Student’s crime research leads to national presentation
Some 40% to 50% of crimes are never reported to police, so a UWM grad student turned to U.S. Census data to figure out why.
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International traveling exhibit on environmental justice features stories gathered by UWM students
An event April 19 will celebrate the opening of “Climates of Inequality: Stories of Environmental Justice,” an international traveling multimedia exhibition and web platform featuring local Milwaukee stories gathered by UWM students.
Several UWM programs land high in U.S. News graduate school rankings
Two programs at UWM landed in the top 30 nationwide in the latest rankings of graduate schools by U.S. News & World Report: Library and information science ranked No. 14, while occupational therapy is No. 27.
Eyes on the skies: UWM hosts a solar eclipse event
A huge crowd gathered at UWM on Monday for the celestial event of the year. Thousands of people took the free eclipse safety glasses, peering in the sky as the moon crossed in front of the sun. At the peak of the eclipse, almost 90% of the sun was covered.
UWM grad student chosen for National Teachers Hall of Fame
Shelly Moore Krajacic, a South Milwaukee High School teacher and doctoral student in the Urban Education program at UWM, was one of just five chosen nationwide.
UWM engineer helps create sensors of foodborne bacteria using quantum dots
Qingsu Cheng, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, is part of a team developing low-cost biosensors that can quickly identify foodborne bacteria using the fluorescence of quantum dots for detection.
Eyeth Day celebration April 6
An Eyeth Day celebration is set for the UWM campus Saturday, April 6, as part of American Sign Language Awareness Month.
Planetarium hosting eclipse event, teaching 4,300 MPS students this spring
On Monday, the UWM planetarium will host a viewing party. And all this semester, it will host third-graders to learn about space and the solar system.
$1.3 million gift moves UWM closer to new research vessel
The Kohler Trust for Clean Water has given the UWM Foundation $1.3 million toward construction of the Maggi Sue. This gift brings the university within $3.5 million of its goal of $20 million needed to begin the construction process.
Milwaukee Bucks come to UWM to encourage students to vote
The Bucks’ in-game music coordinator, DJ Shawna, accompanied by Bango the mascot, quizzed students about voting in a lighthearted video posted to the team’s community service social media channels.