News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Christopher Elst has carved out a niche in southeastern Wisconsin’s theater world: He’s one of the few who helps create fight scenes so real that the audience worries about someone getting hurt.
UWM has received a $100,000 anonymous donation that will be used to support full-time students who are Hmong-American, or who are studying Hmong related topics.
More than 300 UWM undergraduate students came together to present their research collaborations with faculty over the course of the past academic year at the 10thannual Undergraduate Research Symposiumon April 27.
The fifth annual UWM International Dessert Competition on April 16 will offer students a chance to compete and the public a chance to sample sweet treats from around the world.
Aaron Mandell now knows what it’s like to spin the “Wheel of Fortune.” Mandell, an assistant professor who teaches accounting and tax at UWM, will be featured on the game show on Wednesday, March 21.
Margaret Mika has been awarded the 2018 Robert Marrs Award from the Midwest Writing Centers Association for her leadership as director of the UWM Writing Center. Mika, who is also an adjunct assistant professor of English at UWM, is responsible for hiring, training and mentoring tutors and handling the Writing Center’s outreach activities, among other […]
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” contestant Jaidynn Diore Fierce will headline the 19th annual UWM Drag Show, with soul pop singer Lex Allen performing at intermission Feb. 24 at the Miller High Life Theatre, 500 W. Kilbourn Ave. The show, which begins at 7 p.m., will be emcéed by celebrated drag performers Lady J (Jazz Nance) and […]
Guest artist d. Sabela Grimes will present an original work based on the 2016 unrest in the Sherman Park area as part of the UWM Dance Department’s annual Winterdances.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, a UW-Milwaukee alumus, has been named CEO of the Year in what a Forbes columnist calls “the cloud wars.” Nadella earned his master’s degree in computer science from UWM in 1990.