Student Stories
Two Kinesiology PhD students receive CHS Research Awards
Graduate students in the PhD Health Sciences program Reshma James and Mukta Joshi each received a CHS Student Research Award. James received $1,392 to work on the project, “Determining the Potential Benefits of High-intensity Interval Training on Cognitive Function in... Read More
Student returns to Tanzania with Fulbright doctoral fellowship
By Kathy Quirk University Relations & Communications Allison Kotowicz’s journey to discover the world took a detour when she was an undergraduate at Beloit College. She was looking to study overseas, but somewhere where English was spoken. At a study... Read More
UWM interdisciplinary artist earns 2018 Emerging Talent Award
By Peter Hansen Graduate School Global photography website and magazine LensCulture awarded interdisciplinary artist Leah Schretenthaler a 2018 Emerging Talent Award, for her project, The Invasive Species of the Built Environment. Schretenthaler’s project—one of just 50 recognized worldwide—explores what she... Read More
Fun games, Serious Play: Gaming group spreads analysis via Twitch
By Sarah Vickery College of Letters & Science Twitch is a live-streaming Internet platform where worldwide audiences can watch gamers of any stripe playing through their favorite video and board games. Now, a collection of UWM faculty and students is... Read More
Two UWM Freshwater students win Evinrude fellowships
Emily Lou LaMartina and Erik Carlson are the two recipients of the 2018 Evinrude Water Research Excellence Fellowships. The Evinrude Water Research Excellence Fellowships are awarded every year to UWM School of Freshwater Sciences master’s or doctoral students to help... Read More
Benjamin Ruedinger Awarded Tyler S. Smith Internship
Benjamin Ruedinger, a graduate student in the UWM School of Information Studies (SOIS), has been awarded the second annual Tyler S. Smith Internship at the UWM Libraries. Funded by SOIS and the UWM Libraries, the internship honors the memory of Tyler S. Smith,... Read More
Doctoral student from Iran finds a home at UWM and in Wisconsin
Ali Bakhshinejad ran a business with his brother in Iran, but he had an itch to travel and learn. That curiosity wanderlust led to a master’s degree in Iceland and a doctorate in engineering at UWM. At UWM, he threw... Read More
Graduate student research aims to change our world
By Laura Otto Photos by Troye Fox and Pete Amland Graduate students are the workhorses of university research. Their investment in scholarly inquiry will become the foundation of their academic and professional careers. Just as important, said Graduate School dean... Read More
PhD student Patricia Torres Najera appears on CBS 58 Sunday Morning Spotlight
By Mike Strehlow From CBS 58 Sunday Morning Spotlight Mike Strehlow meets with Patricia Torres Najera, a Milwaukee mother who’s preparing to complete a lengthy journey to earn her PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee later this month. Najera is... Read More
UWM student devotes himself to community service in Milwaukee
By Anthony Mandella For UWM Report For UWM doctoral student Kitonga Alexander, community is not just a place where you live. It encompasses something more—service. Alexander’s sense of community began in the classroom. As an elementary student in Milwaukee’s Harambee... Read More