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Maura Lucking Maura Lucking, assistant professor of the history of architecture in the UWM School of Architecture & Urban Planning, is the recipient of the 2026 Morris Fromkin Memorial Grant.  Lucking’s project is titled "Contested Sovereignties: Visions of Land and Housing Reform by Wisconsin Oneida Activist Laura Cornelius Kellogg.”  Lucking will investigate Oneida activist Laura Cornelius Kellogg’s Lolomi plan, a proposed urban development initiative based on Europe’s Garden City movement. …

A UWM Libraries task force is working through the results of the fall 2025 survey of faculty, instructional and research staff, and graduate students. Over 550 people completed the survey, providing insight into how they use the Libraries’ collections, services, and spaces.   Overall, faculty, staff, and graduate-student respondents are satisfied with the services and spaces provided. In particular, interlibrary loan and general support for teaching and research are viewed as successful and needed services. Respondents also identified areas of concern and areas for growth or improvement. Respondents use the Libraries differently depending …

The American Geographical Society Library will conserve rare atlases from its Rare Materials Room thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation. The grant will facilitate the repair of five maritime navigational atlases dating from 1693, and other rare atlases with the balance of funding.  Part of a more than 20,000-item rare collection, the navigational atlases (also called pilots or neptunes) to be conserved include: Le Neptune Francois ou Atlas Nouveau des Cartes …

The American Geographical Society Library named three national scholars as AGSL Research Fellows for 2026. Each will receive a stipend to travel to Milwaukee and conduct research at the AGSL.  Cy Abbott Cy Abbott, University of Oregon PhD candidate in geography, will examine the influence of American geographers and cartographers on drawing borders in Central Asia and …