Spectrum News features UWM’s Connected Systems Institute
Shamar Webster, a computer science master’s student, was featured in a May 22 Spectrum News segment “UWM Connected Systems Institute seeks to move manufacturing forward.” Watch or read
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With funding from Satya and Anu Nadella, 10 Milwaukee high school students receive full-ride scholarships to UWM; 8 plan to study computer science
They are proud to be heading to college and setting examples for younger siblings. They play guitar, design clothing, volunteer at food pantries and perform improv comedy. They recognize the sacrifices made by their parents. Meet the recent graduates from… Read more
UWM researchers develop spray-on coating that repels, deactivates airborne pathogens
When UWM temporarily shuttered buildings in spring 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one team of researchers began their groundbreaking work on the empty campus. That team has now completed their project, funded in April 2020 by a $198,326… Read more
raSmith’s Stollenwerk honored with Impact Award
Congratulations to Genevieve Stollenwerk (’16 BS Civil Engineering), who received the American Public Works Association Wisconsin Chapter 2023 Outstanding New Member Impact Award. Stollenwerk works at raSmith. The award recognizes new or young APWA-WI members who have demonstrated an initial… Read more
UWM students land jobs before graduation
It’s not unusual for UWM students to graduate with a job in hand thanks to connections made through internships, field study placements and other practical experience. This gallery introduces you to just a few of the May 2023 graduates campuswide… Read more
Park works on replacing the most potent greenhouse gas of all
Chanyeop Park, assistant professor, electrical engineering, is working with researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology to develop and test an environmentally neutral alternative to the substance currently used in high-voltage electrical distribution equipment. As infrastructure ages, the substance—sulfur hexafluoride—is becoming… Read more
In their senior design project, UWM engineering students turn $72 investment into $43,000 in savings for Milwaukee-area company
In their senior year, all students at UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science team up and partner with industry representatives to solve real-world problems. These problems aren’t easy to solve, but UWM students have knocked it out of the… Read more
293 engineering and computer science students set to earn their degrees from UWM
UWM will award about 3,400 degrees at its 128th commencement on Sunday, May 21, at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, 400 W. Kilbourn Ave. Congratulations to the 293 College of Engineering & Computer Science students who will be awarded bachelor’s, master’s… Read more
Student organization on construction leadership recognized for exceptional contributions to campus life
UWM’s annual Student Excellence Awards—held this year on May 1—formally recognize students who have exhibited leadership and exceptional contributions to life at UWM. Congratulations to the five student officers—Chandler Baures, Ashley Drzewiecki, Julie Gunkel, Joe Kraimer and Cayla Robinson—who led… Read more
Engineering grad Bill Paczkowski wins second prize and $5K in entrepreneurial contest at Lubar College of Business
Congratulations to Bill Paczkowski (’22 Electrical Engineering), who won second prize and $5,000 in the La Macchia New Venture Business Plan Competition at UWM’s Lubar College of Business. Paczkowski presented his plan for Smart Count, a high-tech solutions platform that… Read more