Students help build artwork for Sculpture Milwaukee
UWM architecture students worked with renowned artist Matthias Neumann to bring his design to life for display outside the Wisconsin Center.
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Pantherfest returns with a move to spring
When students return to UWM’s campus for in-person classes, Fall Welcome 2021 and Pantherfest will look different, while also celebrating the new academic year in style.
Grad student knocks down obstacles to succeed in business and school
Erica Herrera has persevered through problems that would sink many people, getting a degree from UWM and building a successful business. Now, she’s enrolled in the Executive MBA program and looking for more.
New Milwaukee fire chief draws on UWM experiences
Two-time UWM grad Aaron Lipski has risen to the top of the Milwaukee Fire Department.
Vice Chancellor Patricia Borger announces her retirement
Patricia Borger, who has served at UWM’s vice chancellor of development and alumni relations since 2008, has announced her retirement. Borger will stay on until January of 2022 to give the university time to hire her successor, who will lead its next fundraising campaign.
UWM researchers take a leading role in finding elusive mergers of black holes with neutron stars
For the first time, researchers have confirmed the detection of a collision between a black hole and a neutron star. In fact, the scientists detected not one but two such events occurring just 10 days apart in January 2020.
Student’s micro-opera delves into #MeToo movement
How do you turn a hashtag into an opera? That’s the challenge a UWM student faced when she decided to turn #MeToo into a musical production.
Funding renewed for NANOGrav center, which includes UWM
An international team of astronomers, including several from UWM, have renewed funding from the National Science Foundation for their work in detecting and characterizing low-frequency gravitational waves, a transformational challenge in astrophysics.
Outreach projects help families catch up on children’s health care after pandemic
Kris Barnekow, associate professor of health sciences, is leading the two outreach projects in Milwaukee with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nadellas donate $2 million to UWM to increase diversity in tech education
The gift from UWM alumnus and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and his wife, Anu Nadella, will support the university’s efforts to prepare students from underserved communities for careers in computer science, data science and information technology.