The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is requiring testing for COVID-19 for all students who live in UWM residence halls in an effort to manage infections through early identification, contact tracing and quarantine. Campus health officials began administering antigen testing to a small cohort of students in August. That will be scaled up and moved to the […]
UWM’s ‘Meeting in Middle America’ podcast: David Weigel
A pioneer in water-focused research and the largest institution of its kind on the Great Lakes, the School of Freshwater Sciences at UW-Milwaukee will offer its first undergraduate program beginning in Fall 2021. The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved the university’s proposal for a bachelor’s program in freshwater sciences on Thursday, Aug. […]
Arijit Sen, an associate professor of architecture at UWM, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in Architecture for the 2020-2021 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Sen is one of about 800 U.S. citizens selected to conduct research or teach abroad for the […]
UWM alum named one of Wisconsin’s top 48 influential Asian American leaders
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will award more than 3,400 degrees in a virtual ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 16. The ceremony will go live on YouTube at 10 a.m. Aug. 16. At that time, the link will become available on UWM’s graduation page. The ceremony for Spring 2020 graduates had been postponed from May to October, […]
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee announced its second-highest fundraising year in the history of the university. Between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2020, nearly 6,000 donors gave $35.2 million to the UWM Foundation, which supports UWM. In 2018, the university raised $38.6 million. “I am thrilled to announce this good news,” UWM Chancellor Mark Mone […]
(Note: We have been asked to share this statement by Betsy Schoeller, an instructor in our School of Information Studies, who has been the subject of numerous news stories regarding a posting she made to Facebook.) First, may I please offer my sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of Specialist Vanessa Guillen. I […]
Betsy Schoeller, a senior lecturer at UWM, made comments via her personal Facebook page that are beyond thoughtless. They are repugnant and terribly at odds with UWM’s values. UWM in no way condones Ms. Schoeller’s comments, and we understand and empathize with the outrage and concerns we are hearing. The murder of Army Specialist Vanessa […]
Knowing the gestational age of a baby is key for optimal pregnancy management and in order to know whether birth is premature or not. This is important for pregnant women and their babies, as preterm birth is a major global health challenge and the leading cause of death in children under 5 years old. However, […]