Anne Basting named UWM’s first MacArthur ‘genius’
Anne Basting, a Peck School of the Arts theater professor, has become the first UWM faculty member to earn a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship.
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UWM researchers launch online Encyclopedia of Milwaukee
UWM researchers launched the online Encyclopedia of Milwaukee in the summer of 2016. It now includes hundreds of entries about a wide breadth of topics.
Milwaukee Film Festival features strong UWM presence
UWM students, staff, faculty, alums and departments are critical to the ongoing success of the expanding Milwaukee Film Festival.
UWM professor studies how to keep the wheels turning
Brooke Slavens is helping develop a geared wheelchair — similar to a multispeed bike — that could reduce strain on inclines and in other areas where injuries are most likely to happen.
Sociologist identifies science-oriented religious group in US politics
In American politics, the conservative right has tended to be more religious, while the liberal left tends to embrace science. But, UWM sociologist Timothy O’Brien says, there’s a third group out there.
The man who framed UWM’s history in pictures
Alan Magayne-Roshak witnessed most of UWM’s six decades through the lens of a camera. As we celebrate the school’s 60th anniversary, meet its visual encyclopedia.
Pachyderm care is his job
When Raymond Hren says his job as a pachyderm keeper is never routine, he means it. On any given day, he may be helping weigh a baby giraffe, preparing a mud bath for a rhino or answering questions from visitors.
Researchers seek solutions to the world’s most difficult problems
Cancer and obesity are difficult problems on their own. Combined, they create a fiendishly complex problem. To tackle it, UWM prof Scott Graham and colleagues are borrowing a method originally created to solve national security problems.
UWM partners with Milwaukee to improve beach warnings
A new buoy built by UWM researchers will improve water-quality warnings and help Milwaukee’s health department better monitor conditions at city beaches.
Alum tackles visual effects for remake of ‘Ben-Hur’
When UWM art alum and special effects master Jim Rygiel began work on a remake of the 1959 blockbuster “Ben-Hur,” one thing worried him most — the iconic chariot race scene from the original movie.