News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Michele Polfuss, UWM associate professor of nursing, was awarded $1.48 million in federal funding to lead a team of researchers from Children’s Wisconsin, UW-Madison, University of Pittsburgh, and University of Massachusetts.
The Brookby Foundation has committed $1 million to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in support of the School of Freshwater Sciences’ new research vessel, which will be named the Maggi Sue.
Fourteen academic programs at UW-Milwaukee were recently ranked among the best in the country by Intelligent.com, a resource for online/on-campus program rankings and higher education planning, in its 2022 report.
Five people with ties to UWM were honored recently by Milwaukee Magazine with its third annual Betty Awards.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has received a $500,000 grant to place 100 students from underrepresented populations in paid internships with Milwaukee-area corporations over the next two years.
A UWM engineering professor has been chosen to serve on a committee that will review the failure and collapse of the mammoth radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico last year.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is offering full-ride scholarships for incoming freshmen from Milwaukee high schools in Fall 2022.
The goal of the Beyond GEMS Leadership Certificate program is to support female students, ages 15 to 18, and provide a chance to assemble a strong portfolio for college and their future careers.
The leaders of M³ will talk about the importance of generating college-level success in high schools and the potential impact across the region during the next session of M³ | Education Transformed, a virtual event series, on Thursday at 10:30 a.m.
Education company EAB has recognized UW-Milwaukee and three other southeastern Wisconsin institutions for their roles in launching the first regional Moon Shot for Equity partnership in the country.
