Seven things students can do during a Milwaukee winter
With these seven ideas, UWM students can use their UPASS to see just how much fun a winter in Milwaukee is.
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Alumna struts her (scary) stuff on reality TV
Arts alumna Melissa Ebbe can’t tell you how she fared on season 10 of the Syfy special-effects series “Face Off,” but you can watch her at 8 p.m. on Wednesdays.
Prototyping lab preps future architects for real world
The rapid prototyping lab in the School of Architecture and Urban Planning exposes architecture students to state-of-the-art fabrication equipment and manufacturing concepts used in professional design and construction today.
Journalism students record Holocaust survivors’ stories
UWM journalism students interviewed Milwaukee-area Holocaust survivors, learning more about reporting and history in the process.
Area students explore Architecture 100 – and perhaps a career
High school students take UWM’s Architecture 100 course – free and online – to help inspire their interest in the field.
Renee Spiewak, international traveler, physics star
A home-schooled, first-generation college student, Renee Spiewak excelled at UWM, working side by side with professors on undergraduate research and winning National Science Foundation funding to study with scientists in Italy and Australia.
Gonzalez’s graduation goal: Save lives at Aurora St. Luke’s
An internship at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center helped introduce Gladys Gonzalez to transplant administration. She’ll continue work there after graduation.
Igoni drives cab 60 hours a week en route to degree
Igoni Igoni drove his cab at least 60 hours each week to pay the bills while focusing on his goal – getting a college degree in community engagement and education and being a role model for his two young children.
Health Sciences dean: Investment needed for ‘high growth’
Ron Cisler says growing enrollment despite lowered investment has been his major focus since he became dean of the College of Health Sciences in July.
UWM scientist develops new way to find age of drinking water
A UWM scientist can determine the age of drinking water in distribution pipes by measuring “leftovers” from 1950s atomic weapons testing. The method could help improve water quality at the tap.