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Nathan Salowitz, associate professor, mechanical engineering, was a guest on a TMJ4 segment on April 25, where he discussed how the late NASCAR Hall of Fame member Alan Kulwicki (\u201977 Mechanical Engineering) used his UWM degree to change the game on the racetrack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kulwicki\u2019s legacy lives on at UWM\u2019s College of Engineering & Applied Science, Salowitz said, through a scholarship fund that Kulwicki\u2019s family established in his name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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