Three faculty members have been named UWM distinguished professors by a panel of current faculty holding that title. The addition brings the current active number in this prestigious group to 24. Derek Counts, in the College of Letters & Science, …
You can never learn enough about what history has to teach you. That’s why 73-year-old history graduate student Clayborn Benson, who leads the Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum, is still educating himself and others. “Mentally I wasn’t ready before, …
When it comes to continuing education in the field of nonprofit management, the No. 1 skill training that professionals are looking for is fundraising. That may seem odd, since the need is largely coming from people already employed in the …
Three UWM students have an office with one of the best views in Milwaukee. As beach ambassadors, Mikayla Walker, Gavin Schmidt and Chris Giddens patrol Bradford and McKinley beaches along Lake Michigan from Thursday through Sunday afternoons. The beach ambassadors, …
Electrically charged ions like sodium, potassium, and calcium are essential for the body’s cells to perform their functions. But, cells are surrounded by an impermeable barrier made of lipids, or fats. There are channels in the cell wall that ions …
Note: All links below go to external sites. Josh Rosenberg was eating Thai food on his couch when he won an Oscar. The award, in the “Best Short Documentary” category, was for Breakwater Studio’s film “The Queen of Basketball.” Rosenberg …
This summer, Klaudia Rixmann met a mother and son who were in desperate need of a wheelchair ramp. The adult son needed a wheelchair to get around after a surgery left him unable to walk on his own. He moved …
