News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
UWM researchers played an important role as part of an international team that made a scientific breakthrough that could tell us more than ever before about how the very early universe formed.
Jovanny Caballero Hernandez works as a photographer for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and as an artist. Much of his work grows out his cultural heritage, he says.
Pierce VanValkenburg performs as a mermaid to help teach about freshwater systems and conservation, and is a popular draw at Discovery World.
During the two-week program, students see firsthand the effects of acid rain and air pollution on cultural heritage sites.
Chancellor Mark Mone hosted a discussion with entrepreneurs during a meeting Friday of the UW System Board of Regents.
The gift will go toward funding the Maggi Sue, which will be the most advanced research vessel ever designed for the Great Lakes. The gift was made in honor of the 50th anniversary of Kikkoman Foods in Wisconsin.
The chancellor hosted a panel discussion with representatives of five partnerships that aim to knit together resources and conduct research into best practices to remove obstacles and close the racial achievement gaps in education at various levels.
The seniors from 15 Milwaukee Public Schools completed up to 21 college credits during their final year of high school through the M-cubed College Connections program, a partnership among MPS, Milwaukee Area Technical College and UWM.
The award recognizes the company’s longstanding support of UWM and its students. WEC Energy Group is UWM’s top corporate donor, having contributed more than $11 million to UWM causes.
The “Time-Space-Existence Exhibition” focuses on sustainable and diverse neighborhoods that are managing change. UWM’s exhibit focuses on Chicago’s Devon Avenue neighborhood, on the city’s north side.
