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SUMMARY:2026 Governor’s Archives Award for Archival Advocacy
DESCRIPTION:As we start the school year\, we would like to extend out a huge congratulations to a project that has received a tremendous honor. “Mapping Racism and Resistance” is the recipient of the 2026 Governor’s Archives Award for Archival Advocacy. Professor Anne Bonds from Geography and Professor Derek Handley from English have taken the lead on this project along with hundreds of community volunteers. The Wisconsin Historical Society will present the award on Friday\, August 28 at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society at 3 pm. Members of the UWM community are welcome attend to celebrate this success. \n 
URL:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/event/2026-governors-archives-award-for-archival-advocacy/
LOCATION:Wisconsin Black Historical Society\, 2620 W. Center Street\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53206\, United States
CATEGORIES:Humanities
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SUMMARY:Letters & Science Welcome Back Event
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a welcome back event hosted by the Center for Student Experience & Talent. Explore campus\, meet L&S advisors and faculty\, and get involved in fun activities! Thursday\, September 10 3:00 to 5:00 PM outside Vogel Hall.
URL:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/event/letters-science-welcome-back-event/
LOCATION:Vogel Hall\, 3253 North Downer Avenue\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Student Life,Students,UWM Campus Events
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SUMMARY:The Galactic Underworld: Finding Invisible Black Holes
DESCRIPTION:The Leonard E. Parker Center for Gravitation\, Cosmology & Astrophysics invites you to explore the dark side of our Galaxy with Professor Kareem El-Badry of the California Institute of Technology. \nBlack holes are among the most fascinating objects in the Universe\, yet most of them are completely invisible. So how do astronomers find them? Learn how the Gaia mission is revolutionizing our view of the Milky Way by measuring the motions of more than a billion stars with extraordinary precision. These measurements allow us to detect the subtle gravitational pull of unseen companions—including black holes that emit no light at all. We’ll discuss the discovery of Gaia BH1\, the first unambiguous dormant stellar-mass black hole found in the Milky Way\, and how discoveries like it are changing our understanding of how stars live\, die\, and produce black holes. We’ll also discuss how the imminent NASA Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission will carry Gaia’s work forward and even discover isolated black holes. \nKareem El-Badry is an Assistant Professor of Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology and a 2025 MacArthur Fellow. His research focuses on the formation and evolution of stars and compact objects\, particularly black holes\, neutron stars\, and white dwarfs in binary systems. He uses large astronomical surveys—including the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission—to discover rare stellar systems and to better understand how massive stars end their lives. \nPlease reserve your free spot for this event by September 8\, 2026 at https://forms.gle/hfZtmX1fa9R15dBo6
URL:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/event/the-galactic-underworld-finding-invisible-black-holes/
LOCATION:UWM Lubar Entrepreneurship Center\, 2100 E. Kenwood Blvd.\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alumni & Community,Lectures Conferences and Symposiums,Natural Sciences,Public,Students,UWM Campus Events
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SUMMARY:Center for 21st Century Studies Open House
DESCRIPTION:Join the Center for 21st Century Studies (C21) on Thursday\, September 17 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM for our annual open house\, plus a bonus digital archive launch party. \nGet to know C21 fellows\, staff\, & collaborators. Contribute to an art project about collective action. Learn more about this year’s programming theme\, Slow Action\, and our upcoming public events. Peruse the our new digital archive for C21’s Story Cart project\, featuring hundreds of interviews from everyday Milwaukeeans about food access\, the US voting system\, and the attention economy. Ask us questions about our call for graduate-led programming. Sign up for C21’s Human Club to join monthly outings to human-friendly humanities events. Enjoy great company and some delicious snacks on us. \nThis event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/event/center-for-21st-century-studies-open-house-3/
LOCATION:UWM Curtin Hall\, Room 939\, 3243 N. Downer Ave.\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Faculty and Staff,Humanities,Public,Students,UWM Campus Events
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