News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
UWM has joined with Marquette University and the Johnson Controls Foundation to fund three interdisciplinary research projects through the “President’s and Chancellor’s Challenge: A Crosstown Collaboration to Address Poverty.”
UScellular is contributing a private cellular network that includes 5G technology to expand the capabilities of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s manufacturing research facility, called the Connected Systems Institute.
Honored by BizTimes Milwaukee were Kaushal Chari, dean of UW-Milwaukee’s Lubar College of Business; Phyllis King, associate vice chancellor of academic affairs; and Matthew Friedel, director of UWM’s Business Innovation Incubator.
Dr. Joan Prince, a former vice chancellor of global inclusion and engagement at UWM whose distinguished career also includes service at the United Nations, has been appointed to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents.
A lunchtime discussion by four experts Feb. 9 will focus on the acute shortage of health care workers and possible solutions. The event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in room 590 at the UW-Milwaukee School of Public Health, 1240 N. 10th St., Milwaukee.
UWM’s online programs rose in the latest rankings by U.S. News & World Report. The 2023 report, released today, is based on evaluations of more than 1,800 bachelor’s and master’s programs.
Guests are invited to a ceremony to watch the final beam being hoisted into position. The new building will serve as a gateway to the STEM departments at UWM.
Sandra Millon Underwood has been named to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of national experts that works to improve the health of Americans by making recommendations about clinical preventive services, such as screenings, behavioral counseling and preventive medications.
Faculty members from the School of Education recently received a $2.87 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for an inclusive early childhood education program.
Four academic programs at UW-Milwaukee are ranked among the best in the country by Intelligent.com, a resource for online/on-campus program rankings and higher education planning.
