A guitar concert in his homeland of Cuba inspired then 9-year-old Rene Izquierdo’s passion for music. Today, Izquierdo is a world-renowned classical guitarist and recording artist who has played hundreds of concerts around the globe. The UWM Peck School of the Arts associate professor also created and built the school’s classical guitar department into one […]
Asthma ranks third among the reasons why children younger than 15 are hospitalized, and it accounts for millions of missed school days every year. Although the disease has no cure, it’s manageable with proper treatment and preventive measures. Those measures include educating caregivers about common airborne triggers for allergic asthma. Anne Dressel, an assistant professor […]
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee awarded more than 2,220 degrees at its 119th commencement on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. Meet three of UWM’s remarkable grads: Parker May’s chemistry professor helped him discover a love for science and belief in himself while working toward a biochemistry degree. Giselle Irankunda is a refugee from Congo who plans to […]
Captain of the Milwaukee Panthers women’s basketball team, Alyssa Fischer is a star on and off the court. She’s been active on UWM’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and heavily involved in the Athletes in Action/Cru Christian ministry, Ignite Leadership Institute, the Athletic Board Committee and Nonprof-IT, which helps nonprofits in the Milwaukee area with their websites. […]
By his own account, Parker May was an average student with no clear direction when he enrolled at UWM after high school. He didn’t settle on a major until he took Chemistry 100 toward the end of his sophomore year. He credits instructor Christine Carlson with changing his perspective on chemistry, science and education in […]
Giselle Irankunda and her family came to the U.S. seven years ago as refugees from Congo. She was almost 19 when she enrolled at Milwaukee’s South Division High School. A college pathways program helped her go on to study civil engineering at UWM. Thanks to a scholarship, Irankunda has been able to research public transportation […]
UW-Milwaukee biologist Rafa Rodriguez and doctoral students Clint Sergi and Joey Kilmer aren’t afraid to get up close and personal with black widow spiders. Rodriguez, who researches the cognitive abilities of arthropods’ miniature brains, says spiders don’t see well, so they usually manage their world by detecting vibrations coming from their webs. But his team […]
The Milwaukee Panthers men’s and women’s basketball teams were scared speechless (and in some cases not-so-speechless!) as they navigated the Wisconsin Fear Grounds haunted house. Special thanks to the Wisconsin Fear Grounds located at 1000 Northview Rd., Waukesha for their spooktacular hospitality! Cheer on the UWM women’s basketball team on Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. […]
Dr. Paul Hemmer (BS Biological Sciences ’85) always knew he wanted to serve others. Looking back at his career he says UWM gave him the perfect start to becoming a doctor. Currently he’s a professor of medicine and vice chair of educational programs at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Department of Medicine […]
UWM Chancellor Mark Mone takes us on a walk through his “office” as we ask him 73 questions. From his hobbies and dreams, to his favorite sports teams and emojis, we’ve got the scoop in this Vogue-inspired interview filmed in a single shot just before the semester started.