Event-packed Safety Week focuses on ways to stay safe
Students, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to learn tips on staying healthy and safe on and off campus during UWM’s Campus Safety Week Sept. 23-27.
News in Brief
College of General Studies names new dean
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has named Simon Bronner dean of its College of General Studies.
UWM alum’s film ‘Give Me Liberty’ garners nationwide acclaim
“Give Me Liberty,” the Milwaukee-made film by UWM grad Kirill Mikhanovsky, is racking up rave reviews and national acclaim.
Students launch project into space during NASA’s Rocket Week
UWM’s Students for the Exploration and Development of Space team participated in NASA’s Rocket Week at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia with the launch of a delicately engineered experiment into lower orbit.
Papatla named university co-director of Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute
Purush Papatla, a marketing professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, has been named as one of two university directors in the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute, a collaborative educational and research initiative among Northwestern Mutual and its foundation, UWM and Marquette University.
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin gives UWM $2.1 million for new training facility
UWM has received a $2.1 million gift from the Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin for the construction of a 15,000-square-foot multipurpose building that will create a dedicated basketball practice facility and improve student recreation space.
McNair Scholars alum returns to salute current scholars
For 30 years, UWM’s Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program has been encouraging first-generation students to start doing research, complete their degrees and continue their education to the graduate level leading to the doctorate.
‘Give Me Liberty’ premieres in Milwaukee with UWM connections
A new feature film with UWM connections aims to put Milwaukee on the filmmaking map.
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.