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Embrace your inner geek with UWM’s Geek Week
Break out your Hogwarts house colors, sleuthing skills and best board game strategies – Geek Week is back at UWM March 2-6 with a packed schedule of activities that cater to anyone’s nerdy side.
Undergraduate researchers explore frontiers of human knowledge
Each year UWM’s Office of Undergraduate Research honors several seniors with its Senior Excellence in Research Awards. Here’s a look at the projects and research the 2019-2020 SERA students are working on.
With new security in place, early arrival encouraged for UWM commencement
Those who plan to attend UWM’s fall commencement Dec. 15 are being encouraged to arrive early because new Wisconsin Center District security screening procedures will likely slow the admittance process.
UWM recognized for increase in student voting rates
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee received a platinum seal for excellence in student voter engagement from a leading voter advocacy group after voting rates increased in the 2018 midterm election.
UWM Army ROTC students qualify for international military skills competition
An Army ROTC team from Milwaukee that includes three UWM students is headed to the international Sandhurst Military Skills competition at West Point.
Women’s soccer team qualifies for NCAA tournament, will play Wisconsin
The teams will square off at 5 p.m. Friday at the McClimon Soccer Complex in Madison.
Honors College newsletter takes second in national competition
The Aggregate, the newsletter for the UWM Honors College, recently won second place in a contest sponsored by the National Collegiate Honors Council.
Raise a glass for this history student’s Smithsonian beer internship
For a guy who loves beer and history, a summer internship working with the Smithsonian National Museum of American History’s beer historian was a perfect fit for UWM student John Harry.
McNair Scholars alum returns to salute current scholars
For 30 years, UWM’s Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program has been encouraging first-generation students to start doing research, complete their degrees and continue their education to the graduate level leading to the doctorate.
Jitters and excitement reign as students move into residence halls
Hugs and tears ruled the day as thousands of students descended on campus Tuesday to move into residence halls for the 2019-20 school year.