Elder abuse workshop set for awareness day
The Helen Bader School of Social Welfare’s Office of Applied Gerontology is presenting a virtual workshop as part of the 2023 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day June 8.
News in Brief
UWM to participate in The Water Council’s WAVE program
WAVE, established in 2022, offers a continual improvement platform that gives participants clear pathways to improve water stewardship.
Three new UWM distinguished professors named
Patrick Brady, Martha Carlin and Sandra McLellan have been named UWM distinguished professors by current faculty holding that title. The current active number in this prestigious group is now 26.
Students awarded full-ride Nadella Scholarships
The second cohort of incoming freshmen who will receive the full-ride Anu and Satya Nadella Scholarship has been announced.
UWM ranked in top 3.1% of universities worldwide
UWM is one of only three universities in Wisconsin included in the center’s Global 2000 list, along with UW-Madison and the Medical College of Wisconsin.
We Energies Foundation gives $2 million to help UWM students graduate
Three-quarters of the gift will be used to endow programs that enhance student success, such as emergency and retention grants, coaching, staffing and tools for advising. The remaining portion will provide support for scholarships.
Lubar College of Business ‘storefront’ opens at JA Finance Park
Sixth- through ninth-grade students can attend JA Finance Park after they complete a 14-lesson curriculum. During the classroom lessons, students learn the basics of building a budget and making the hard choices between needs and wants.
UWM graduate programs ranked by U.S. News & World Report
Several programs at UWM appear in the latest rankings of best graduate programs by U.S. News & World Report. Two – library and information studies and occupational therapy – landed in the top 20.
More than $1 million raised during 414 for UWM Giving Day
More than 1,700 alumni, faculty, staff, students, families and friends made gifts, a 43% increase over last year’s participation. This was the first 414 for UWM Giving Day to raise more than $1 million.
UWM earns Fast Forward grant to offer more paid internship opportunities
The $590,000 in funding will help connect UWM students with meaningful work experience in two areas – green energy, and the social sciences and humanities.