News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Got cabin fever? Is your commute (and parking when it’s over) getting you down? Take heart: Biking season is right around the corner. Maybe this will be the year you leave the car in the garage and join UWM’s growing ranks of bike commuters. The Office of Sustainability is offering free workshops to help you […]
Sarah Morgan, director of UWM’s Nursing Learning Resource Center, will receive the Bayard Rustin Award from LGBT nonprofit agency Diverse & Resilient. It will be presented March 30 at Diverse & Resilient’s annual Reviving the Dream Celebration. Morgan is being recognized for her leadership and contributions in the community. She joined the Diverse & Resilient board […]
Chancellor Mark Mone met with alumni in Arizona on March 12 during a UWM Alumni Association brunch hosted by Ron and Marjorie Krizek at Scottsdale’s Grayhawk Golf Club. Ron Krizek, a UWM Foundation Board of Trustees member, and his wife have created scholarships to help UWM students in the accounting and finance fields. At the […]
UWM’s School of Education and the Wisconsin Character Education Partnership have recognized two State Schools of Character for 2017. Greenwood Elementary School in River Falls and Edgewood Elementary School in Greenfield will receive their awards on June 19. The schools are now eligible for the National Schools of Character Award. The Wisconsin Character Education Partnership […]
Four teams of UWM students placed in this year’s New Ventures Business Plan Competition, hosted by the Lubar School of Business. Every year since 2006, the contest had awarded prize money to student entrepreneurs who can enter from any discipline on campus. This year’s event, funded by La Macchia Enterprises, doled out $18,500 in accordance […]
Meat lover and carpenter Nick Offerman will headline this year’s Comedy Bash sponsored by UWM’s Campus Activities Board. Offerman holds many titles, including actor, producer, screenwriter, author, musician, stand-up comedian and carpenter. However, he is known best for his breakout role as Ron Swanson in the NBC television show “Parks and Recreation,” which aired 2009-2015. […]
Despite regulations against it, the release of untreated sewage into urban waterways is widespread, in part, because of leaks in the aging wastewater infrastructure. Nearly 30 percent of stormwater discharge points in Milwaukee show evidence of such contamination, said Sandra McLellan, a UWM professor of freshwater sciences. McLellan is heading a project that combines science […]
Hope Olson, professor emerita at UWM’s School of Information Studies, has received the 2017 Margaret Mann citation from the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services for outstanding professional achievement in cataloging or classification. The ALCTS’s Cataloging and Metadata Management Section will present the citation on June 24 at the 2017 American Library Association conference […]
Inactivity increases with age and also in individuals with conditions, such as arthritis, that limit physical movement. Health professionals want to help this population exercise more, but to develop effective interventions, they need to know specifics about activities they already engage in. Scott Strath, a professor of kinesiology in the College of Health Sciences, is […]
UWM’s women’s basketball team exited the Horizon League Tournament with a 66-59 semifinal loss to UW-Green Bay Monday afternoon at Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena. Steph Kostowicz led the Panthers with 16 points, while Jenny Lindner added 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Alexis Lindstrom scored 10 points. UWM, with a record of 20-11, will wait […]
