News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee climbed 12 notches in a new ranking of the world’s top 1,000 universities. UWM ranked 498th among more than 25,000 institutions of higher learning worldwide, according to the 2016 ranking by the Center for World University Rankings. Last year, UWM was 510th. UWM ranked 160th in the United States. The rankings attempt to […]
The College of Health Sciences recognized several faculty and staff members at an awards ceremony recently. Those honored were: Jay Kapellusch, an associate professor and chair of the Department of Occupational Science & Technology, won the College of Health Sciences Ambassador Award. He was recognized for advocating on the college’s behalf locally, nationally and internationally. Marylou […]
A university research communications conference hosted by UWM attracted editors and writers from Canada, Great Britain and across the United States.
Milwaukee entrepreneur and UWM alum Jerry Jendusa has given $1 million to the Lubar Center for Entrepreneurship. The gift will support an entrepreneur-in-residence program that will allow students to learn from people who have started their own companies. “Providing students with access to entrepreneurs creates a dynamic, learning-rich environment,” Jendusa said. “Big entrepreneurial ideas start […]
UWM dance professor Simone Ferro will be honored July 10 by the Wisconsin Dance Council. Ferro, former chair of the UWM dance department at the Peck School of the Arts, will receive a career recognition award at the council’s 50th anniversary celebration in Middleton. A native of São Paulo, Brazil, Ferro joined UWM in 2001 […]
More than $4 million in donor-supported scholarships were awarded to University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students in the 2015-’16 school year, a 12.6 percent increase from the year before. In all, 1,489 students shared the $4,064,648 in scholarship money. That’s an average of $2,730 per student. The number of scholarship winners rose 10.5 percent from last year. […]
Production of raw plastics creates a sooty residue that’s costly to clean. Now, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is involved in promising research on a new material that could dramatically reduce both soot formation and associated costs. In April, Benjamin Church, associate professor in materials science and engineering, received a three-year U.S. Department of Energy grant […]
Two UWM faculty members have been named the first Water Policy Scholars by the university’s Center for Water Policy, housed in the UWM School of Freshwater Sciences.
Two new graduate fellowships at the UWM School of Freshwater Sciences will be supported by BRP USA, which makes powersports vehicles and propulsion systems.
A UWM lecturer and a UWM alum are among the people helping bring the International Symposium on Bicycle & Motorcycle Dynamics to the United States for the first time.
