Criminal justice alum analyzes data to help reduce sexual assault

Jayden 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 studying sexual assault on college …

UWM freshwater sciences alum works to clean up Milwaukee’s waterways

Growing up in Wisconsin, Brennan Dow spent his childhood exploring wooded nooks in public parks and splashing through streams and lakes near Stevens Point. His coming-of-age unfolded just before cell phones became ubiquitous, said Dow, who earned his master’s in …

A UWM love story and its philanthropic legacy for Education 

Theirs is a multilayered love story: for each other and their family, for UW-Milwaukee and for education’s transformative power.  Jane Dolan and Randy Grippe were married for 40 years, and both attended UWM. Both also held a deep passion for …

UWM Alumni Association names winners for 2025 Alumni Awards Evening

UWM will celebrate a dynamic group of accomplished alumni at its annual Alumni Awards Evening, set for Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, at the Pfister Hotel. Join the UWM Alumni Association to honor the work and achievements of these extraordinary people, …