Undergraduate places at national metalcasting research competition

Congratulations to Flavio Toma, an undergraduate mechanical engineering student and research assistant at the UWM Foundry Lab for winning second place and a prize of $750 at a national competition showcasing original metalcasting research. The International Journal of Metalcasting’s Foundry …

Senior Design winning teams honored at Order of the Engineer

Congratulations to all the senior design teams, and the winning group, by department, honored at the Order of the Engineer ceremony on May 16. Senior Design courses provide experiential learning for students that includes teamwork, communication, and project management. The …

It’s a family affair for one graduate, Fox 6 News reports

Congratulations to Will Peters who graduated with honors with a bachelor’s degree in computer science and as a commissioned officer in the Wisconsin Army National Guard. WITI-TV News, Fox 6 Milwaukee, featured Will and his mother, Mary Peters, who also …

NMDSI funds five through its Student Research Scholars Program

The Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute (NMDSI) has awarded five graduate students from the college funding through the organization’s summer Student Research Scholars Program. Launched in 2023, the program helps student researchers gain practical experience working on interdisciplinary projects at …

Choosing UWM: A full-circle Mother’s Day story

When Priya Premnath arrived in Milwaukee to begin her career as an assistant professor, she wasn’t thinking about her family history. Fresh from a postdoctoral position in Canada, her focus was simple: find the right job. But her arrival quietly …

CEAS poster competition and 3MT winners light up the Union

Hats off to the nearly 100 students who put their research and experiential learning discoveries on display at the college’s Poster Competition & Three Minute Thesis on April 25. Of the 96 poster entries, 65 were from graduate students, 20 …

Mechanical engineering doctoral student conquered 3MT 2026

Abdallah Benelmadjat, PhD student in mechanical engineering, took the top prize in the “Three-Minute Thesis (3MT)” by explaining his research to a general audience in just three minutes and using only one static PowerPoint tile. 3MT, founded by the University …