Associate professor Ashley Lemke has long been familiar with the Great Lakes region. She’s spent many summers visiting Lake Huron — but not to hike along the shore or relax on its beaches. Lemke was exploring prehistoric hunter-gatherer sites long submerged …
Kitty Morse didn’t set out to become an award-winning cookbook author and a celebrated champion of Moroccan cuisine. But when she was a student at UW-Milwaukee, her roommates asked to try some of her traditional Moroccan dishes, and one thing …
Every year, graduates from the College of Letters & Science enter the workforce and begin to contribute thousands of dollars to their local, state, and national economies. They bring the skills and knowledge they gained at UW-Milwaukee to their jobs, …
Grammy-award winning artist 2 Chainz is a rapper and songwriter from College Park, Georgia. Best known for his hit singles “I’m Different” and “The Birthday Song,” as well as other chart-topping collaborations, he’s produced seven studio albums and worked with …
More than 3,200 students became UW-Milwaukee alumni in May at the university’s 134th commencement. Hundreds of those students hail from the College of Letters & Science, and we are excited to congratulate the new graduates as they begin their journey …
A vat of sugar, cream, egg whites, and vanilla sat on the table in front of a hungry group of eighth graders. There was one ingredient left to add to turn it all into ice cream: Liquid nitrogen. “You have …
President Trump made international headlines when he announced that he wanted to acquire Greenland for the United States. Supporters pointed to Greenland’s strategic location for America’s national security and its resources of rare earth elements. Critics viewed it as imposing …
Five years ago, UW-Milwaukee debuted its accelerated bachelor’s and master’s degree program in Urban Studies and Urban Planning. Now, in a few short weeks, the first graduates of the program will walk across the stage at UWM Panther Arena and …
For more than 60 years, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Public Museum have shared a close partnership rooted in hands‑on learning and professional preparation. One opportunity made possible through this partnership is UWM graduate student participation in the museum’s recent Inside-Out Night, the …
Why would a young astronomer from India travel some 8,000 miles around the world to pursue his Ph.D. in physics? Simple. Pratyusava Baral wanted to study with the UW-Milwaukee physicists who deciphered the data for the first-ever detection of gravitational …
Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer, and it does not respond to any of the hormone therapies designed to treat other types of breast cancer. Instead, the first line of defense …
UW-Milwaukee is an access institution, meaning the university welcomes students who often face barriers to a college education. To help overcome some of those barriers, select students are invited to enroll in the First Year Bridge program, a transitional program that provides extra …
Student research is a vital component of UW-Milwaukee’s prestigious R1 Research Institution status, and the best place to see it on display is at UWM’s annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. At this year’s symposium on April 24, more than 300 students …
Each year, student researchers from across the Universities of Wisconsin gather in the Capitol to present their work at Research in the Rotunda. The event is a chance for students to speak with legislators, state government officials, and UW alumni …
The College of Letters & Science invites the UWM campus community and the public to join us for the annual Dean’s Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities and in the Natural Sciences. Dean’s Distinguished Lecture in the Natural Sciences The Revolution …
