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FBI to UWM: Former special agent brings a unique perspective to his PhD classes
You can find UW-Milwaukee graduates working in many of the U.S. government’s three-letter agencies: the NSA, ATF, DEA, even the CIA. It’s less common for …
L&S alumni are getting down to business
It takes determination, perseverence, and hard work to open and run a business – and having a degree from the UWM College of Letters & …
What can you do with a classics major?
Every year, graduates from the College of Letters & Science enter the workforce and begin to contribute thousands of dollars to their local, state, and …
Memories under the midnight sun: Two UWM alumni celebrate their historic climbs
John Jancik and Ken Zerbst were hooked. From the day they walked into UW-Milwaukee Professor Donn Haglund’s Northern Lands class in Sabin Hall in 1977, …

UWM neuroscience professor works to combat memory loss and dementia
Karyn Frick likes to think big. In college, she spent the summer after her junior year studying the neurobiology of memory in a lab at …
Program Update: Urban Studies
Urban Studies program's 28th Annual Student Research Forum showcases student research, recent alumni accomplishments, and an urban historian and 2026- Pulitzer Book Award finalist author …
UWM astronomer helps decipher a “Rosetta Stone” in space
A few years ago, scientists discovered an unusual astronomical phenomenon: Objects that sent short bursts of radio waves at distinct intervals, emanating from various parts …
Cross-discipline collaboration leads to compelling documentaries about Maryland Ave’s hidden cemetery
About two years ago, Maryland Avenue Montessori School discovered a long-forgotten cemetery on their school grounds. Archaeologists from UW-Milwaukee’s Anthropology Department spent months excavating the …

FBI to UWM: Former special agent brings a unique perspective to his PhD classes
You can find UW-Milwaukee graduates working in many of the U.S. government’s three-letter agencies: the NSA, ATF, DEA, even the CIA. It’s less common for …
L&S alumni are getting down to business
It takes determination, perseverence, and hard work to open and run a business – and having a degree from the UWM College of Letters & …
What can you do with a classics major?
Every year, graduates from the College of Letters & Science enter the workforce and begin to contribute thousands of dollars to their local, state, and …
Memories under the midnight sun: Two UWM alumni celebrate their historic climbs
John Jancik and Ken Zerbst were hooked. From the day they walked into UW-Milwaukee Professor Donn Haglund’s Northern Lands class in Sabin Hall in 1977, …