The vice president’s message for UWM students: Lead
The American Government and Politics class at UWM had a most unexpected surprise visitor on Thursday: Vice President Kamala Harris.
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UWM’s new business incubator offers free help for maturing startups
The Business Innovation Incubator is an 11-month program helping 10 startups acquire the skills needed to move their ventures forward.
Alzheimer’s Association research grant funds University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee drug discovery for high-risk women
MILWAUKEE _ Women are at a significantly higher risk than men of developing Alzheimer’s disease. So are people who carry a particular variant of a gene that everyone has, called APOE. With a $300,000 research grant from the Alzheimer’s Association, a team of scientists, led by Professor Karyn Frick at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, will […]
UWM will focus on what really matters, Mone says
In his annual plenary address, the chancellor said that the university is facing a number of challenges but is uniquely positioned to help solve many of the region’s problems.
UWM Research Foundation awards new Catalyst Grants for health projects
The UWM Research Foundation has recently awarded Catalyst Grant funding totaling $150,000 for UWM research projects that focus on new treatments for human health.
UWM Research Foundation awards Bridge Grants to UWM startups
The UWM Research Foundation has awarded a total of $178,220 to five UWM startups that are managed by faculty, students or staff and also have licensed intellectual property from the Research Foundation.
UWM microcredentials offer specific skills in nonprofit management ‘a la carte’
Beginning this fall, UWM will be offering microcredentials in eight sought-after skill areas of nonprofit management. The program offers a way for people to learn without the commitment of seeking a full degree.
Three new distinguished professors named
Three faculty members have been named UWM distinguished professors by a panel of current faculty holding that title. The addition brings the current active number in this prestigious group to 24.
UWM experts available to discuss impact of Republican National Convention
MILWAUKEE_The Republican Party will decide this week whether it will hold its 2024 convention in Milwaukee when the full Republican National Committee meets Aug. 2-5. The announcement comes after a site selection panel in July chose Milwaukee as the likely host city for the Republican National Convention. UWM faculty members can assist reporters covering topics […]
Microplastics pass through fish, but do they cause harm?
Dong-Fang Deng, professor of freshwater sciences at UWM, sought to find out what happens when fish ingest the tiny particles of plastic that increasingly litter our oceans and lakes.