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28th Annual Student Research Forum, Spring 2026

May 8 @ 11:30 am - 4:00 pm
Milwaukee City Hall clock tower

This year’s keynote speaker is Bench Ansfield (Assistant Professor of History, Temple University and an urban historian of racial capitalism), author of Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City (W. W. Norton, 2025).

This year’s event also includes a juried senior capstone and graduate student poster session following a buffet lunch, a USP alumni panel where students can hear from and connect with practitioners working in Milwaukee across a variety of fields in the public and private sector, an awards ceremony, and a reception following the keynote presentation.

Event Details:
Date: Friday, May 8, 2026
Time: 11:30 – 4:00 PM
Location: UWM Student Union Alumni Fireside Lounge (2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, 53211)

Agenda:

  • 11:15-11:30AM: Registration
  • 11:30-12:00 PM: Buffet Lunch
  • 12:00-1:30 PM: Juried Poster Session
  • 1:30 – 2:30 PM: Alumni Panel
  • 2:45– 3:00 PM: Awards Ceremony
  • 3:00 – 4:00 PM: Keynote Speaker Presentation
  • 4:00-4:30 PM: Reception and Refreshments

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