Arts & Humanities
Architecture and urban planning student draws up plans to make a difference
UW-Milwaukee dual master’s student Dulce Carreno is pursuing her dream of becoming an architect committed to community.
Community service work grounds urban planning student in her career pursuit
Elaina Rodriguez is a master of urban planning student at UWM whose commitment to volunteering and the community informs her education and career goals.
UWM stage manager sets the stage for student success
While attending UWM for her theatre production degree, Lillian Hayward launched a concessions program that helps pay for student scholarships.
UWM professor’s film about ALS screens at Milwaukee Film Festival
“LUKi & the Lights” was created to help children around the world understand the disease in an easily accessible way. The story follows the lovable robot LUKi as his mobility declines and he lives with an ALS diagnosis.
Brady Street documentary tops UWM connections to Milwaukee Film Festival
Numerous faculty, staff, students and alumni from the Peck School of the Arts’ renowned film program have their work being screened at this year’s festival, which runs April 24 through May 8.
Two from UWM win national new-faculty architecture teaching awards
Two members of UWM’s School of Architecture and Urban Planning are among just four recognized nationally by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.
Lazarus Project to shine a new light on oldest map in UWM collection
Created some 573 years ago, the Leardo Mappamundi is the oldest of more than 2 million items in the collection of the American Geographical Society Library. Now, multispectral imaging will reveal details lost to time and decay.
Three Peck School alums receive 2025 Nohl Fellowships
Michelle Grabner was one of two recipients in the Established Artists category receiving a $20,000 fellowship, while Sarah Ballard was one of three recipients in the Emerging Artists category receiving a $10,000 fellowship.
Psychology professor returns to podcasting to tackle a cold case with personal ties
A new podcast by a UWM psychology professor has an unusual twist – she went to high school with the victims of a suburban Chicago double murder, a case that remains unsolved 45 years later.
Jewelry exhibition event to feature legal analyst, Watergate prosecutor
Jill Wine-Banks, who has become known not only for her legal expertise but also for the symbolic pins she wears on-air, will discuss the stories behind her famous jewelry pieces at the Oct. 24 event.