Campus & Community
UWM breaks ground on addition to Klotsche Center
UW-Milwaukee took a big step toward meeting the growing needs of its men’s and women’s basketball programs by breaking ground on an addition of the Klotsche Center and Pavilion.
UWM unveils blueprint to increase inclusion, diversity as 2030 efforts ramp up
The new plan includes strategies to assess and align efforts throughout campus, provide ongoing professional development, and recruit diverse students, faculty and staff.
Engineering alum helps shape structures throughout Wisconsin and Midwest
John Kissinger started his building career in the sandbox. He went on to help build such iconic Midwestern structures as the Wisconsin Center, the Quadracci Pavilion at the Milwaukee Art Museum, Chicago’s McCormick Place West addition and the renovation of Lambeau Field.
UWM senior explores logistics in Germany with Defense Department fellowship
Jack Kiel, who is majoring in supply chain and operations management, is part of a four-person team working on the logistical plans in the European theater – how the different military services and their allies are working together.
UWM biologist named a fellow of the Animal Behavior Society
Rafael Rodriguez, UWM professor of biological sciences, has been elected as a fellow of the Animal Behavior Society in recognition of his research contributions in animal cognition and sexual selection, contained in more than 90 publications.
HERA initiative aims to help grow tech talent pool
A regional educational initiative involving UWM has launched a new effort designed to help develop a talent pool to fill high-tech jobs in southeastern Wisconsin.
UWM joins effort to hire from and invest in disadvantaged neighborhoods
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is one of seven institutions that are committing to improving the economy in disadvantaged Milwaukee neighborhoods.
UWM offers discounted tuition rate for incoming Illinois students
Illinois residents entering UWM during the 2022-23 academic year will be charged a tuition rate that is 150% of the in-state resident rate, which is equivalent to the rate paid under the Midwest Student Exchange Program.
Graduate student research helps power discovery at UWM
They are inventors, innovators and mentors. The work by more than 4,600 UWM graduate students in 104 graduate degree programs drives the academic discovery in labs all across the campus.
UWM scholarship helps family remember educator who led a remarkable life
In some ways, Estelle Katz was very much a woman of her times. She also led a remarkable life, working on the Manhattan Project, volunteering in Civil Rights-era schools and going on to earn an education degree when she was almost finished raising her children.