Stories of Impact
- UWM alum charts her own course in medical researchWhen Rashida Parveen arrived in Milwaukee in December 2021, she carried more than just two suitcases. She brought the hopes of a small Pakistani village, the resilience of a family that had defied generational norms, and an unwavering belief …
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- UWM alum charts her own course in medical researchWhen Rashida Parveen arrived in Milwaukee in December 2021, she carried more than just two suitcases. She brought the hopes of a small Pakistani village, the resilience of a family that had defied generational norms, …
- Nealita Nelson is building community one Lego brick at a timeInside a classroom at Milwaukee Marshall High School, the sound of Lego bricks clicking together filled the room as children leaned over tables covered with colorful pieces and half-finished builds. As they pieced together their …
- Chemistry professor and UWM alum co-found a start-up to develop a breast cancer treatmentTriple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer. Patients are treated with chemotherapy, which can cause debilitating side effects. A new start-up called SynXT Therapeutics aims to bring some hope …
- UWM alum’s film shown at Milwaukee Film FestivalPowwow People is a documentary film by Sky Hopinka, MFA '16, a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, that was screened during the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival. This vérité-style documentary focuses on the events of a …
- UWM alum named first Hmong-American college president in the USPakou Yang has been named president of Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minnesota. She has served as interim president since June 2025. With this appointment, Dr. Yang is the first Hmong American to lead a …
- Alum helping improve wastewater treatment with ‘explainable AI’Most of us never think about what happens after water spirals down a drain. But for the people who run wastewater treatment plants, keeping the promise of clean water is a race against time – …
- Criminal justice alum analyzes data to help reduce sexual assaultJayden Varline, a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee alum with a PhD from the Criminal Justice & Criminology department, worked with professors on a number of research projects each semester, but she’s most driven by her work …
UWM Report
- UW-Milwaukee welcomes largest first-year class in 17 yearsThe class includes 5,056 new undergrad students, including 3,903 first-year students and 1,153 transfer students. First-year student enrollment increased 0.7% over last year, while transfer enrollment grew 4.5%.
- UWM alum uses skills to support southeast Asian communityTou Jim Lee often dreamed of something bigger while growing up in a small town. UWM provided him with opportunities he might not have had otherwise, and now he helps run a multimillion-dollar nonprofit.
- UWM Doors Open Milwaukee showcases campus on Sept. 26More than 40 sites at UWM, many not usually open to the public, will be open for visitors during Doors Open, part of the university’s new presenting sponsorship of Historic Milwaukee’s popular annual event.
- New UWM Star celebrates Panther pride and astronomy researchThe binary star system Gaia Black Hole 1 – consisting of a gold star that orbits a black hole – will be dubbed the UWM Star, and a proclamation will be read before the start …
- UWM helps student grow her love of science – and her confidenceIn high school, a research project into a type of virus helped stir Ally Ruffino’s love for science. In college, she discovered a professor who worked with that same virus, and it spurred her into …
- Recent UWM grad sees the value of persistenceNick Nelson began college as a mechanical engineering major, but soon realized it wasn’t for him. Not long after, he found university and career path that better suited his interests.
- UWM alumna dreams of using her skills to tackle wealth inequalityGabrielle Naomi Armon-Wickers started learning about investing simply because she liked it. Now, she wants to use her career to help not just herself, but also others in the Black community.
