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  • Math Colloquium: Parabolic System of Aggregation Formation in Bacterial Colonies

    UWM EMS Building, Room E495 3200 N. Cramer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    The goal of this talk is to study a fourth-order nonlinear parabolic system with dispersion for describing bacterial aggregation. Analytical solution of traveling wave is found by taking into account the dispersion coefficient. Numerically, we demonstrate that the initial concentration …

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  • Math Colloquium: Baby Mandelbrot Sets for Maximally Generalized McMullen Maps

    UWM EMS Building, Room E495 3200 N. Cramer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Presented by Dr. Daniel Stoertz, Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics at St. Olaf College. In Complex Dynamics, we study the iteration of holomorphic or meromorphic functions on the complex plane or the Riemann sphere. Of particular interest is the behavior …

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  • Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) Open House

    UWM Northwest Quad B2479 2025 East Newport Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    CLACS welcomes all guests to catch up with colleagues and students and meet the new Associate Director, Monica VanBladel. Light refreshments will be provided. Dr. Monica VanBladel starts at UWM on September 25th. Monica comes to UWM with a rich …

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  • From malaria to chatGPT: the birth and strange life of the random walk

    UWM Chemistry Building - Room 108 2000 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, United States

    The Dean's Distinguished Lecture in the Natural Sciences for 2024 features Professor Jordan S. Ellenberg from UW-Madison. The “random walk” is a mathematical concept which underlies the way scientists now think about everything from stock markets to Wisconsin’s legislative districts …

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  • Math Colloquium: Long-Time Behaviors of Stochastic Linear-Quadratic Optimal Control Problems

    UWM EMS Building, Room E495 3200 N. Cramer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Presented by Prof. Qingshuo Song, associate professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. In this talk, we will discuss the asymptotic behavior of the solution to a linear-quadratic stochastic optimal control problems. By establishing a connection between the ergodic cost problem and …

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  • UWM Gallery Night

    Explore galleries across UWM’s campus with six exhibitions to peruse. Celebrate the work of Milwaukee’s Latine-identified artists at Union Art Gallery. Think politics with two shows that examine the ways we engage with modern political systems. Check out pins and …

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  • How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them

    UWM Union Wisconsin Room 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Join us for an engaging event hosted by the nonpartisan organization United to Preserve: Democracy and the Rule of Law and sponsored by UWM College of Letters & Science. The 2024 Dean's Social Impact Lecture will feature Barbara F. Walter, …

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  • A conversation with translator Denise Kripper

    UWM Lubar Entrepreneurship Center 2100 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Denise Kripper is a translation studies scholar, author, literary translator, and associate professor of Spanish at Lake Forest College. In person or via Zoom: https://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/j/98120350254?pwd=9Qfz1huX6mP8emmO8bMQdjZMaEFpwD.1#success

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  • Creative Writing Program Visiting Writer: Mecca Jamilah Sullivan

    TBD UWM Campus, Exact Room To Be Determined, WI, United States

    Mecca Jamilah Sullivan is the visiting writing for Fall 2024. Mecca is an award-winning fiction writer and critic. The craft talk will be at 3 pm and a reading and Q&A will be at 7 pm. Mecca Jamilah Sullivan’s fiction …

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  • Living on the Edge: Armenian art and the margins of art history

    UWM Mitchell Hall, Room 195 3203 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    The 2024 Friends of Art History Lecture marks the 60th anniversary of the Department of Art History at UWM. Our speaker is Professor Christina Maranci of Harvard University (Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, Department of History of Art …

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  • Indigeneity and Writing: Rethinking Indigenismo in Early 20th Century Latin America

    UWM Golda Meir Library, AGS Library (3rd Floor, East Wing) 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Presented by Jorge Coronado, Professor of Latin American and Andean Literatures, Co-Director, Andean Cultures & Histories at Northwestern University. In this talk, Professor Coronado reconsiders the scholarly frameworks within which we locate indigenista literature, arguably the broadest literary movement in …

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  • Natural Treasures of Milwaukee: The Story of the Thomas A. Greene Geological Collection

    UWM Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex, Room 1150 3135 N. Maryland Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Join us to celebrate the Natural Treasures of Milwaukee and the Story of Thomas A. Greene, one of Wisconsin's most prolific naturalists. Hear UWM alumnus, Dr. Don Mikulic, discuss Thomas Greene, his amazing collection and its scientific and historical value …

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  • Happy Cows: Human-Environment Networks in Agriculture

    UWM Golda Meir Library, AGS Library (3rd Floor, East Wing) 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    The 2024 Harold and Florence Mayer Lecture Agriculture is considered multifunctional when it produces standard commodity goods alongside a broader range of human and ecological services. The degree to which agriculture is successfully multifunctional owes much to feedback among individual …

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  • Literature in the Age of Automated Cognition

    UWM Union Wisconsin Room 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    The 2024 Dean's Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities welcomes Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar, returning to Wisconsin after having grown up in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Ayad Akhtar is a novelist and playwright. His work has been published and performed in over …

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  • Lacrosse Book Talk: Haudenosaunee Women Lacrosse Players: Making Meaning Through Rematriation

    Marquette University Alumni Memorial Union 1442 West Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Since the 1970s, lacrosse has become one of the fastest-growing sports in North America, and Haudenosaunee communities have worked at the international level to claim lacrosse as an important part of Haudenosaunee culture and tradition. Lacrosse is also known as …

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  • Muslims in Milwaukee: Place, Relationality, Activism

    UWM Curtin Hall, Room 175 3243 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    A panel presentation with UWM scholars, drawing upon a multi-year community collaboration and ethnographic work within the Muslim Milwaukee Project. The panelists will discuss highlights on demographics and community-building, reflections on positionality and relationality, and different expressions of activism. Panelists …

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  • Modern Impacts: Celebrating 50 Years of the Rosenberg Collection at UWM

    Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Modern Impacts: Celebrating 50 Years of the Rosenberg Collection at UWM honors the fiftieth anniversary of the foundational bequest of the Blanche and Henry Rosenberg Art Collection to UWM. In 1974, the UWM Art Collection was much like the young …

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  • The Grenada frog: Long term monitoring, mapping, outreach and conservation

    UWM Golda Meir Library, AGS Library (3rd Floor, East Wing) 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Presented by Professor Emily Latch & Billie Harrison, Biological Sciences, UW-Milwaukee. The island of Grenada is home to only two endemic terrestrial vertebrates, the Grenada Dove (Leptotila wellsi) and the Grenada Frog (Pristimantis euphronides). Both are Critically Endangered (IUCN Red …

  • Teaching English Abroad and Locally

    Learn how you can develop skills by working as an English teacher during or after completing your university studies! Featuring UWM alumni who have experience, and current opportunities for students to start the process now!

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  • Language Works

    UWM Lubar Entrepreneurship Center 2100 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    9 out of 10 U.S. employers rely on employees with language skills other than English (Source: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 2019) 56% of U.S. employers say their demand for employees with language skills other than English …

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  • Careers & Internships with U.S. State Department

    UWM Lubar Entrepreneurship Center 2100 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Midwest diplomat-in-residence Susan Falatko will be at UWM to discuss career and internship opportunities with the US Department of State. There are a wide variety of career and internship paths with the Department of State so this is a great …

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  • Julia Lovejoy Cuniberti: The Midwesterner who Adapted Italian Culinary Traditions for American Kitchens

    UWM Curtin Hall, Room 175 3243 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Join us during "Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World" (November 16-22) for a talk by Grazia Menechella (Italian, UW-Madison). Prof. Menechella will explore Julia Lovejoy Cuniberti’s Practical Italian Recipes for American Kitchens (1917), a pioneering cookbook that introduced …

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  • Data you can use: Engaging Communities with Data and Mapping

    UWM Golda Meir Library, AGS Library (3rd Floor, East Wing) 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    A Department of Geography colloquium with Amy Rohan and Amanda Beavin from the Milwaukee organization, Data You Can Use.

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  • Puerto Rican bomba: free drum-and-dance workshop

    UWM Zelazo Center, Room 250 2419 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    De-stress with a drum-and-dance workshop as we wrap up the semester! Join renowned percussionist and Bembé Artist-in-Residence Beto Torrens for a hands-on workshop on Puerto Rican bomba, an Afro-Indigenous genre that is the island's oldest music and dance tradition. Try …

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  • Il Circolo Italiano

    Il Circolo Italiano
    UWM Curtin Hall, Room 766 3243 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Learn more about the UWM's Italian program and Italian culture, and engage in Italian conversation. This is a great opportunity to practice your informal Italian language skills. All levels welcome! Five Wednesdays throughout the Fall 2024 semester: Sept. 25 Oct. …

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  • Japanese Conversation Table

    Japanese Conversation Table
    UWM Language Oasis - Curtin 187 3243 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Practice your Japanese language skills with other students. Informal conversation is great practice and an opportunity to meet fellow students. Open to majors, minors and any student interested in Japanese language. Every Thursday during the fall semester up until finals …

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  • Revolutionary Realism: Prints and Portraits after the Mexican Revolution – Art Exhibition Opening Reception

    Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Revolutionary Realism: Prints and Portraits after the Mexican Revolution explores the traditions of print and portraiture in 20th-century Mexico and their influence in other Latin American countries. This exhibition examines the visual language of revolution, labor, and identity following the …

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  • Listening for ‘Undesirables’ and Other Archival Voices

    UWM Curtin Hall, Room 181 3243 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    A workshop with Dr. Jennifer Boittin, Professor of Global History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jennifer Boittin is the Frank Porter Graham Distinguished Professor of Global History at UNC. She received her PhD in History from Yale University …

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  • From 20th-Century ‘Undesirables’ to the 2024 Paris Olympics: Women Defying French Colonial Policing

    UWM Union Alumni Fireside Lounge 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    A presentation by Dr. Jennifer Boittin, Professor of Global History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Teams option also available. Email wgs@uwm.edu for the link or for more information. Jennifer Boittin is the Frank Porter Graham Distinguished Professor of …

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  • Revolutionary Realism: Prints and Portraits after the Mexican Revolution – Art Exhibition

    Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Revolutionary Realism: Prints and Portraits after the Mexican Revolution explores the traditions of print and portraiture in 20th-century Mexico and their influence in other Latin American countries. This exhibition examines the visual language of revolution, labor, and identity following the …

    Free
  • Studying Successful Doctoral Students from Underrepresented Groups

    UWM EMS Building, Room E495 3200 N. Cramer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    In this talk, we will share early findings from an NSF study of 75 doctoral students and recent PhDs in mathematics from underrepresented groups. The project has conducted in-depth, semi-structured interviews with four cohorts: newly accepted students, early graduate students …

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  • Beyond Borders: Writing as Activism & Healing

    UWM Golda Meir Library, 4th Floor Conference Center 2311 East Hartford Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Hear from Reyna Grande, author of the bestselling memoirs The Distance Between Us (Atria, 2012) and A Dream Called Home (Atria, 2018), where she writes about her life before and after she arrived in the United States from Mexico as …

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  • Interrogating Historical Silences and Listening to the Voices of the Excluded 

    Holton Hall, G80

    Spring 2025 Symposium of the Center for Cultures and Communities, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee & the Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka Co-Sponsored by the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Topic: Interrogating Historical Silences and …

  • Welcoming Well-Being: A Chancellor Chat Event

    Student Health and Wellness Center 2025 E Newport Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    The UWM Alumni Association invites you to join us as Chancellor Mark Mone sits down with Dr. Aamir Siddiqi, the director of UW-Milwaukee’s Student Health and Wellness Center (SHAW) and members of the SHAW clinical staff, to discuss how SHAW …

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  • Black History Month Alumni Social & Trivia Night

    UWM Gasthaus 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Join the UWM Alumni Association and the Black Student Cultural Center for the Black History Month Alumni Social & Trivia Night Event. An evening of connection, in honor of Victoria Pryor. Event Schedule: 5:30 - 7 p.m. Alumni Social 7 …

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  • Alumni Panel Discussion: What Can You Do with a Geography Degree?

    American Geographical Society Library inside the Golda Meir Library (3rd Floor) 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Date: February 14, 2025 Time: 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Location: American Geographic Society Library (AGSL), UWM Golda Meir Library, Third Floor East Wing Cost: FREE Join us for an engaging alumni panel discussion hosted by the Department of Geography. …

  • Darwin Day

    Thomas A. Greene Geological Museum (Lapham 168) 3209 North Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    When: Saturday, February 15th, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Where: 3209 N Maryland Ave, Lapham Hall, Milwaukee, WI, 53211 Darwin Day is a community science outreach event celebrating the life and times of one of the most brilliant and influential …

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  • Revolutionary Realism: Prints and Portraits after the Mexican Revolution – Art Exhibition

    Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Revolutionary Realism: Prints and Portraits after the Mexican Revolution explores the traditions of print and portraiture in 20th-century Mexico and their influence in other Latin American countries. This exhibition examines the visual language of revolution, labor, and identity following the …

    Free
  • Asia in Conversation, “Media Circulations and Risky Publics”

    Virtual Event

    Darshana Sreedhar, Mini Assistant Professor in Department of Communication at University of Wisconsin-Madison; Pallavi Rao, Assistant Professor in Department of Media Studies at University of Virginia; and Lia Wolock, Assistant Professor in Department of Communication at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Friday, …

  • LACUSL Speaker Series: Prof. Anjana Mudambi

    UWM Golda Meir Library, AGS Library (3rd Floor, East Wing) 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Critically Reflexive Racialization: Building Interracial Solidarity through Research Practices Monday, February 24, 2025 3:00-4:00 PM AGSL (UWM Libraries, third floor) UW-Milwaukee Dr. Anjana Mudambi Assistant Professor of Communication, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee In this talk, I’ll share my framework of critically reflexive …

  • Demoted Exhibition Reception

    Demoted Exhibition Reception
    Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    "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 …

  • LACUSL Speaker Series: Prof. Jessica Nelson

    UWM Golda Meir Library, AGS Library (3rd Floor, East Wing) 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    “Remembered in Our Prayers”: Colonial Mexico, Philanthropy, and Public History Monday, March 31st, 2025 3:00-4:00 PM AGSL (UWM Libraries, 3rd floor) UW-Milwaukee Dr. Jessica Nelson Visiting Assistant Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee In colonial Oaxaca, Mexico, the spiritual and material …