Forbes names UWM a top employer for diversity
UWM landed at No. 92 on Forbes’ list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity 2024. More than 1,300 organizations were considered, with 500 making the final list.
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Milwaukee Film Festival features works by UWM alumni, faculty and students
The works of 19 alumni and one current student are being screened at this year’s festival, as are films created by numerous faculty members too.
NMDSI features UWM professor in new thought leadership program
Edward Levitas, a UWM professor of organizations and strategic management, is the first subject of a new thought leadership program launched by the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute, a partnership that includes UWM.
Several UWM programs land high in U.S. News graduate school rankings
Two programs at UWM landed in the top 30 nationwide in the latest rankings of graduate schools by U.S. News & World Report: Library and information science ranked No. 14, while occupational therapy is No. 27.
Eyes on the skies: UWM hosts a solar eclipse event
A huge crowd gathered at UWM on Monday for the celestial event of the year. Thousands of people took the free eclipse safety glasses, peering in the sky as the moon crossed in front of the sun. At the peak of the eclipse, almost 90% of the sun was covered.
Eyes on the skies: UWM hosts a solar eclipse event
A huge crowd gathered at UWM on Monday for the celestial event of the year. UWM’s Manfred Olson Planetarium hosted a solar eclipse viewing party in Spaights Plaza and the Student Union. Thousands of people took the free eclipse safety glasses, peering in the sky as the moon crossed in front of the sun. At […]
Milwaukee Bucks come to UWM to encourage students to vote
The Bucks’ in-game music coordinator, DJ Shawna, accompanied by Bango the mascot, quizzed students about voting in a lighthearted video posted to the team’s community service social media channels.
UWM’s successful season falls just short of NCAA Tournament
With a trip to the NCAA Tournament on the line, the UWM men’s basketball team fell just short, losing 83-76 Tuesday to Oakland n the championship game of the Horizon League Tournament.
Documentary produced by UWM alum wins Academy Award
UWM alum Josh Rosenberg is now a two-time Oscar winner. A 2007 graduate in broadcast journalism, Rosenberg one of the producers of “The Last Repair Shop,” which won an Academy Award on Sunday for documentary short film.