{"id":30314,"date":"2025-09-09T08:09:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T13:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/?page_id=30314"},"modified":"2026-05-26T15:03:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:03:38","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/news-events\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading uwm-u-mb-30\" id=\"h-on-this-page\">On This Page<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-c-button--grid uwm-l-grid-row--30 uwm-l-grid-column--30 uwm-l-grid--3 uwm-l-grid--equal-y\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"#h-in-focus\" rel=\"\">In Focus<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"#h-research-news\" rel=\"\">Research News<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"#h-alumni-and-student-news\" rel=\"\">Alumni and Student News<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity uwm-c-hr--thick uwm-u-mb-80\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator\" id=\"h-in-focus\">In Focus<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--4\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/from-washington-to-uwm-this-student-gets-involved-in-civics-and-wants-his-fellow-students-to-vote\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/Toberman-banner.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Headshot of a young white man with curly hair wearing a blue shirt and tie. He stands in front of the U.S. Capitol building.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/Toberman-banner.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/Toberman-banner-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/from-washington-to-uwm-this-student-gets-involved-in-civics-and-wants-his-fellow-students-to-vote\/\">From Washington to UWM, this student gets involved in civics \u2013 and wants his fellow students to vote<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">The Midterm elections took place on Nov. 3. Before the polls opened, James Toberman had a message for his fellow students: Vote. \u201cYoung people do &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/as-brewers-win-the-world-series-a-uwm-alum-looks-back-on-a-career-covering-the-team\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/11\/Contreras-MVP-banner.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Milwaukee Brewers baseball team wearing black World Series t-shirts stand around William Contreras as he holds his MVP trophy over his head. Blue and Gold confetti rains down.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/11\/Contreras-MVP-banner.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/11\/Contreras-MVP-banner-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/as-brewers-win-the-world-series-a-uwm-alum-looks-back-on-a-career-covering-the-team\/\">As Brewers win the World Series, a UWM alum looks back on a career covering the team<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">This season has been the stuff of dreams for the Milwaukee Brewers and their fans. At long last, the team brought home its first championship &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/good-for-a-laugh-grad-student-analyzes-the-impact-of-laugh-tracks\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/Laugh-track-banner.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A headshot of a young white woman with blond hair is overlaid on an image of a sound wave in blue.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/Laugh-track-banner.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/Laugh-track-banner-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/good-for-a-laugh-grad-student-analyzes-the-impact-of-laugh-tracks\/\">Good for a laugh: Grad student analyzes the impact of laugh tracks<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">If you\u2019ve ever watched a rerun of \u201cFriends,\u201d \u201cSeinfeld,\u201d or \u201cThe Big Bang Theory,\u201d you\u2019ve heard either a laugh track or a live studio audience &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/program-update-center-for-21st-century-studies-c21\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/C21-panel-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A group of audience members greets a line of speakers sitting at a table.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/C21-panel-2.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/C21-panel-2-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/program-update-center-for-21st-century-studies-c21\/\">Program Update: Center for 21st Century Studies (C21)<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">On Oct. 21, UW-Milwaukee\u2019s Center for 21st Century Studies hosted a &quot;Careers for Humanists&quot; panel discussion featuring early- to mid-career humanities professionals that are not &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center uwm-c-link--arrow wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/news-events\/in-focus-magazine\/\"><strong>In Focus Newsletter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity uwm-c-hr--thick uwm-u-my-80\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-research-news\">Research News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--4\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/good-for-a-laugh-grad-student-analyzes-the-impact-of-laugh-tracks\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/Laugh-track-banner.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A headshot of a young white woman with blond hair is overlaid on an image of a sound wave in blue.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/Laugh-track-banner.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/Laugh-track-banner-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/good-for-a-laugh-grad-student-analyzes-the-impact-of-laugh-tracks\/\">Good for a laugh: Grad student analyzes the impact of laugh tracks<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">If you\u2019ve ever watched a rerun of \u201cFriends,\u201d \u201cSeinfeld,\u201d or \u201cThe Big Bang Theory,\u201d you\u2019ve heard either a laugh track or a live studio audience &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/professors-beer-ghosts-book-celebrates-the-history-of-wisconsin-hops-and-their-harvesters\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/JJ-Banner.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two paneled image. On the left is a black-and-white headshot of a white woman with short light hair and glasses. On the right is the cover image of the Beer Ghosts book.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/JJ-Banner.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/JJ-Banner-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/professors-beer-ghosts-book-celebrates-the-history-of-wisconsin-hops-and-their-harvesters\/\">Professor\u2019s Beer Ghosts book celebrates the history of Wisconsin hops, and their harvesters\u00a0<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">UWM Sociology Professor Jennifer Jordan did much of the research for her latest book in libraries and archives. But some of that research needed to &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-2026\/three-stem-students-pursued-their-passions-at-uwm-by-always-dreaming-bigger\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/Dream-Bigger-banner.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Three-paneled image. On the left is a young white man smiling against a black background. In the middle is a young white woman in a lab coat. On the right is a young Black man in a white lab coat and safety glasses.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/Dream-Bigger-banner.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/Dream-Bigger-banner-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-2026\/three-stem-students-pursued-their-passions-at-uwm-by-always-dreaming-bigger\/\">Three STEM students pursued their passions at UWM by always dreaming bigger<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">These stories are part of the &quot;Always Dream Bigger&quot; series, written to celebrate the inauguration of UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Thomas Gibson. Gibson\u2019s own path in life &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/alumni-student-news\/uwm-english-prof-tells-the-story-of-milwaukees-forgotten-pilot-with-student-help\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/Callanan-Maitland-banner-image.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two images are separated by a yellow border. On the left is a headshot of a middle-aged white man with folded arms wearing a blue button-down shirt and leaning against a red door. On the right is a historic black-and-white photo of a young white man in a military pilot&#039;s uniform.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/Callanan-Maitland-banner-image.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/Callanan-Maitland-banner-image-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/alumni-student-news\/uwm-english-prof-tells-the-story-of-milwaukees-forgotten-pilot-with-student-help\/\">UWM English prof tells the story of Milwaukee&#8217;s forgotten pilot, with student help<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Practically everyone has heard of Charles Lindbergh and his famous flight across the Atlantic, but practically no one has heard of Milwaukee\u2019s own Lester Maitland, &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center uwm-c-link--arrow wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/research-news\/\"><strong>All Research News<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity uwm-c-hr--thick uwm-u-my-80\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-alumni-and-student-news\">Alumni and Student News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--4\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/from-washington-to-uwm-this-student-gets-involved-in-civics-and-wants-his-fellow-students-to-vote\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/Toberman-banner.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Headshot of a young white man with curly hair wearing a blue shirt and tie. He stands in front of the U.S. Capitol building.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/Toberman-banner.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/Toberman-banner-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/from-washington-to-uwm-this-student-gets-involved-in-civics-and-wants-his-fellow-students-to-vote\/\">From Washington to UWM, this student gets involved in civics \u2013 and wants his fellow students to vote<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">The Midterm elections took place on Nov. 3. Before the polls opened, James Toberman had a message for his fellow students: Vote. \u201cYoung people do &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/as-brewers-win-the-world-series-a-uwm-alum-looks-back-on-a-career-covering-the-team\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/11\/Contreras-MVP-banner.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Milwaukee Brewers baseball team wearing black World Series t-shirts stand around William Contreras as he holds his MVP trophy over his head. Blue and Gold confetti rains down.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/11\/Contreras-MVP-banner.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/11\/Contreras-MVP-banner-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/as-brewers-win-the-world-series-a-uwm-alum-looks-back-on-a-career-covering-the-team\/\">As Brewers win the World Series, a UWM alum looks back on a career covering the team<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">This season has been the stuff of dreams for the Milwaukee Brewers and their fans. At long last, the team brought home its first championship &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/good-for-a-laugh-grad-student-analyzes-the-impact-of-laugh-tracks\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/Laugh-track-banner.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A headshot of a young white woman with blond hair is overlaid on an image of a sound wave in blue.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/Laugh-track-banner.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/Laugh-track-banner-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/good-for-a-laugh-grad-student-analyzes-the-impact-of-laugh-tracks\/\">Good for a laugh: Grad student analyzes the impact of laugh tracks<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">If you\u2019ve ever watched a rerun of \u201cFriends,\u201d \u201cSeinfeld,\u201d or \u201cThe Big Bang Theory,\u201d you\u2019ve heard either a laugh track or a live studio audience &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/uwm-math-grad-student-multiplies-her-impact-by-helping-other-students-earn-scholarships\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/UWM-math-grad-student-Jillian-Cervantes-teaching.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"UWM math grad student Jillian Cervantes, left, points at a glass window with equations written on it to illustrate a math theory to another student.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/UWM-math-grad-student-Jillian-Cervantes-teaching.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/10\/UWM-math-grad-student-Jillian-Cervantes-teaching-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/uwm-math-grad-student-multiplies-her-impact-by-helping-other-students-earn-scholarships\/\">UWM math grad student multiplies her impact by helping other students earn scholarships<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Jillian Cervantes always excelled at math, but growing up, she envisioned herself as a photographer or filmmaker. \u201cI wanted to do something creative with my &hellip; 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