Campus & Community
Dessert competition unites UWM community with sugar and spice
Anita Alkhas swears that the students who enter the UWM International Dessert Competition organized by the language programs become more creative every year.
Honors College students give back with service trip to New Orleans
Rather than spend their break partying, 20 students from UWM’s Honors College spent a week in New Orleans doing work to help the community.
New app helps UWM students stay safe
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is adding an optional program to its alert system this spring that allows students to dial an emergency number with one push of a button or choose a “guardian” to virtually walk them home.
Research at UWM celebrated at undergrad symposium
UWM celebrated its status as an “R1” university, a designation given to the country’s top research institutions, on Friday at an event highlighting one aspect of the university’s research prowess, the UWM Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Life Impact alum finds a career with the Milwaukee Brewers
Less than three years after graduating from UWM, Tyron Carrasquillo already has a dream job: working for the Milwaukee Brewers. But getting there wasn’t easy.
UWM at Washington County grad rises high in world of ballooning
Debbra Spaeth, an alumna of UW-Milwaukee at Washington County and UWM, has traveled the world pursuing her hobby, hot-air ballooning. Her deep involvement led to her induction into the Ballooning Hall of Fame in 2018.
UWM alumni give a nod to bobbleheads
Two UWM grads have turned their hobby and obsession into a business — the National Bobblehead Museum Hall of Fame and Museum, which they opened in February 2019 in Walker’s Point.
Musical careers started at Waukesha campus
Ellen and Larry McDonald created a foundation for their careers in music at what’s now UW-Milwaukee at Waukesha. Both are now professional musicians, teachers and business owners.
Cross, business leaders highlight need for new UWM Chemistry building
UW System President Ray Cross and business leaders toured the UWM Chemistry building Thursday to highlight the need to replace it and other aging academic buildings statewide.
MPS job fair attracts more than 1,000 students to UWM
More than 1,000 MPS high school students converged on UWM on Wednesday for the 2019 MPS Student Job Fair in the Wisconsin Room of the Student Union.