Mathematics student gives new insight on NBA home-court advantage

If you’re a team in the National Basketball Association, there’s no place like home. Historically, home teams have won about 60 percent of their games. Although the significance of NBA home-court advantage has fluctuated from season to season and has …

Social media is changing the nature of the political concession speech

While elections may determine winners and losers, the concession speech typically brings a symbolic end to a political campaign. There are no legal or constitutional requirements for losing candidates to concede. Rather, concession speeches grew into rituals on election night …

UWM receives $980,000 to increase diversity in sciences

The Greater Milwaukee Foundation has given the UWM Foundation a $980,000 grant to increase diversity among faculty members and graduate students. The grant benefits the College of Letters & Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The five-year award, given through …

Journalism grad covers Milwaukee during COVID

It’s no newsroom, but Tony Atkins’ living room has been serving as a fine replacement for the bright lights of the TMJ4 television studio. Like all news reporters, Atkins, a news correspondent for channel TMJ4, has had to adapt to …

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