News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Four-time Academy Award nominee Willem Dafoe gives the commencement address to graduates of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on May 22, 2022. Before his speech, Dafoe was awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from the university, where he studied theater in the 1970s. “Be at peace with yourself, find what you love and practice it […]
Get ready to skip to the good part! Congratulations, Class of 2022, and thanks for showing us how to graduate. #uwmgrad Thank you to our cast of graduates and guests, in order of appearance: Mark Mone, UW-Milwaukee chancellor Pounce, mascot MacKenzie Kressin, BFA Film Deng Xiong, BFA Film Roshan Tariq, BS Information Science & Technology […]
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee celebrated the Class of 2021 with a virtual commencement on May 16, 2021. The ceremony included a keynote address by UWM alum Darian Dixon, a spacecraft operations engineer for the Mars Perseverance rover, as well as remarks by UWM Chancellor Mark A. Mone, student speakers and the conferral of more than […]
UWM alum Darian Dixon, a spacecraft operations engineer for the Mars Perseverance rover, shares his story of growing up in Milwaukee, not too far from UWM. Dixon recalls sitting in a small bedroom with almost every inch of the walls covered with glow-in-the-dark stars and planets; now he actually works among the stars and planets. […]
TV show “Project Pitch It” is presented by UW-Milwaukee’s Lubar Entrepreneurship Center in 2021. Each week, entrepreneurs pitch their businesses or products to business moguls Joanne Sabir, Peg Ann, David Gruber and Jerry Jendusa. Every entrepreneur receives one of three awards. The Jendusa Lubar Entrepreneurship Center Award offers workshops, programming and support services including investment […]
Ava Udvadia, UWM associate professor of biological sciences, discusses her research into how some animals, such as fish, can regenerate their nerve cells, something that humans can’t do. She also talks about how student researchers are a vital part of her work. Udvadia has been named by the University of Wisconsin System as one of […]
UWM College of Nursing Dean Kim Litwack gives a guided tour through the COVID-19 vaccination clinic in the UWM Student Union at UW-Milwaukee. You’ll learn where to go on campus to get your COVID-19 vaccine and what the vaccination process is like from start to finish. UWM strongly encourages faculty, staff and students to get […]
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee celebrated the Class of 2020 with a virtual commencement on Dec. 20, 2020. The ceremony included student speakers, a keynote address by Dr. Michele Bria, CEO of Journey House, remarks by UWM Chancellor Mark A. Mone and the conferral of more than 1,800 degrees. Each graduate was invited to submit a […]
Milwaukee’s iconic Hoan Bridge beamed gold to commend the UWM Class of 2020. Light the Hoan, an organization dedicated to celebrating all things Milwaukee, and UWM’s media team captured the Panther Gold light show ahead of UWM’s December virtual commencement. The Light the Hoan project is more than just lights on a bridge, said Michael […]
Eighty members of the UW-Milwaukee Class of 2020 share their favorite memories, standout moments, reflections on graduating during a worldwide pandemic and advice for future Panthers. Congratulations, UWM Class of 2020! We can’t wait to watch you walk across the stage at UWM’s rescheduled commencement ceremony on Oct. 10 at the UWM Panther Arena. Thank […]