UWM to host early voting on Aug. 5
UW-Milwaukee has again been selected as an early voting site for the August primary and the November 2020 general election.
News in Brief
Recent UWM grad honored for storm research
Spring 2020 graduate Giorgio Sarro (Atmospheric Sciences) was awarded the American Meteorological Society’s Father James B. Macelwane Annual Award in Meteorology.
Webinar features discussion of Black children on the autism spectrum
The co-authors of a book on raising Black children on the autism spectrum are holding a free webinar Thursday, Aug. 13, from 10 a.m. to noon.
August online speaker series will help train teachers for fall
The Institute for Urban Education will offer a free virtual speaker series Aug. 3-7 to help prepare teachers for the fall semester.
UWM reports high donor support, focuses on student success
UWM posted its second-highest fundraising year in the history of the university. Between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2020, nearly 6,000 donors gave $35.2 million to the UWM Foundation, which supports UWM.
Photos sought from graduating students for virtual commencement
UWM is working hard to make the Aug. 16 virtual commencement ceremony something special, and is asking graduating students to send in photos of themselves for a slideshow during the ceremony.
Honors College newsletter wins national acclaim after producing issue during pandemic
The newsletter produced by UWM Honors College students has won recognition from the National Collegiate Honors Council after producing an issue during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health sciences clinical professor named to occupational therapy task force
Tamicah Gelting, a clinical assistant professor in the UWM College of Health Sciences and a doctoral student in UWM’s Zilber School of Public Health, was named to a newly formed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force at the American Occupational Therapy Association.
Second campus discussion on racial justice on June 26
The enduring impact of racism in Milwaukee and across the nation is the topic of a virtual panel discussion among UWM students, second in a series of events called UWM’s Campus Dialogue on Racial Justice.
UWM Freshwater Sciences dean named to Great Lakes Advisory Board
J. Val Klump, dean of UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences, has been named to serve on the Great Lakes Advisory Board, an advisory committee to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.