News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Patrick Brady, director of the Leonard E. Parker Center for Gravitation, Cosmology and Astrophysics, was given the American Physical Society’s 2026 Richard A. Isaacson Award in Gravitational-Wave Science, announced Wednesday.
Randy Grippe is donating $525,000 to the UWM Foundation, and even more to other area educational institutions, in honor of his late wife, Jane Dolan, and the couple’s lifelong passion for education.
The awards will fund two projects to expand hands-on research opportunities for high school and undergraduate students, address emerging contaminants like PFAS and strengthen career pathways in water-related fields.
The new offerings are both unique in Wisconsin. They are designed to meet workforce needs, attract new types of students, and to offer greater flexibility at every stage of a student’s educational journey.
He brings extensive leadership experience to the role, having served with the UWMPD since 2000 as an officer, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, and acting and interim police chief.
Natalie Block set a UWM record in the 400-meter hurdles Thursday at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore., but fell just short of reaching the event finals.
The $1.5 million award from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture supports a project aiming to bring to market a biopesticide that fights citrus greening disease.
UWM landed among the top 3.2% of institutions ranked by the Center for World University Rankings. Just two other universities in Wisconsin made the Global 2000 list.
Architecture and Urban Planning students from UWM explored the long-term potential of the possible removal of the I-794 highway spur through downtown Milwaukee.
UWM has become the first university in the nation to be WAVE: Assess Verified, marking a significant milestone in the institution’s commitment to water stewardship practices.
