Good for a laugh: Grad student analyzes the impact of laugh tracks

If you’ve ever watched a rerun of “Friends,” “Seinfeld,” or “The Big Bang Theory,” you’ve heard either a laugh track or a live studio audience guffawing along with a joke on screen. But do those laugh tracks and studio audiences …

Three STEM students pursued their passions at UWM by always dreaming bigger

These stories are part of the “Always Dream Bigger” series, written to celebrate the inauguration of UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Thomas Gibson. Gibson’s own path in life exceeded his earliest expectations, and he encourages students to seek out new opportunities. The UWM students …

Biology Department opens Mini Museum Lapham Hall(way)

Any student who has ever taken classes in Lapham Hall will recall – perhaps with a shudder – the hallway off the main entrance lined with display cases crowded with old taxidermy animals. “This was sad. It was sad for …

Department Update: Political Science

For the fourth time in its history, UW-Milwaukee’s Epsilon Xi chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honors Society, has been awarded a Best Chapter Award for 2025-2026 by the national organization of Pi Sigma Alpha. In addition, Epsilon …

What can you do with an economics major?

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, …

UWM graduate bridges the gap between technology and English

As a kid, Alanda Jackson always had her nose in a book. English was her favorite subject in high school, where she filled her schedule with AP English and creative writing courses. When it came time to decide on a major …

What can you do with a classics major?

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, …

L&S alumni are getting down to business

It takes determination, perseverence, and hard work to open and run a business – and having a degree from the UWM College of Letters & Science doesn’t hurt either. L&S alums have long been an intrinsic part of Milwaukee’s small …