UWM opens Stritch Family Literacy Center to support local youth reading and writing skills

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Stritch Family Literacy Center, a local reading and writing tutoring program with an 80-year history, is opening on UWM’s campus Jan. 27. The center welcomes students with literacy challenges and will offer individualized learning plans implemented through weekly private tutoring sessions. UWM is picking up the program, which was previously housed […]

Multiyear community-based creative research project culminates in world premiere work at Winterdances: Resilience

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts Department of Dance will present the world premiere of CARE, a new dance-theatre work created through a multiyear creative research project. The premiere will be featured in Winterdances: Resilience with performances Feb. 5-8, at UWM’s Mainstage Theater. Through the CARE: Illuminating Milwaukee’s Queer and Trans Communities Project, the Department of Dance […]

Rockwell Automation and UWM CSI expand collaboration to shape the future of manufacturing in the region

Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced it has reaffirmed its founding partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Connected Systems Institute with a $1 million commitment over the next five years, along with continued strategic contributions. Rockwell, a founding member of the CSI, has invested $5 […]

UWM launches ROAR Ready to support college access and success for K-12 students and families

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is announcing the launch of ROAR Ready, a learning pathway to help K-12 students and their families pursue new interests, prepare for college and explore career options. UWM offers more than 200 unique, age‑appropriate programs and engagement opportunities for youth across the region –- from College for Kids & Teens to campus tours […]

M-Cubed gives ninth graders a look at college

Around 1,200 Milwaukee ninth graders got a firsthand look at college life as they visited the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Dec. 1-4. The visits were part of the M-Cubed initiative aimed at helping students envision their future and take concrete steps toward higher education.

Dong Gong of Vector Architects awarded 2025 Marcus Prize for Architecture

Dong Gong, founder and design principal at Beijing-based Vector Architects has been named the recipient of the 2025 Marcus Prize, one of the world’s leading architecture awards honoring emerging international talent. The prize is administered biennially by the School of Architecture & Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.   This award marks the 20th year of the Marcus Prize, established in 2005 through […]

Presidents’ and Chancellor’s Challenge winners to support youth adaptive sports, lowering energy costs and ‘Opportunity Youth’

Marquette, UWM and MCW collaborate with community partners to benefit Milwaukee Leaders of Marquette University, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Medical College of Wisconsin have announced the winners of the Presidents’ and Chancellor’s Challenge, a community-engaged research initiative that brings together innovative thinkers to solve local, Milwaukee challenges and make an impact. “The Presidents’ and […]

Rhetoric conference gives high school students a look at college

UWM hosted a rhetoric conference for 140 Milwaukee area high school students who are taking part in the university’s dual-enrollment program. The Oct. 3 event gave the students insight into college life and the power of language while building confidence in their academic and communication skills. Students participated in interactive workshops led by UWM English […]