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UWM signs pledge to reduce emissions, plan for climate adaptation

By UWM NewsFebruary 15, 2017Campus & CommunityCampus News
The green roof at Sandburg Hall is just one of UWM’s efforts to lessen the university’s impact on the environment. At the time of its installation in 2008, It was the largest green roof in Wisconsin. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)

UWM has joined nearly 600 universities in the United States that are committed to reducing their carbon footprints to zero and building the capacity to adapt to climate change or other potential stressors.

Career Closet helps students dress for interviewing success

By February 14, 2017Campus & CommunityStudents
Cassandra Rasch (left), junior in communication sciences and disorders, and Makensie Gustafson, senior in conservation and environmental science, show off a couple of finds in the Career Closet. (UWM Photo/Kathleen Quirk)

The Career Closet offers UWM students a no-cost way to spruce up their wardrobes for upcoming job and internship interviews.

Pre-vet student finds a calling caring for animals

By Sarah E VickeryFebruary 13, 2017Science & TechnologyScience
Juan Orjuela, a double major in biological sciences and conservation and environmental science, works with Dr. Jeannie Clark at Lakeshore Veterinary Specialists. “Lakeshore is a state of the art 24-hour emergency teaching hospital that has exposed me to new and exciting cases every day,” Orjuela says. “This fast-paced environment, and the diverse array of cases that we take have helped me become a well-rounded individual and a highly competitive candidate for veterinary school.” (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)

When Juan Orjuela talks about his patients, he describes them like they’re real people. And to him, they are. “I think the bond with animals is so unbreakable, unlike any other,” he said.

UWM Research Foundation licenses novel cancer drug

By Laura L OttoFebruary 9, 2017HealthPublic Health
Alexander “Leggy” Arnold, associate professor of chemistry, guides graduate student Margaret Guthrie in analyzing a drug compound with a mass spectrometer. (Photo by Peter Jakubowski)

A compound discovered by Alexander “Leggy” Arnold, a UWM associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, could provide an effective weapon against some difficult-to-treat cancers.

Water program links students to careers

By February 8, 2017Science & TechnologyWater & Environment

Water SYS-STEM, a program involving UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences, Water Council affiliates and local technical colleges, is introducing students to careers in the water industry – and to the science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines.

Students cultivate an entrepreneurial attitude

By February 6, 2017Business & World AffairsBusiness
Rudi Johnson wears some of the apparel he helped design and is selling through his Dolph Collection. (UWM Photo/Derek Rickert)

Experience from internships and entrepreneurial clubs, along with advice from faculty members and marketing/business classes, help a growing number of students start their own small businesses.

Digital archive of UWM Post offers a window on UWM’s history

By February 2, 2017Campus & CommunityCampus News
Abigail Nye, interim head of the UWM Archives, takes a look at the first edition of the UWM Post student newspaper, published Sept. 26, 1956. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)

You get a special perspective on the history of UWM, its students, and its hometown when you peruse 60 years’ worth of the UWM Post online at the UWM Libraries’ Digital Collections.

Mone charts path to success at spring plenary

By John G. SchumacherJanuary 27, 2017Campus & CommunityCampus News
Chancellor Mark Mone chats with Mark Schwartz, distinguished professor of geography, before beginning his spring plenary address at the Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)

Chancellor Mark Mone laid out a path Thursday that he said will allow UWM to marshal its strengths and chart a course to not only survive but thrive.

UWM launches education partnership with MPS, MATC

By January 25, 2017Campus & CommunityCampus Partnerships
UWM Chancellor Mark Mone addresses a crowd at the launch of M3.

Three of southeastern Wisconsin’s largest and most influential educational institutions are working together to better prepare students for graduation and career success.

Peracchio named Klappa marketing professor at Lubar

By UWM NewsJanuary 23, 2017Business & World AffairsBusiness
Laura Peracchio will be the inaugural Judith H. and Gale E. Klappa Endowed Professor of Marketing at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)

“One of the most prolific scholars in terms of her publication activity,” Laura Peracchio focuses on marketing research that benefits consumer welfare and quality of life.

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