Milwaukee-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 1,000 Black women entrepreneurs around …
As 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 of architecture. But this bit …
Deepak 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 manager …
Eugenio 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 the staff at the Shedd …
Over 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.
It’s a love story that dates back four decades. Jane Dolan and Randy Grippe married, attended UWM, grew a family, and through it all, shared a passion for the transformative power of education. Jane (’89 BBA Industrial Relations) became a …
Patricia Gunawan’s UWM journey has taken her from an undergraduate degree in actuarial science to seeking a master’s in business administration. So she’s well down the path toward her ultimate career goal of working in the corporate finance industry. But …
Meghan Murphy, who graduated from UWM in 2016 with a major in sociology, is the sustainability and viticulture manager of the Gundlach Bundschu Winery in Sonoma, California. The company is the oldest family-owned winery in the state. She oversees more …
Three accomplished UWM alumni share how their university experience shaped their paths to leadership in communication, occupational therapy and education.
In partnership with Michigan Technological University, the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences, mooring buoys are being installed to improve safety and access for boaters, divers, paddlers and snorkelers at sanctuary …
