Marie Sandy picked for UWM peacebuilding professorship
Marie Sandy, associate professor in the School of Education, has been named the new Wm. Collins Kohler Chair in Systems Change & Peacebuilding.
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FlexRide proves microtransit can connect unemployed with jobs
A pilot program directed by UWM professors has shown enough promise that it will continue through 2024 with the help of a $4.2 million grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
UWM scientists to contribute to first-of-its kind scientific imaging effort
MILWAUKEE _ The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is a longtime partner on a grant from the National Science Foundation that supports the development of the next generation of X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFELs) – novel instruments used to unmask phenomena that have never before been observed. Since 2009, XFELs have enabled scientists to examine how molecules […]
UWM scientists to contribute to first-of-its kind scientific imaging effort
UWM is a longtime partner on a grant from the National Science Foundation that supports the development of the next generation of X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFELs) – novel instruments used to unmask phenomena that have never before been observed. Since 2009, XFELs have enabled scientists to examine how molecules in the human body and […]
UWM awarded federal grant to study pedestrian and bicyclist safety
In the quest to improve transportation safety for those not in vehicles, two UWM researchers will receive $1.67 million of a multi-university grant from the DOT.
Philanthropy renews support for program that supports art teachers
ArtsECO is a collaboration between the Peck School of the Arts and the School of Education that aims to support teachers and aspiring teachers in applying the arts throughout the curriculum.
UWM students explore issues with former U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan
Two dozen students chatted with the former congressman before he delivered the latest installment of the UWM Distinguished Lecture Series.
Awards given to aid collaborative research to address poverty in Milwaukee
UWM has joined with Marquette University and the Johnson Controls Foundation to fund three interdisciplinary research projects through the “President’s and Chancellor’s Challenge: A Crosstown Collaboration to Address Poverty.”
UScellular donates a private 5G network to UWM’s Connected Systems Institute
UScellular is contributing a private cellular network that includes 5G technology to expand the capabilities of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s manufacturing research facility, called the Connected Systems Institute.
How Southern tourism has rewritten American slavery history
Tourists by the millions visit the South every year, but what they often get is a whitewashed version of history. UWM’s Shevaun Watson explores that intersection of public memory and cultural heritage.