Citizen scientists can now also use their brains to help find new pulsars
Citizen scientists have provided important help to astronomers exploring the heavens, and now they are invited to take a more hands-on role.
Community Engagement
Future educators to gather at UWM
High school students, teachers and community partners will gather at UWM on Oct. 27 to learn about potential careers in education at the Future Educators Summit.
Symposium focuses on the burgeoning needs of family caregiving
The number of people in the United States who are caring for aging family members has skyrocketed in recent years, but public policy hasn’t caught up. That was the focus of a gathering at UWM recently.
Strong partnerships are helping close achievement gaps, Mone tells regents
The chancellor hosted a panel discussion with representatives of five partnerships that aim to knit together resources and conduct research into best practices to remove obstacles and close the racial achievement gaps in education at various levels.
Story Experience celebrates collaboration between students and community
UWM and Marquette students in the program use a variety of techniques – writing, oral history interviews, story circles, podcasts and videos – to help community members share their stories.
Lubar College of Business ‘storefront’ opens at JA Finance Park
Sixth- through ninth-grade students can attend JA Finance Park after they complete a 14-lesson curriculum. During the classroom lessons, students learn the basics of building a budget and making the hard choices between needs and wants.
UWM begins training program to help alleviate shortage of sexual assault nurse examiners
There’s a severe shortage both in Wisconsin and nationwide of nurses who have specialized training and education to work with patients who have experienced sexual assault, abuse or incest.
Alumna’s ‘tiny zoo’ aims to quell fears about creepy creatures
Tatiana Gritsevskiy has translated her love for reptiles, spiders and insects into a business that teaches people to appreciate the critters that many people can’t stand.
Messmer students experience STEM immersion on campus
When Messmer High School students toured UWM’s Connected Systems Institute during STEM Day March 30, they were fascinated by the mini factory lines used to research manufacturing automation using data science and robotics.
Science Olympiad and STEM Expo bring young scientists to campus
High school and middle school students learned about the colorful side of chemistry, solved a potion puzzle to earn a prize and explored the difference between H2O and H2O2 at UWM on Friday, March 31.