Joint degree programs provide global opportunities for CYCU students

Welcome to 35 new and returning students from Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU) in Taiwan who are participating in joint academic programs with UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science.   This is the continuation of a successful partnership: the …

Faculty recognized with named professorships, fellowships

Congratulations to the following faculty members, each of whom was honored with a named professorship or named fellowship for this academic year. The awards are backed by two donor funds – Richard and Joanne Grigg and Alan D. Kulwicki. Through …

MPS high school seniors test-drive engineering at UWM

When Salman Ibrahim, a senior at Ronald Reagan High School, heard he could take a real college engineering class while still in high school — and for free — he didn’t hesitate. “This way, I can try it out and …

New cohort of Nadella Scholars announced

UWM has named its fourth cohort of full-ride Nadella Scholarship in Tech Education winners, funded through a gift from UWM alumnus and Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella (’90 MS) and his wife, Anu Nadella. Fourteen graduates of Milwaukee high …

Stern awarded funding from the National Endowment for Arts

Nathaniel Stern, professor of mechanical engineering and art & design, is principal investigator for a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support a new fellowship for autistic individuals as they transition into the workforce. The fellowship …

Concrete researcher earns Arthur R. Anderson Medal

Konstantin Sobolev, professor of civil & environmental engineering, has been awarded the Arthur R. Anderson Medal from the American Concrete Institute for his outstanding contributions to the advancement of knowledge of concrete as a construction material. Sobolev, who is the …

Spectrum News highlights researchers’ work to remove PFAS from water

New federal rules require nearly all harmful PFAS compounds to be removed from drinking water – a tough challenge with these so-called “forever chemicals.” Professor Yin Wang and Associate Professor Xiaoli Ma, civil & environmental engineering, recently discussed two innovative …