Campus & Community
UWM awarded grant to diversify study abroad
The U.S. Department of State has awarded UWM’s Center for International Education a nearly $35,000 grant designed to diversify study-abroad efforts.
UWM Research Foundation awards bridge grants to 5 startups
Five UWM startup companies have been awarded the first round of funding from the UWM Research Foundation’s new bridge grant program, which leverages a $200,000 matching grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation that was announced last year.
Highly ranked basketball recruit picks UWM
Patrick Baldwin Jr., ranked as the nation’s No. 4 prospect, had his pick of some of the best college basketball programs in the country, including Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky and Wisconsin, but chose to play closer to home and for his father at UWM.
University honors Kizzmekia Corbett for vaccine innovation
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will honor Kizzmekia “Kizzy” Corbett with the UWM Chancellor’s Innovation Award for her work developing a COVID-19 vaccine. The award will be conferred during a public, virtual event on Wednesday, May 12, at 2 p.m.
Alum’s childhood dreams took him all the way to Mars
As a boy, Darian Dixon was fascinated by the stars and planets, but could hardly imagine it as more than a dream. Now, he plays an important role in mankind’s exploration there.
Kamala Harris visits UWM to talk about infrastructure investment
Vice President Kamala Harris toured energy research labs at UWM and participated in a roundtable discussion with federal and local leaders as she touted the Biden administration’s plans for rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure.
Open-source initiative at UWM saves students millions in textbook costs
Traditional textbooks sometimes costing hundreds of dollars represent a barrier to education for some students. An effort to combat that has saved UWM students $2.3 million over five years.
UWM ranked in top 3% of universities worldwide
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is ranked 583 out of 19,788 universities worldwide by the Center for World University Rankings.
Mayor joins M-cubed leaders to stress importance of completing FAFSA
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett joined leaders of the M3 education initiative to encourage high school seniors to fill out a critical financial aid form needed to unlock access to potential scholarships, grants and other types of assistance to help pay for college.
M-Cubed partners to highlight importance of filling out FAFSA
Encouraging students to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is the focus of the April 14 edition of a virtual event series from M3, the Milwaukee education initiative involving UWM.