UWM alum creates alternative to traditional high school
Chris Litzau, who earned his master’s degree in exceptional education from UWM, saw a need for an alternative high school that teaches career skills. So he did something about it.
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UWM alum leads the way for Girls in Tech
Web developer Jessica Knaak is helping other women make connections in the growing field of information technology.
UWM joins Digital Public Library of America
More than 125,000 items from the UWM Libraries are available to a worldwide audience now that the collection is part of the Digital Public Library of America.
Family ties, FAFSA help dad-daughter duo plan for UWM
Jon Wilson graduated from UWM just months before his daughter, Nia, enrolled. Here are their tips for successfully navigating the admissions and financial aid processes.
Book excerpt: ‘To kill my home’s delight’
Aeschylus was the first of the great tragic dramatists of ancient Greece. A recent translation of his “Agamemnon” by David Mulroy makes Aeschylus’ dramatic postscript to the Trojan War accessible to modern readers.
Student researcher explores effect of parents’ criticism
Parental criticism can lead to an overvalued sense of responsibility — a key feature of obsessive compulsive disorder — student researcher Haley Branback found.
Artist Melissa Ebbe turns fantasy into a career
UWM alum Melissa Ebbe has combined her artistic skills with her interest in fun and fantasy to create a business – and a successful run on reality television.
Psychologist zeros in on when sound becomes music
Adam Greenberg, assistant professor of psychology at UWM, is researching how the brain recognizes music and our response to it.
Alum heading to grad school – with money in the bank
UWM criminal justice major John Parlier knew he needed to make careful choices — and put in some hard work — to finance his college education.
Grad student researched 1,000 schools before choosing UWM
Meysam Tabandeh-Khorshid is moving on to a paid internship with Apple after earning his doctorate in materials science and engineering.