Italian consul general visits UWM
Dec. 10 was a historic day for the Italian community in Milwaukee as the Italian consul general visited the city for the first time in 25 years.
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Associate professor of French to represent state as teacher of the year
Anita Alkhas, an associate professor in the French department at UWM, will represent Wisconsin at the regional level at the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in Milwaukee in March.
Students get firsthand look as candidates for governor debate
Experiencing politics via news stories or TV ads is one thing, but it’s not as vivid as experiencing it in real life. Students at UWM got that chance when candidates for Wisconsin governor debated on campus.
Callanan to keynote Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books
The festival, now in its ninth year, brings the area’s literary and arts community to UWM at Waukesha. This year’s festival, which runs Nov. 2-3, celebrates American stories.
UWM police officers give back to troubled neighborhood of their youth
LaFollette School sits in one of the most troubled neighborhoods in Wisconsin. It’s also where some UWM police officers grew up. So when they saw a chance to help, they eagerly joined in.
Two UWM online programs ranked among best in America
AffordableCollegesOnline.org has recognized UWM’s library science and computer science online programs to be leaders in online learning excellence. The computer science online program was ranked at No. 25 and the library science online program was ranked at No. 35. There were 3,500 universities that were evaluated to come up with the ranking. Ranking factors included […]
Innovation Campus discussion focuses on Wisconsin research investment
For Wisconsin state Sen. Alberta Darling, the future of research in Wisconsin is not tied to one place. “I see a triangle of Milwaukee, Eau Claire and Madison,” said Darling, “We could have I-94 as the research innovation highway.”
Hank Green discusses his new book, fame and the internet
Eager college students and intrigued working adults filled the Wisconsin Room at the UWM Student Union Oct. 3 to see author Hank Green share the story behind his newly published book, “An Absolutely Remarkable Thing.” Minnesota native rapper and writer Dessa joined Green on stage.
Two UWM Freshwater students win Evinrude fellowships
Emily Lou LaMartina and Erik Carlson are the two recipients of the 2018 Evinrude Water Research Excellence Fellowships.
Dean gets dunked at Party on the Plaza
As dean of UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science, Brett Peters sometimes has to put on a suit and tie, sit on the hot seat and face questions hurled at him. On Thursday, he put on a suit and a tie and sat on a different seat — that of a dunk tank — […]