Welcome Sarah Blackowski; Expert in engineering education

UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science has hired its first designated expert in engineering education. Sarah Blackowski joined the college in August, bringing expertise in increasing student engagement in the classroom, preparing first-generation and minority students for engineering degrees, …

Donor spotlight: Dr. Philip F. Judy

In May, Dr. Philip F. Judy made a blended gift consisting of a cash gift combined with an estate gift to establish the Philip F. Judy Biomedical Engineering Fund to support biomedical engineering research and fellowships at the UWM College …

First full-ride Nadella scholarships awarded at UWM

Nine recent graduates from Milwaukee high schools are the first to be awarded full-ride scholarships to UW-Milwaukee to study computer science, data science and information technology funded through a gift from UWM alumnus and Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella …

In memoriam: Leonard Levine

Leonard (“Len”) Levine, professor emeritus, electrical engineering and computer science, passed away peacefully on May 25 at the age of 89. Levine’s contributions to UWM and its College of Engineering & Applied Science were enormous during his more than 30 …

Renewable energy expert Deyang Qu named UWM Distinguished Professor

Deyang Qu, an internationally recognized energy-storage and renewable energy expert, was named a UWM Distinguished Professor in May. Qu is a Johnson Controls Endowed Professorship in Energy Storage Research and is chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering in UWM’s …