In 2012, only 12 percent of American software engineers were female, and only 3 percent of the 1.4 million new computer science jobs projected for the next five years were expected to be filled by women educated in the United… Read More
The wave of support—from former students, colleagues, family and friends—came as a surprise to the professor affectionately addressed as K.V. Until then, K. Vairavan, professor emeritus and adjunct professor, electrical engineering and computer science, was quite happy that students were… Read More
Bicycle engineering researcher Andrew Dressel, PhD, lecturer, mechanical and civil & environmental engineering and director of the Bicycle and Motorcycle Engineering Research Laboratory Bicycle and Motorcycle Engineering Research Laboratory, will give five UWM Science Bag presentations on “Balancing Act: The Physics… Read More
Seven teams from UWM—five from the College of Engineering & Applied Science—were among the 88 winning teams in the first round of Foxconn’s Smart Cities-Smart Futures competition. (Teams are listed by team leaders.) Congratulations to the following team leaders, team members… Read More
On May 2, UWM will host the final round of a new, project-based STEM challenge currently underway that has attracted 65 students from six Milwaukee-area high schools. To support students along the way, staff members and students from the College… Read More
The college is sad to report that Gabor Karadi, emeritus professor, civil & environmental engineering, passed away Dec. 19 in Budapest, Hungary at age 94. Karadi, who was born and educated in Hungary, immigrated to the United States in the ‘60s…. Read More
The College of Engineering & Applied Science will again host Wisconsin’s FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) state championship Feb. 8-9 and is looking for volunteers from the engineering community—faculty, staff, undergraduate students, graduate students and members of the community. To get involved, contact… Read More
Milwaukee women’s soccer player Kelli Swenson has earned the highest academic honor given to a NCAA division 1 athlete. Swanson—a Wauwatosa native and UWM Civil Engineering student with a 4.0 GPA—was recently named as both GEICO Horizon League Fall Scholar-Athlete of the Season and a member of… Read More
UWM alumnus and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (’90 MS Computer Science) was recently ranked as the best CEO in the United States in a survey conducted by Comparably, a compensation, culture and career website. Read more. Nadella is remembered as… Read More
Giselle Irankunda’s story was one of three stories featured at the fall 2018 Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, December 16. Giselle and her family came to the United States seven years ago as refugees from Congo. She was almost 19 when she enrolled… Read More