Luella J Dooley-Menet

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has taken a significant step forward in strengthening its research enterprise by achieving Level 1 Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and accelerating efforts toward Level 2 certification, an accomplishment that will expand access to federal funding and deepen industry collaboration.  CMMC is a set of federally mandated cybersecurity standards required for organizations working […]

New research led by a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee geoscientist provides insight into how one of the most primitive living vertebrates evolved its uniquely simple visual system. The study, published in Biology Letters on May 27, examines fossilized hagfish eyes to reconstruct how their modern, reduced structure came to be.  The study’s lead author, Victoria McCoy, assistant professor in UWM’s Department of Geoscience, […]

Philanthropist and environmentalist Lynde B. Uihlein has announced a $10 million gift to the UWM Foundation that will benefit the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s freshwater sciences research and education mission. The endowment, among the largest received in UWM’s history, will bolster the School of Freshwater Sciences and its Center for Water Policy. It will also provide operating funds for the school’s research vessels, the R/V Neeskay and the forthcoming R/V Maggi […]

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will highlight student discoveries at the 18th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. It’s set for Friday, April 24, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the UWM Student Union, Wisconsin Conference Center. The event is free and open to the public.   The symposium is UWM’s biggest undergraduate research event yet. […]

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee alumnus and renowned Wisconsin historian Clayborn Benson will serve as the commencement speaker for UWM’s Spring 2026 graduation ceremonies on Sunday, May 17, at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the UWM Panther Arena. Benson will address graduates at both ceremonies and will receive an honorary degree during the 9 a.m. ceremony.   “Clayborn Benson is a distinguished […]

There’s no drug that reliably helps fractured or damaged bones regenerate. And, for patients recovering from bone cancer, the environment inside the body is working against healing. Priya Premnath, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has received the 2026 Shaw Early Career Research Award to study a dual approach to bone cancer treatment and recovery. With […]