When Panthers mentor Panthers

Natalie Hernandez felt disconnected. It was fall 2020, COVID-19 was in full swing and she was taking virtual UWM courses from her parents’ home in Illinois. She was also doubting whether she should continue pursuing her architecture major. Then came …

New grant to assist in high-performance computing research

An interdisciplinary team of UWM faculty is leading a paid summer school in 2023 to train students in how to integrate machine learning, computational methods, high-performance computing and cyberinfrastructure into a variety of research problems. With backing from the National …

Professor’s podcast parses psychology in “The Patient”

The first episode of Hulu’s “The Patient” opens on Alan, played by Steve Carrell, waking up in a basement bedroom. He sits up and stares in horror as he realizes there is a cuff and chain around his ankle, holding …

New era of discovery begins with James Webb telescope

The world is buzzing about the James Webb Space Telescope. Launched on Dec. 25, 2021, Webb takes us into the next phase of space discovery much like the Hubble Space Telescope became a game-changer in the 1990s. After several months …

Alzheimer’s Association supports research at UWM

Women are at a higher risk than men of developing Alzheimer’s disease. So are people who carry a particular variant of a gene that everyone has, called APOE. With a $300,000 research grant from the Alzheimer’s Association, a team of …

Students discuss the issues with Gov. Evers

Ernesto Parra felt honored when one of his political science professors asked him if he would like to take part in a student roundtable discussion with Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, who visited UWM on Tuesday. “I wasn’t going to turn …

Students surprised with VP Harris visit

For Javier Retana Jr., the chance to meet and talk to the vice president of the United States was an honor and a chance to represent the Latino community. Retana, a UWM senior in civil engineering from Kenosha, is a …

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