{"id":393,"date":"2024-11-07T09:21:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T15:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/?page_id=393"},"modified":"2026-04-22T09:29:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:29:25","slug":"news-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/about\/news-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"News &amp; Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-pb-80 uwm-u-pt-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-stories-of-impact\">Stories of Impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--3 uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 has-dates\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/uwm-alum-charts-her-own-course-in-medical-research\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/06\/Rashida-Parveen-biomedical-sciences-student.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Biomedical sciences alum Rashida Parveen&#039;s journey was shaped by a deep commitment to education. As a student, she received the UWM Outstanding Graduate Student Award. (UWM Photo\/Troye Fox)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/06\/Rashida-Parveen-biomedical-sciences-student.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/06\/Rashida-Parveen-biomedical-sciences-student-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/uwm-alum-charts-her-own-course-in-medical-research\/\">UWM alum charts her own course in medical research<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-04T16:06:28-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">June 4, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">When 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 &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/category\/stories-of-impact\" rel=\"\">All Stories of Impact<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--2 has-dates uwm-l-grid--2--md\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/chemistry-professor-and-uwm-alum-co-found-a-start-up-to-develop-a-breast-cancer-treatment\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/05\/Breast-Cancer-Treatment-Article-750x500-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Xiaohua Peng, Taufeeque Ali and two men converse around a table\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/05\/Breast-Cancer-Treatment-Article-750x500-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/05\/Breast-Cancer-Treatment-Article-750x500-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/chemistry-professor-and-uwm-alum-co-found-a-start-up-to-develop-a-breast-cancer-treatment\/\">Chemistry professor and UWM alum co-found a start-up to develop a breast cancer treatment<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T15:57:42-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/uwm-alums-film-shown-at-milwaukee-film-festival\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/05\/Sky-Hopinka-Powwow-People-Film-Image-750x500-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A still image from the documentary film Powwow people. Three people stand on grass watching something off camera.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/05\/Sky-Hopinka-Powwow-People-Film-Image-750x500-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/05\/Sky-Hopinka-Powwow-People-Film-Image-750x500-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/uwm-alums-film-shown-at-milwaukee-film-festival\/\">UWM alum\u2019s film shown at Milwaukee Film Festival<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-04T09:31:11-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 4, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/uwm-alum-named-first-hmong-american-college-president-in-the-us\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/05\/Dr.-Pakou-Yang-Photo-750x500-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Pakou Yang profile photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/05\/Dr.-Pakou-Yang-Photo-750x500-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/05\/Dr.-Pakou-Yang-Photo-750x500-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/uwm-alum-named-first-hmong-american-college-president-in-the-us\/\">UWM alum named first Hmong-American college president in the US<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-04T09:20:36-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 4, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/alum-helping-improve-wastewater-treatment-with-explainable-ai\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/05\/Fuad.Nasir_.alum_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Alum Fuad Nasir sits at a laptop.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/05\/Fuad.Nasir_.alum_.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/05\/Fuad.Nasir_.alum_-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/alum-helping-improve-wastewater-treatment-with-explainable-ai\/\">Alum helping improve wastewater treatment with \u2018explainable AI\u2019<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-04T09:04:44-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 4, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--4 uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-news\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-c-list--border has-dates\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/uwm-alum-charts-her-own-course-in-medical-research\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/06\/Rashida-Parveen-biomedical-sciences-student-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Biomedical sciences alum Rashida Parveen&#039;s journey was shaped by a deep commitment to education. As a student, she received the UWM Outstanding Graduate Student Award. (UWM Photo\/Troye Fox)\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/uwm-alum-charts-her-own-course-in-medical-research\/\">UWM alum charts her own course in medical research<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-04T16:06:28-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">June 4, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">When 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, &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/nealita-nelson-is-building-community-one-lego-brick-at-a-time\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/06\/Nealita-Image-750x500-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nealita Nelson poses for a portrait with some of her Lego collection before her class at Milwaukee Marshall High School on May 14. (Photo by Jonathan Aguilar \/ Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service \/ CatchLight Local)\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/nealita-nelson-is-building-community-one-lego-brick-at-a-time\/\">Nealita Nelson is building community one Lego brick at a time<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-04T15:53:02-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">June 4, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Inside 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 &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/chemistry-professor-and-uwm-alum-co-found-a-start-up-to-develop-a-breast-cancer-treatment\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/05\/Breast-Cancer-Treatment-Article-750x500-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Xiaohua Peng, Taufeeque Ali and two men converse around a table\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/chemistry-professor-and-uwm-alum-co-found-a-start-up-to-develop-a-breast-cancer-treatment\/\">Chemistry professor and UWM alum co-found a start-up to develop a breast cancer treatment<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T15:57:42-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Triple 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 &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/uwm-alums-film-shown-at-milwaukee-film-festival\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/05\/Sky-Hopinka-Powwow-People-Film-Image-750x500-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A still image from the documentary film Powwow people. Three people stand on grass watching something off camera.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/uwm-alums-film-shown-at-milwaukee-film-festival\/\">UWM alum\u2019s film shown at Milwaukee Film Festival<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-04T09:31:11-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 4, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Powwow People is a documentary film by Sky Hopinka, MFA &#039;16, a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, that was screened during the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival. This v\u00e9rit\u00e9-style documentary focuses on the events of a &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/uwm-alum-named-first-hmong-american-college-president-in-the-us\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/05\/Dr.-Pakou-Yang-Photo-750x500-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Pakou Yang profile photo\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/uwm-alum-named-first-hmong-american-college-president-in-the-us\/\">UWM alum named first Hmong-American college president in the US<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-04T09:20:36-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 4, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Pakou 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 &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/alum-helping-improve-wastewater-treatment-with-explainable-ai\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/05\/Fuad.Nasir_.alum_-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Alum Fuad Nasir sits at a laptop.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/alum-helping-improve-wastewater-treatment-with-explainable-ai\/\">Alum helping improve wastewater treatment with \u2018explainable AI\u2019<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-04T09:04:44-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 4, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">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 \u2013 &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/criminal-justice-alum-analyzes-data-to-help-reduce-sexual-assault\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/05\/Jayden-Varline-Image-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Alumna Jayden Varline walks in front of the Milwaukee County Courthouse.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/criminal-justice-alum-analyzes-data-to-help-reduce-sexual-assault\/\">Criminal justice alum analyzes data to help reduce sexual assault<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-04T08:57:10-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 4, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Jayden Varline, a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee alum with a PhD from the Criminal Justice &amp; Criminology department, worked with professors on a number of research projects each semester, but she\u2019s most driven by her work &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"\">All News<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-uwm-report\">UWM Report <\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-c-list--border has-dates\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/for-father-and-daughter-supporting-firefighters-is-a-family-affair\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/06\/firefighters750x500-20260520_TCF_IMC_6049-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Three people stand in a row in front of a firetruck\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/for-father-and-daughter-supporting-firefighters-is-a-family-affair\/\">For father and daughter, supporting firefighters is a family affair<\/a><time class=\"post-date\">June 26, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Graduating UWM student \u2013 whose dad is the Milwaukee fire chief \u2013 finds rewards in contributing to research that aims to manage the intense stress emergency medical responders face.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-guitar-grad-performs-winners-recital-at-carnegie-hall\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/05\/guitar750x500IMG_5548-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A woman dressed in a black coat cradles a guitar while playing it in classical style.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-guitar-grad-performs-winners-recital-at-carnegie-hall\/\">UWM guitar grad performs winner\u2019s recital at Carnegie Hall<\/a><time class=\"post-date\">June 12, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Classical guitarist Leonela Alejandro is likely the program\u2019s first alum to perform solo at the legendary venue, part of a tour launched after she won the 2024 Guitar Foundation of America competition.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/from-village-roots-to-medical-research-uwm-student-charts-her-own-course\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/07\/Rashida-Parveen-biomedical-sciences-student-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Biomedical sciences master&#039;s student Rashida looks into a microscope\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/from-village-roots-to-medical-research-uwm-student-charts-her-own-course\/\">UWM alum charts her own course in medical research<\/a><time class=\"post-date\">May 27, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Biomedical sciences alum Rashida Parveen researches Lyme disease to make the world a better place and mentors other international students.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-baseball-team-heads-to-ncaa-tournament-for-first-time-in-16-years\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/05\/baseball750x500-crop-5-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A couple dozen men sit on folding chairs on a gym floor. All are clapping and cheering\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-baseball-team-heads-to-ncaa-tournament-for-first-time-in-16-years\/\">UWM baseball team heads to NCAA Tournament for first time in 16 years<\/a><time class=\"post-date\">May 26, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Joey Spence\u2019s walk-off home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning clinched the Horizon League title and the Panthers\u2019 first NCAA berth since 2010.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/ready-for-the-world-uwms-class-of-2026-graduates-and-celebrates\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/05\/graduation750x500-20260517_EH_IMC_MG_0368-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A man in commencement regalia gives a thumbs up and shows his new diploma to the camera while walking down an aisle of graduates.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/ready-for-the-world-uwms-class-of-2026-graduates-and-celebrates\/\">Ready for the world: UWM\u2019s Class of 2026 graduates and celebrates<\/a><time class=\"post-date\">May 18, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Emotions surged \u2013 joy, relief, expectation and, most of all, pride \u2013 on Sunday at the UWM Panther Arena as more than 3,200 graduates were awarded their degrees at UW-Milwaukee\u2019s 134th commencement.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-alum-brings-wound-care-expertise-to-patients-in-need\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/06\/20250407_Waves_Swoboda_AM_14-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Laura Swoboda, a wound care specialist, poses in the recovery room at Third Coast Vascular in Milwaukee where they work\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-alum-brings-wound-care-expertise-to-patients-in-need\/\">UWM alum brings wound care expertise to patients in need<\/a><time class=\"post-date\">May 13, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">UWM alum Laura Swoboda traveled to Gaza to provide medical care. 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