Celebrating UWM’s Class of 2023
More than 2,000 students received diplomas in the fall commencement on Sunday, joining the 3,400 others who received degrees in May to form the UWM Class of 2023.
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Basic cellular science in UWM lab leads to a potential first drug for bone healing
Priya Premnath, an assistant professor at UWM, has found that an existing anti-cancer drug known as UC2288 can be repurposed to help repair bones, a discovery that could lead to a potential noninvasive treatment.
Community paramedics help close a gap in health care
Many patients making 911 emergency calls would have been better treated in a different way. A program at UWM trains first responders to recognize that and find ways to offer better care.
Second chance program helps students finish what they started
Scholarships and support help bring hundreds of students back to UWM to complete their degrees.
‘Exploding dots’ help teach students about math
Nick Johnson once dropped out of math class in high school. Now, as a UWM math specialist, he helps incoming college students get up to speed and conveys his love of the field.
Storytelling as a research method offers insights into society’s needs
Food has a way of connecting people. To explore that, UWM’s Center for 21st Century Studies embarked on the Story Cart Project, in which graduate students and researchers traveled with a mobile cart to 27 Milwaukee locations to question strangers about food.
New portal, piloted at UWM, speeds the process of licensing for health care professionals
A new tool will better connect the Universities of Wisconsin with the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services to help streamline the state licensing process for health care workers.
UWM alum finds fun and success on Lego reality TV show
Paul Wellington’s passion for building with Lego bricks led him to pursue an architecture degree at UWM. And now he’s competing on nationwide TV every week on this season’s “LEGO Masters.”
UWM Women’s Resource Center celebrates 30 years of service
Since its establishment in 1993, the center has focused on providing services and educational events especially important to women.
College of Engineering celebrates its renovated research spaces
When UWM’s Engineering & Mathematical Sciences building opened in 1971, many of its 13 floors were dark and segmented into individual rooms. After a two-year renovation of the ninth and 10th floors, the new spaces, designated for research, are hardly recognizable.