Students get firsthand look as candidates for governor debate
Business & World Affairs
Innovation Campus discussion focuses on Wisconsin research investment
For Wisconsin state Sen. Alberta Darling, the future of research in Wisconsin is not tied to one place. “I see a triangle of Milwaukee, Eau Claire and Madison,” said Darling, “We could have I-94 as the research innovation highway.”
Experts on North Korea, nuclearization to host UWM talk on Sept. 20
A Sept. 20 event at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will provide expert insight into the North Korean nuclear crisis so that Midwestern citizens can have a better understanding of what is happening on the Korean Peninsula.
Collaborative effort helps classroom paraprofessionals become teachers
For some people already working with children in MPS schools, the PLUS program involving the school district, UWM and MATC is helping them become fully certified teachers.
Two UWM English Education grads honored
The Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English is planning to honor two UW-Milwaukee School of Education graduates at its annual convention Oct. 18 and 19 in Madison.
Avdeev named director of innovation at Lubar Entrepreneurship Center
In his new role, Ilya Avdeev — an associate professor of mechanical engineering who has been instrumental in fostering entrepreneurship at UWM — will lead program development and partnership cultivation.
Collaboration with high schools helps create pipeline of entrepreneurs
New Berlin students learn about business and earn UWM credits in a program co-facilitated by the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center.
U.S. Senate candidates square off at UWM Mainstage Theatre
The candidates in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate met for a debate Thursday, two weeks after a Democratic gubernatorial debate at UWM and just weeks before the primary.
All eyes on UWM for first 2018 gubernatorial debate
All eight Democratic candidates for governor participated in the debate July 12 in the Mainstage Theatre, addressing issues ranging from Foxconn to the minimum wage to the state’s prison population.
UWM economist explores consequences of a tariff-driven trade war
The US has begun imposing billions of dollars worth of tariffs on many of its major trading partners, and those countries are responding in kind. So, what now? UWM economist Hamid Mohtadi has some ideas.
UWM, Foxconn create international internship program in engineering
Five students will go to Taiwan in February to study at Chung Yuan Christian University and work at Foxconn facilities.