“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 …
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 …
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. …
Gale Klappa, a UW-Milwaukee alumnus and executive chairman of WEC Energy Group, was honored with the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award by the UWM Alumni Association at its annual awards evening on Friday, Feb. 23, at the Pfister Hotel. At the …
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 …
Sickle cell anemia is caused by a mutation on the hemoglobin beta gene. A child can inherit cystic fibrosis if both parents are carriers of the recessive CFTR gene. Carriers of the BRCA1 or 2 genes are at increased risk …
Off the coast of the island of Fournoi in Greece lies a sunken graveyard. “Here we discovered the largest concentration of ancient shipwrecks in the world,” said Peter Campbell, an underwater archaeologist and a Lecturer at Cranfield University in England. …
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 …
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, …
If you’re a Packer fan, you know the name of Jerry Kramer. A former offensive lineman and kicker for the Green Bay Packers who played with the team for 11 years, he was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in …
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 …
It might be a small bag of white powder found on the floor of a suspect’s car. It might be some residue left on a dirty spoon in someone’s pocket. It could be a container of pills passed around at …
Graduation is quickly approaching, and while seniors are celebrating, they may also be asking an important question: What’s next? Scott Dettman has some suggestions. Dettman, himself a UWM graduate who earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the university, …
“Earlybird” is an independent comedy film that debuted at the Milwaukee Film Festival at the end of April. The movie tells the story of desperate theater owner trying to keep his business alive in the face of rent hikes and …
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 …
