Campus News
UWM senior lecturer wins Frost Farm Poetry Prize
UWM senior lecturer David Southward has been awarded the 2019 Frost Farm Prize for Metrical Poetry from the Hyla Brook poets and the trustees of the Robert Frost Farm in Derry, N.H.
Student makers build modular cubes for new Lubar Entrepreneurship Center
You could call it furniture, but describing the modular cubes that UWM students are constructing in the campus maker space as “building blocks” is accurate too.
UWM LGBT Resource Center chosen as PrideFest donation recipient
This year at PrideFest, every visitor will be asked if they would like to donate $1 (or more) to the UWM LGBTQ Resource Center in online sales and at the festival box office. It’s part of PrideFest’s Plus One program.
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.
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.
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.
New 2019 UWM Research magazine celebrates cutting-edge work
The magazine, now available in print and online, showcases the efforts of nearly 100 faculty members, students and staff, highlighting the expertise that makes UWM one of America’s top research universities.
Students meet with governor, express their concerns
Gov. Tony Evers visited UWM Monday morning to speak with students about their concerns. The visit comes four days after Evers proposed his first budget as governor, including a proposal to increase funding for the UW System by $150 million.
St. Eugene School taps into Panther Pride, collects for UWM Food Pantry
When UWM employee Kevin Beisser found out about the near-empty shelves of the UWM Food Pantry, he approached his son’s principal at St. Eugene School in Fox Point. How about a food drive?
Program gives support to students coming out of foster care system
Operating without traditional family structure, former foster children often have a difficult time navigating the challenges of college. UWM’s recently established Fostering Success program aims to help.