‘Give Me Liberty’ premieres in Milwaukee with UWM connections
A new feature film with UWM connections aims to put Milwaukee on the filmmaking map.
News in Brief
UWM Partners for Health focuses on teachers with school supply drive
School supply drives typically focus on the students of the school. The UWM Partners for Health decided do things a little differently.
Transportation association tabs Schneider as research professional of year
Robert Schneider, an associate professor of urban planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, has been named the 2019 Research Professional of the Year by the Association of Pedestrian & Bicycle Professionals.
Dornbos named AAAS science policy fellow
Stephen Dornbos, a professor of geosciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, has been awarded a prestigious Science & Technology Policy Fellowship by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Esswein elected Harbor District president as park opens
Carolyn Esswein, professor of practice in UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning, has been elected president of Harbor District Inc., a nonprofit that in partnership with the City of Milwaukee is attempting to improve Milwaukee’s inner harbor area.
UWM nursing student organizes hygiene supplies drive for the homeless
Mackenzie Stacey became inspired to have a hygiene drive at UWM’s College of Nursing after hearing on the news about the showers on wheels that Muhammad Mahdi is building for the homeless and impoverished.
UWM ranked among top universities in the world
UWM has been ranked among the top 2.6% of academic institutions worldwide by the Center for World University Rankings.
Bud and Sue Selig give $1 million to UWM’s Lubar Entrepreneurship Center
Their gift will support the entrepreneur-in-residence program, where successful entrepreneurs share their experiences and insights with students.
UWM names new dean of the College of Health Sciences
Health educator Timothy K. Behrens has been named dean of the College of Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is the fifth dean since the college’s inception in 1974.
Brewers bike ride to benefit UWM’s Life Impact program
Hitting 4 the Cycle will take place at the Uecker Parking Lot at Miller Park on Saturday, Aug. 24, at 1:30 p.m. Participants can choose a 25 mile or 12 mile route.