Arts & Humanities
UWM Art Collection offers some surprising finds
UW-Milwaukee is home to an impressive, though little known, art collection of more than 7,600 items, ranging from Western to non-Western, ancient to contemporary.
UWM students connect with older adults through art
UWM students went out into senior communities and added a little artistic flair to their daily lives.
Live show adapts poignant ‘Precious Lives’ gun violence series
Associate Professor Michelle Lopez-Rios helps teens share their experiences with gun violence in a show opening Wednesday, June 15, at Milwaukee’s Pabst Theater.
Kathryn Henry: Met Opera finalist, UWM grad
What could be better than singing on national TV? For Kathryn Henry, a scholarship to The Juilliard School.
Students design Rust Belt haven for refugees
Professor Don Hanlon challenged his architecture and urban planning students to help refugees while addressing population loss in the Rust Belt.
An architecture student builds her future at UWM
At UWM, architecture student Emily Newton learned how to design a building so that it enhanced both its neighborhood and its community.
Dealing with sexism and gender issues in the classroom
Teachers and parents are increasingly faced with questions from children about gender and sexuality – a new book edited by a UWM professor may help provide answers.
Award-winning architect, UWM students reimagine post office
Marcus Prize winner Joshua Prince-Ramus and UWM architecture students are dreaming big – a complete makeover for the sprawling Milwaukee post office.
6 must-see events at UWM artists’ open house
Faculty members and students from the Peck School of the Arts will share their work with the public on Saturday, April 9.
Theater prof makes FX available to all
People call him the “theater wizard,” but special effects master Chris Guse thinks of himself first and foremost as a storyteller.