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It’s not quite CSI, but state crime lab is rewarding work for chemistry alum

By Sarah VickeryAugust 4, 2023Campus & CommunityAlumni

It’s not quite CSI, but state crime lab is rewarding work for chemistry alum

By Sarah VickeryAugust 4, 2023Campus & CommunityAlumni

When law enforcement wants to know whether illegal drugs are involved in a potential crime, they turn to analysts like Lexie Lanphere.

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UWM alum creates a business interpreting in sign language for pro sports teams

By Kathy QuirkJanuary 9, 2023Campus & CommunityAlumni

As a child, Brice Christianson helped his father, who was deaf, understand what was happening at sporting events. Now he’s interpreting for the Milwaukee Bucks and the NHL.

Alumna carves out a career in business and media, with an emphasis on the positive

By Kathy QuirkDecember 16, 2022Campus & CommunityAlumni

When Nyesha Stone graduated from UWM in 2018, she wasn’t quite sure if she wanted to go into traditional newspaper journalism — and jobs were scarce anyway. So she made her own path.

UWM alumni mentoring program provides support for students

By Laura OttoDecember 8, 2022Campus & CommunityAlumni

The program, which launched in 2020, matches students with graduates who provide career advice and emotional support.

A beer pioneer: Art history alum breaks down barriers in the brewing industry

By Sarah VickeryDecember 5, 2022Campus & CommunityAlumni

Samantha Danen started homebrewing while studying art history at UWM. It led to her pursuing a career that led her to becoming Milwaukee’s first female craft brewer.

UWM soccer star fulfills dream with pro contract in Italy

By Kathy QuirkSeptember 9, 2022Campus & CommunityAlumni

One of the best women’s soccer players in UWM history continued her career in one of history’s great soccer nations. Elaina LaMacchia signed a professional contract with Pink Bari CF, which spent its most recent season playing in Italy’s second-tier national league.

Alum helps immigrant and refugee children during pandemic with multilingual story time

By Kathy QuirkJune 14, 2022Campus & CommunityAlumni

Lynden Sculpture Garden’s virtual story time reaches youngsters ages 4 to 8 years old as a way “to start conversations with children about displacement, adaptation, and belonging.”

‘Find what you love and practice it,’ Dafoe tells UWM graduates

By Genaro C. ArmasMay 23, 2022Campus & CommunityAlumni

Four-time Academy Award nominee Willem Dafoe returned to UWM after nearly 50 years, delivering this year’s commencement address and receiving an honorary doctorate.

UWM alum, a two-star general, receives major ROTC award

By Kathy QuirkApril 4, 2022Campus & CommunityAlumni

Brian Winski used the GI Bill to attend UWM. He went on to a long and decorated career that included becoming the first UWM alumnus to become a two-star general and command an Army division.

UWM alum Dafoe to make ‘SNL’ debut

By John SchumacherJanuary 20, 2022Campus & CommunityAlumni

Willem Dafoe’s long, illustrious acting career has taken him from the stages of UW-Milwaukee to now, finally, the famed 30 Rock stage of “Saturday Night Live.”

Undergrad researchers discover their work benefits their careers

By Kathy QuirkJanuary 18, 2022Campus & CommunityAlumni

A paper published recently by UWM Professor John Berges includes the work of several undergraduate researchers, who are listed as co-authors. Many went on to their own careers in science.

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