Student Stories
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
Restaurant sanitation grading system algorithm created by EMBA students
By Anthony Mandella For UWM Report The Milwaukee Health Department has implemented a new grading system for food establishments citywide, using an algorithm developed by UWM students. Chad Boeckman, Phil Deeken, Andrew Lochowicz and Karen Nelson, four students in UWM’s... Read More
Engineering grad student is lead author of new book
By Carolyn Bucior College of Engineering & Applied Science Senior Marketing Specialist It is the rare doctoral student who is the principal author of a book. Yet Emad Omrani—a doctoral student in materials science and engineering—not only accomplished this, he... Read More
First ‘Love Kindness’ Award goes to UWM graduate student
Graduate student Jacarrie Carr (left) and Mike Robertson By Kathy Quirk UWM Communication & Media Relations Mike Robertson saw a need for honoring kindness as part of a university education. “You see awards for literacy, for athletics, for acting, but... Read More
UWM-developed app helps protect patients’ brains during surgery
UWM computer science graduate student Chase Letteney designed some of the app’s more complex functions. By Laura Otto, Communication & Media Relations The work of some UWM students is literally helping make people’s lives better. The students in UWM’s App... Read More
Graduate student research fuels UWM’s culture of innovation
Graduate student inquiry forms the backbone of UWM’s productivity as a research institution. And the quality of that work has paid off. Last year UWM was named one of the nation’s top 115 research universities as recognized by the Carnegie... Read More