UWM engineering student brings metal casting to the masses
UWM doctoral student Swaroop Behera created a portable metal casting kit to get people excited about engineering.
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Scholarship money awarded to UWM students rises 50% over three years
Between the 2021-22 and 2024-25 academic years, the number of students receiving scholarships rose from 33% to 46%, while the value of that aid ballooned from $20 million to $30 million.
Engineering professor builds motion-analysis lab to help Philippine children with disabilities
Jacob Rammer built a low-cost motion lab aiding 4,000 children in the Philippines—advancing care, recovery and student learning.
UWM neuroscience professor works to combat memory loss and dementia
Karyn Frick studies how estrogens regulate our memories and brain function. The work could lead to new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and memory loss.
UWM professor co-authors NYT bestselling autobiography of 2 Chainz
When UWM English Professor Derrick Harriell got an email offering him the chance to work with “a famous southern rapper,” he thought it was spam. Fortunately, he didn’t hit delete.
Memories under the midnight sun: Two UWM alumni celebrate their historic climbs
John Jancik and Ken Zerbst are marking 25 and 30 years since two history-making treks to the very northern tips of land on Earth.
UWM instructor and entrepreneur is shaping Milwaukee’s tech future
UWM teaching faculty Matthew Friedel is working to help students and startups succeed — and positioning Milwaukee as a hub for tech and entrepreneurship.
UWM and Milwaukee City Parks partner to transform urban wood into public seating
The collaboration is using wood from trees felled throughout the city to create public amenities useful to all, bringing together sustainability, design education and civic stewardship.
UWM professors are raising gun violence awareness through a personal lens
Leslie Harris and Erin Parcell both teach in UWM’s Department of Communication. Together, they’re committed to raising gun violence awareness in Milwaukee.
For father and daughter, supporting firefighters is a family affair
Graduating UWM student – whose dad is the Milwaukee fire chief – finds rewards in contributing to research that aims to manage the intense stress emergency medical responders face.