Two UWM bird researchers awarded top honor in their field
UWM faculty Linda Whittingham and Peter Dunn have been awarded the 2019 Elliott Coues Award from the American Ornithological Society.
News in Brief
Milwaukee/Madison student design team earns national notice
A combined team of students from the School of Architecture & Urban Planning at UW-Milwaukee and the College of Engineering at UW-Madison are attracting national attention for a design that combines the convenience of urban living with maximum energy-efficiency standards.
Students meet with governor, express their concerns
Gov. Tony Evers visited UWM Monday morning to speak with students about their concerns. The visit comes four days after Evers proposed his first budget as governor, including a proposal to increase funding for the UW System by $150 million.
St. Eugene School taps into Panther Pride, collects for UWM Food Pantry
When UWM employee Kevin Beisser found out about the near-empty shelves of the UWM Food Pantry, he approached his son’s principal at St. Eugene School in Fox Point. How about a food drive?
Netflix exec, movie producer headline Women Leaders Conference
Netflix executive Ferial Govashiri and film director and producer Robin Hauser headline the UWM School of Continuing Education’s 10th annual Women Leaders Conference on Friday at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee.
Bouchard wins national teaching award
Nikole Bouchard, assistant professor in the School of Architecture & Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, has won the new faculty teaching award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.
UWM students help Girl Scouts boost their ‘courage, confidence and character’
Though the Girl Scouts of Wisconsin are often associated with their seasonal cookie sales, their greater mission is to develop the “3 C’s” in young girls: courage, confidence and character. UWM students of the College of Health Sciences wanted to help.
UWM alum Kulwicki honored with ‘thinkerspace’ as he enters NASCAR Hall of Fame
As NASCAR is honoring Alan Kulwicki with induction to its hall of fame, UWM is honoring its alum with plans to create a collaboration and creativity space to honor his legacy.
Dolan appointed co-editor of the American Journal of Political Science
Kathleen Dolan has been appointed co-editor of the American Journal of Political Science, the flagship journal of the Midwest Political Science Association.
UWM names new dean of the Lubar School of Business
Kaushal Chari has been named dean of the Lubar School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He begins his tenure in June.