News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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 […]
The visit brought together faculty, students and industry leaders to showcase how the university is driving innovation in advanced manufacturing and preparing Wisconsin’s workforce for the future.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin visited the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Sept. 24 to tour the Connected Systems Institute and explore cutting-edge artificial intelligence research at the Microsoft AI Co-Innovation Lab. The visit brought together faculty, students and industry leaders to showcase how UWM is driving innovation in advanced manufacturing and preparing Wisconsin’s workforce for the future.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will host the annual “UWM Rhetoric & _____ Conference: Practicing Rhetoric in New Contexts,” a dynamic event showcasing the power of language and the promise of dual enrollment. This half-day conference brings together around 140 Milwaukee-area high school students enrolled in UWM English 101 courses taught at their high schools through […]
The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee will host a public lecture to commemorate a decade since the groundbreaking detection of gravitational waves, or ripples in space-time caused by cosmic collisions of black holes and neutron stars. UWM scientists played a pivotal role in the discovery, which confirmed a major prediction of Einstein’s general theory of relativity and […]
The Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin has awarded the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee $970,120 in funding to expand hands-on research opportunities for high school and undergraduate students, address emerging contaminants like perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and strengthen career pathways in water-related fields. The collaborative’s awards are part of $4.2 million in grants the organization has […]
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is celebrating a major enrollment milestone this fall, welcoming 3,871 first-year students to campus — an 11% increase over last year and the highest freshman enrollment since 2009.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is proud to announce a significant increase in first-year student enrollment for Fall 2025, welcoming 3,871 new freshmen, an 11% rise over last year and the highest freshman enrollment since 2009. Overall enrollment now stands at 22,613. These numbers are based on preliminary estimates. “This growth reflects our commitment to creating […]
The Paving the Pathways to Success Award celebrates the city’s outstanding efforts in preparing southeastern Wisconsin’s future workforce through innovative work-based learning programs.
