It’s the most wonderful time of the year – graduation! More than 1,700 students graduated from UWM this fall, many walking across the stage at the UWM Panther Arena on Sunday, Dec. 15 amid the cheers from family, friends, faculty …
As UWM prepares for the spring semester to begin, L&S is preparing to welcome a new faculty member to the ranks. We’re excited to introduce Lia Medeiros, who joined the Physics Department this month. Lia Medeiros – Professor, PhysicsPhD 2012, …
In the Pacific northwest, salmon is king. The animals are a staple of Washington State’s economy, and they’re culturally and economically important to the state’s tribes as well. That’s not to mention their vital role in the ecosystem. So, when …
The Milwaukee Bucks had a slow start to the season, but the team came roaring back to clinch the NBA Cup in December. But great playing is only part of the equation when it comes to making games a memorable …
WUWM Radio got quite a present for its 60th birthday. The station was recently accepted into the American Archive for Public Broadcasting in collaboration with GBH Boston and the Library of Congress, ensuring that its decades of content will be …
It’s not every day that students stop and help a complete stranger on UWM’s campus. But that’s what happened Oct. 1 when Kari Pink, UWM executive communications officer, fell on an uneven sidewalk along Hartford Avenue. “I knew right away …
From the depths of the sea to center stage, a UWM alumnus made his world premiere in November. Kyle Battle (’19, BA Economics and English) is the writer of “The Dead Memoirs,” a musical hip-hopera based on the novel The …
Anibal Boscoboinik became Inventor of the Year almost by accident. “What we do is fundamental science; it is not supposed to be applied,” Boscoboinik explained. “But there was something that we found by accident that turned out could have lots …
How do you travel internationally, learn a new language, make lifelong friends, and broaden your cultural horizons, all on a student’s budget? One answer is scholarships. Just ask Keizan Sato. Sato, a UWM student double-majoring in computer engineering and Japanese, …
Aimee Orndorf returned from Guatemala with encouraging news: It’s a great place for UWM students to experience a new culture, make friends, and learn Mayan languages. Orndorf works in the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at UWM. She …
Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool, but it can also be a “black box” of sorts. What data does AI use to generate its content? What algorithms does it rely on? Much of that information is unavailable to the humans …
More than 50 years ago, a UWM student named John Torres met a professor who gave him the confidence to believe in himself and pursue his dream of being a journalist. Torres and dozens of other alumni responded to an …
Doors Open Milwaukee is an annual event that invites the public to peer behind-the-scenes of iconic Milwaukee buildings and institutions – including those at UW-Milwaukee! The College of Letters & Science was pleased to throw open its doors on Sept. …
Join the College of Letters & Science as Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and novelist Ayad Akhtar returns to the Milwaukee area to deliver the 2024 Dean’s Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities at UWM on Nov. 11. His talk is titled, “Literature in …
Solar geoengineering (SGE) is an emerging technology that has the potential to help cool our warming earth. It works quickly, it’s cheap, and it can cool large areas of the globe. It’s also an addictive Band-Aid with long-term consequences that …
