Alumna’s ‘tiny zoo’ aims to quell fears about creepy creatures

Forget about the canary in the coal mine. Reptiles and amphibians are excellent guides – indicator species – showing the initial impacts of long-term environmental change. That’s why it’s important for people to overcome the stigma often attached to these …

WUWM announces David Lee as new general manager

David Lee has been appointed the new director and general manager of WUWM 89.7 FM – Milwaukee’s NPR. He joins WUWM as the station and the NPR Network ecosystem continue their important work to leverage longstanding strengths while exploring innovative …

Awards given to aid collaborative research to address poverty in Milwaukee

UWM has joined with Marquette University and the Johnson Controls Foundation to fund three interdisciplinary research projects through the “President’s and Chancellor’s Challenge: A Crosstown Collaboration to Address Poverty.” Research teams comprise faculty, staff and students from both institutions along …

The art of psychology: Student research explores the human mind

What you need to know: • Maggie Kennedy is double-majoring in psychology and art history. Her latest research examines the human mind as portrayed through art. • The Isenheim Altarpiece, for example, shows insight into mental health and disease treatment …

UWM Land Acknowledgement: We acknowledge in Milwaukee that we are on traditional Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk and Menominee homeland along the southwest shores of Michigami, North America’s largest system of freshwater lakes, where the Milwaukee, Menominee and Kinnickinnic rivers meet and the people of Wisconsin’s sovereign Anishinaabe, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Oneida and Mohican nations remain present.   |   To learn more, visit the Electa Quinney Institute website.