Are you interested in an exciting career in the foreign service or international business? Do you want to gain a better understanding of world politics and religion? Do you want to master a challenging language and learn about vibrant cultures? …
Chronic fatigue syndrome is not well understood, though the Centers for Disease Control estimates that up to 2.5 million Americans are living with CFS. The syndrome is characterized by “post-exercise malaise,” or extreme fatigue after a person does any strenuous …
As soon as Giovanna made the trip from her home in a suburb of Chicago to tour UWM’s campus, she knew she belonged there. “I loved the look of campus buildings and bits of nature,” she says. “I love how …
A UWM faculty researcher has been awarded two federal grants, totaling $2.4 million, to further study of a compound he sourced from a bacterium that shows promise for controlling some crop diseases with the same efficacy as the human antibiotic. …
Young people aged 15-24 have experienced the greatest percentage increase in opioid overdose deaths in recent years. Yet the same age group is often resistant to the influence of public health campaigns. The effectiveness of ad campaigns targeting young adults …
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 …
A hundred years ago, the city of Charleston, S.C., came up with a plan to revive its economy, which had been sagging since Reconstruction. Tapping into its antebellum past to charm visitors was a simple idea, but the city’s elite …
Emerald Mills has a question for you: Do you want to grab a bite to eat? Mills is the founder of both Diverse Dining and Turning Tables, initiatives aimed at bringing people together over food. Diverse Dining invites perfect strangers …
If you caught the Bucks game on Jan. 6 (a disappointing 138-109 loss to the Charlotte Hornets), you might have seen a familiar face flash on the scoreboard in the third quarter. During the game, UWM economics professor Rebecca Neumann …
UWM has added a new minor in Korean studies to its offerings. The university has long had a Korean program that offered language classes for interested students, but this school year marks the inception of a minor degree in Korean …
A journey that began a year ago on a frozen January day reached a significant milestone on another frozen January day. Faculty, staff, students and construction workers gathered on Thursday, Jan. 26, at the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center to enjoy hot …
How movie theaters responded to the pandemic Many cinemas have reopened in 2021 after being shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic. There have been other positive signs that theaters may be rebounding, especially as more Americans get vaccinated. Still, some customers …
In the nanoscale world, chemical, electrical and optical processes occur among relatively small numbers of atoms. And these processes, which are too small to be seen, behave according to “quantum mechanics,” a different set of governing rules than bulk materials …
UWM broke some very frozen ground on Wednesday, January 26, taking the first concrete step toward a new chemistry building. Inside the adjacent Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex, dignitaries lifted a smoking lemonade toast to the start of a project that’s …
On the straight-edged corner of Becher and 1st Street lies the Twisted Path Distillery. The front doors open into a tasting room with scattered tables, a polished bar, and racks upon racks of flavored spirits. Beyond the tasting room, owner …
