-based and alumni-owned news outlet selected for Goldman Sachs “One Million Black Women: Black in Business” programMilwaukee-based positive news company Carvd N Stone’s founder has been selected to join Goldman Sachs’ One Million Black Women: Black in Business program. Nyesha Stone, founder and publisher of Carvd N Stone, is one of around …
- UWM architecture alum wins awards, builds bridges for Black architectsAs a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Richie Hands had a building-block moment. He’d completed an assignment for a studio class taught by James Shields, an associate professor …
- Family tragedy spurs UWM alum in work to save lives with AIDeepak Arora didn’t set out to start a company. When he arrived in the U.S. in 2015, he’d already spent two decades forging a successful career in IT and health care technology in India and …
- Bilingual Global Studies alum shares his love of nature with job at the Shedd AquariumEugenio Calderon, who graduated from UWM in 2024, is one of the Shedd Aquarium’s first bilingual educators on staff. The Chicago-based aquarium is best known for its stunning fresh- and saltwater exhibits housing over 32,000 animals, but …
- UWM alums win bronze at Olympic Art Festival snow sculpting competitionOver the past 40 years, alumni Mike Martino, Mike Sponholtz and Tom Queoff have carved blocks of snow into everything from mythical beasts to Mount Rushmore. As members of Team USA, they’ve won awards worldwide. …
- Highlighting UWM alumni-owned businesses on Small Business SaturdayIn advance of Small Business Saturday, set for Nov. 29, we’re highlighting some of the many UWM alumni-owned businesses you might consider visiting and supporting. You can find more Panther-owned businesses in our Alumni Business Directory. Please reach out …
- UWM alumni can boost their careers using PathwayU and Panthers ConnectUWM alumni looking to bolster their careers have access to valuable resources, ones that can help land a job, change careers or secure a promotion. And in today’s professional landscape, you can never have too many allies to …
UWM Report
- Alum helping improve wastewater treatment with ‘explainable AI’Fuad Nasir aims to solve a major challenge faced by treatment plant operators: critical water-quality tests take days to complete, while operators often need to make decisions within hours.
- Three from UWM honored as fellows by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & LettersUWM-related winners include Rebecca Klaper, dean of the School of Freshwater Sciences at UWM; Simone Ferro, professor emerita of dance at UWM; and James DeVita, author, actor and theater director and an alum of UWM’s …
- A lifelong love of words brings UWM professor back to MilwaukeeDerrick Harriell fell in love with language at a young age. Now, the poet and professor of creative writing shares his passion with future generations.
- Art education alum recognized nationally for impact in skilled trades educationMike Driscoll, a Peck School of the Arts alum and teacher at Bay View High School, has been named one of five national recipients of the 2025 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching …
- This anthropology alum’s work is (literally) child’s playCassie Coffey oversees a team of over 50 employees whose primary job is to facilitate joyful play experiences and open-ended learning with the DuPage Children’s Museum’s tiny guests and their families.
- The human lens: UWM alum turns untold stories into award-winning filmsJosh Rosenberg fell in love with storytelling at UWM. Now, he makes Oscar-winning short documentaries.
- Bilingual Global Studies alum shares his love of nature with job at the Shedd AquariumA recent UWM grad, Eugenio Calderon helps educate people about wildlife and the natural world as one of Shedd’s first bilingual educators.
