News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Rhetorician Shevaun Watson has taken countless tours of Charleston, South Carolina, where a common narrative glossing over the city’s history of slavery and racism has translated into a multibillion-dollar tourism industry.
You may discover the Fountain of Youth, but before you drink deep of its powers, consider seriously what will happen next.
Research done by Conservation and Environmental Science students shows UWM’s green roofs provide important habitat for bees.
The first new building to open on UWM’s East Side campus in 20 years, the Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex provides world-class facilities and state-of-the-art equipment for research in physics, public health and other fields. “I have no doubt that KIRC will attract new talent to the university and the city itself,” said Rodney Swain, dean of the College of Letters and Science.
When construction uncovers a long-forgotten cemetery, UWM anthropologists are called to preserve the bones and help identify the remains. Their work also enhances our understanding of how previous generations lived.
Student Association President Mike Sportiello has become a voice for students and the community beyond his office, working with TEDxUWMilwaukee and meeting with student groups across campus. He talked with writer Sarah Vickery.
UWM sociologist A. Aneesh says the future can be glimpsed in the call centers of India, where workers adjust their hours to meet the needs of customers thousands of miles away and adopt globally acceptable names, accents and habits.
WUWM wins an Edward R. Murrow Award – the only one in Wisconsin this year – for its news series “Project Milwaukee: Black Men in Prison.”
Liam Callanan, associate professor of English in UWM’s College of Letters & Science, will appear on the TV show What History Forgot, airing at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 21, on the American Heroes Channel.
UWM Associate Professor Elana Levine shares her expertise on the culture, classic television and social changes of the 1970s in the debut episode of CNN’s documentary series “The Seventies,” which begins airing at 8 p.m., Thursday, June 11.
