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Without Jewish American women, we would have no Barbie dolls, far less modern art, and less-interesting ritual objects. Through the stories of women artists, crafters, and other creators, this talk sheds light on Jewish American life by focusing on how …
Thursday April 10th, 11:30am-12:30pm in Curtin 535B or virtually on Teams. Presented by Dr. Nan Kim, Associate Professor in the Department of History. Link for Teams Meeting ID: 239 361 345 405 Passcode: Kf68yY6E
Presented by The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, with UWM Union Student Involvement and Union Cinema UWM’s Latin American Film Series (LAFS) returns this April for its 46th year, showcasing recent feature-length films from across Latin America and …
Department of Geography's Harold and Florence Mayer Lecture Digital Geographies & the City: Methodologies of Hope Professor Sarah Elwood (Department of Geography, University of Washington) April 11, 2025 2:30-3:30pm AGSL Digital Geographies & The City: Methodologies of Hope In many …
Join the Center for 21st Century Studies and Slow Growing in the Time of Trees for a generative writing workshop about art and the most generative of living things: fungi. Come with a writing implement and paper, or birch bark, …
We are often given mixed signals about the relationship between our responsibility to take action to address climate change and our sense of time. Is there a climate crisis that is so urgent that we must take whatever measures are …
We would like to invite you to our Spring Asia in Conversation Series. The conversation is on Friday, April 25th, from 3:30-5:00 pm CST, on Zoom. Dr. Hamid Ouali, Professor, Department of Linguistics and Dr. Fahed Masalkhi, Arabic Program Coordinator, …
“Demoted” is an exhibition featuring research by UWM undergraduate Art History students from the Fall 2024 colloquium taught by Associate Professor Richard Leson. The paintings in this exhibit raise questions about authenticity, value, and the ethical implications of traditional art-historical …
Join us for the 27th Annual Student Research Forum, a collaborative event bringing together community members, university scholars, students, and city officials to discuss community engagement, neighborhood collaboration, and urban development and policy change. As part of this year’s Student …
The Leonard E. Parker Center for Gravitation, Cosmology and Astrophysics, in partnership with the Manfred Olson Planetarium, invites you to an evening with Dr. Patrick Brady and friends as they discuss what we have learned about black holes and neutron …
Please stop by as your schedule allows and join us for this fall's Global Works Career Fair. It's a great opportunity to network, learn about global careers and internships, and hear from the experts!
Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on mental health, games, and the therapeutic use of RPGs! Featuring Brian Thomas, Anthropology PhD candidate at UWM Everyone is welcome!
Speaker: Professor Dawn Erb of the UWM Center for Gravitation, Cosmology, and Astrophysics The Leonard E. Parker Center for Gravitation, Cosmology and Astrophysics, in partnership with the Manfred Olson Planetarium, invites you to an evening with UWM Professor Dawn Erb …
Overview Join the Center for 21st Century Studies (C21) at UW-Milwaukee for a panel discussion that explores how Milwaukeeans and MKE organizations might sustain, expand, and care for the humanities across our city. In October 2024, the Consortium for Humanities …
Come explore urban geology and the Milwaukee localities where Thomas A. Greene collected fossils! This is the only time of the year that the public can tour Greene’s entire collection of 65,000 fossils & 15,000 minerals! Keynote Speakers: Rob Graziano, …
The Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey has recently published a new 1:500,000 scale map of the Quaternary Geology of Wisconsin. Dr. J. Elmo Rawling will discuss Wisconsin’s Quaternary geology with an emphasis on lithostratigraphy, cartography and geodatabase schema.
The UWM Creatuve Writing Program Graduate Student-Faculty Series: United We Read will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, November 14 at Boswell Book Company (2559 N. Downer Avenue) with Sam Wingfield-Karpowitz, Sophie Nunberg, Kurt Olsson, and Prof. Katharine Beutner. …
Prompting isn’t just for ChatGPT. In this workshop, we’ll return our attention to older ways of writing and thinking that get hijacked by – but are also prototypes for – contemporary productivity models. The first ten attendees to register will …
The American flag originated as an act of protest. That status intensified in the second half of the twentieth century, as protest movements have used and manipulated the flag in provocative ways. Activists and artists have continued to mobilize the …
Join us at the Coffeeshop Astrophysics for a series of informal public lectures given by graduate students and postdocs from the UWM Physics Department. The talks are designed to promote scientific outreach to the broader Milwaukee community. Our talks are …
This exhibition explores the ways that religion has been deeply interwoven into the iconography of the United States. Historically, the term ‘icon’ (Greek for ‘image’) is associated with Christian traditions, aligning most notably with venerated religious figures. Today, ‘icon’ is …
The American flag originated as an act of protest. That status intensified in the second half of the twentieth century, as protest movements have used and manipulated the flag in provocative ways. Activists and artists have continued to mobilize the …
Artists Sasha Stiles and Nathaniel Stern install their show Generation to Generation: Conversing with Kindred Technologies for a week-long run at Kenilworth Square East Gallery from February 12 to 20. AI is a transformational force in human history, akin to the rise …
Artists Sasha Stiles and Nathaniel Stern install their show Generation to Generation: Conversing with Kindred Technologies for a week-long run at Kenilworth Square East Gallery from February 12 to 20. Join Stern, Stiles, and The Brooklyn Rail editor-at-large Charlotte Kent for a workshop, gallery …
Join us for the 29th Annual Festival of Films in French which showcases stories of resistance, artistic expression, justice, and freedom. The Festival of Films in French returns this February with an array of contemporary and classic fiction, animation and …
United We Read - UWM Creative Writing Graduate Program Student-Faculty Series February 13, 2026 Woodland Pattern (720 E. Locust Street) 7:00-8:15 p.m. With: Chelsea Tokuno-Lynk, Sam Niven Jessica Lynn Drake-Thomas Prof. Valerie Laken Free and Open to the Public
Darwin Day is a public outreach event celebrating the life and times of one of the most brilliant and influential Victorian naturalists, Charles R. Darwin. Darwin was an avid geologist and biologist who most famously developed the theory of natural …
Jorge Luis Borges famously claimed himself to be the first hispano to embark upon the odyssey of reading and reviewing James Joyce’s Ulysses (1922). Along with his 1925 review, he also translated the last two pages of the novel, Molly …
Join us for the 29th Annual Festival of Films in French which showcases stories of resistance, artistic expression, justice, and freedom. The Festival of Films in French returns this February with an array of contemporary and classic fiction, animation and …
Join us on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 6:00 p.m. for an evening of food, film, and connection. Our guests are Professor and licensed therapist Julia Roncoroni (University of Denver; Cocina Libre founder) and James Beard finalist Chef Gregory León (Amilinda …
Participating institutions: UWM, Carthage College, and Milwaukee Doyokai Sponsors: Anime Milwaukee, Japan Foundation Los Angeles, Milwaukee Japanese Association, Japan America Society of Wisconsin, and UWM Department of World Languages and Cultures
Join the Center for 21st Century Studies (C21) on March 12 for an artist talk with Kite (a.k.a. Suzanne Kite), an Oglála Lakȟóta artist, composer, and scholar. Her groundbreaking scholarship and practice investigate contemporary Lakota ontologies through research-creation, computational media, and performance. Kite develops body interfaces for machine learning-driven performance, …
Learn how the Vera C. Rubin Observatory and its 3.2 Gpix camera will change our view of the Universe. The Leonard E. Parker Center for Gravitation, Cosmology and Astrophysics, in partnership with the Manfred Olson Planetarium, invites you to an …
Faye Greenberg Sigman “Woman of Valor” Lecture Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 7:00 pm Golda Meir Library, 4th Floor or via Zoom Register at https://bit.ly/3VmLcxE This talk examines trends in the way Jewish institutions have typically “counted” Jewish engagement in …
W(rites) of Spring calls us to communicate at the speed of a flower’s unfurling. Rooted in the implosion work central to Mia Rimmer’s interdisciplinary practice, this nature walk and writing workshop at Havenwoods State Forest invites us to notice the …
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, in partnership with UWM Union Student Involvement and Union Cinema, presents: 47th Annual Latin American Film Series March 31-April 4, 2026 UW-Milwaukee Union Cinema (2200 E. Kenwood Blvd.) Free admission to all! …
Hosted by the Center for 21st Century Studies and Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP) co-founder Milo Miller, this workshop will blend mindfulness and creative writing to explore themes of slowing down, radical self-care, critical disability studies, and fostering networks of mutual support …
Presented by Prof. Steve Butler, Morrill, Professor of Mathematics at Iowa State University Mathematics is a language which can help us describe and explore patterns. One source of patterns that mathematicians have been exploring comes from juggling (the tossing of …
Presented by Dr. Ian Owens Thursday, April 9, 2026 5:00-6:00 pm, Reception to Follow Ball Room - UWM Student Union 2200 East Kenwood Blvd. > RSVP Encouraged It’s an exciting time to be a natural historian! New technologies are revolutionizing …
Bart Adrian, Senior Lecturer in Atmospheric Science and Mathematics, will be speaking on the topic Climate Change: Science and Faith Perspectives. Bart will be presenting at the meeting of the Greater Milwaukee Chapter of the American Meteorological Society on Thursday, …
The College of Letters & Science is hosting an exploring majors fair this spring! Come learn more about the programs in the College of Letters & Science. We offer a broad range of programs - natural science, humanities, and social …
WLC Speaker Series Davorin J. Odrcic ”The Law Behind Mass ICE Arrests and Detention” Since January of 2025 the manner and intensity of ICE arrests and detention have changed dramatically compared to prior administrations. Attorney Odrcic will explain the legal …
Presented by Dr. Joe Trotter Jr. Friday, April 17, 2026 4:30 - 6:00 p.m., Reception to Follow Alumni Fireside Lounge - UWM Student Union 2200 East Kenwood Blvd. Dr. Joe William Trotter, Jr. is the Giant Eagle University Professor of …
In celebration of Earth Week, the NWQ Biological Sciences Greenhouse will hold its 8th annual Open House. Enjoy and explore our unique instructional collection, look at plants from a new perspective, and learn about the cutting-edge NSF and USDA funding taking place in the facility. Free …
Please join us as we welcome the new Director of the Milwaukee Art Museum! Since the dawn of civilization, people have turned to art to make sense of the world around them. From Pliny the Elder’s account of artistic progress …
Join the Center for 21st Century Studies for a walk with the Human Club to explore the Little Free Libraries in our campus community! We will start our journey at the UWM Center for Student Experience and Talent in the Student Union. Then, …
Fresh Air’s Tonya Mosley joins WUWM’s Eric Von Fellow and UWM alumna, Maria Peralta-Arellano for an insightful discussion on their journeys as journalists. From reporting in local communities to covering national conversations, through their experiences, they will explore the challenges, …
Join the Japanese Program for our annual Spring Festival! Enjoy games, activities, entertaining performances by our wonderful students, and showcases of work by students in the Japanese Program.
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). They are a historian …
