Documentary produced by UWM alum wins Academy Award

A UWM alum is now a two-time Oscar winner. Josh Rosenberg, a 2007 graduate in broadcast journalism, is one of the producers of “The Last Repair Shop,” which won an Academy Award on March 10 for documentary short film. “The …

Alum brings his subtitling work to UWM’s silver screen

“Song of a Dying Summer” is a coming-of-age tale by Japanese independent filmmaker Kohei Sengen, and his first feature-length film. After playing theaters in Japan, Germany, and France and being nominated for the Nippon Visions Jury Award, the film made …

UWM alums recognized with ‘40 Under 40’ honors

Diapers. Knives. Finance. Real estate development. Government relations. Homeless and endangered youth. Those are a few of the areas of accomplishment for UWM alumni who were chosen for the Milwaukee Business Journal’s annual “40 Under 40” awards, which honors Milwaukee’s brightest …

UWM alum honored with his first Grammy nomination

In 2023, the band Neutral Milk Hotel re-released a box set of the group’s complete works, including two LPs, a live album, three 7-inch singles, two 10-inch singles, two posters, and several postcards, all packed in a two-piece telescoping box. …

On the Bears beat: UWM alum shines as Chicago sports journalist

As a Wisconsin native who was raised on Packers football, Kaitlin Sharkey is working in the heart of enemy territory. Sharkey is a sports reporter and anchor for WGN TV in Chicago. Her primary beat? Covering the Chicago Bears football …

CES alumna cares for trees in Chugach National Forest, Alaska

If a forest technician falls while hiking through a forest and no one is there to see it, does her backside still hurt? Unequivocally, yes. “There is no trail where we walk,” said Riley Thomas, a forestry technician in the …

English grad’s ghost walks connect people to history and the occult

Allison Jornlin is a writer, a ghost hunter, and, in her own words, a professional weirdo. She’s also the tour developer for American Ghost Walks, a family business that takes guests on haunted history tours of cities in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, …

UWM alum stars as Philippines shock New Zealand in World Cup

UWM alum Olivia McDaniel is not done making history. First, she and her sister, fellow UWM graduate Chandler McDaniel, helped the Philippines national women’s soccer team qualify for the World Cup for the first time ever. And now, Olivia McDaniel …