News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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.
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.
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.
Kaushal Chari has been named dean of the Lubar School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He begins his tenure in June.
America is becoming increasingly diverse, but the boards of directors of large companies aren’t keeping up, UWM researcher Maria Goranova found.
Those honored during the 2018 Fall Awards Ceremony include some who were recognized for their outstanding teaching and efforts to help students, others for their service to scholarship and toward making the university a better place to work and study.
For the university’s second year as “super host” of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s “On the Table” communitywide conversation, no topic was off the table.
It’s officially awards season at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. On Friday, Oct. 12, 24 remarkable UWM alumni and one corporate partner will be honored during an awards ceremony at Milwaukee’s Pfister Hotel.
The Compost Project, which involved UWM researchers, is exploring composting in Wisconsin’s biggest city. Funded by a USDA grant, the project seeks to answer the question, can composting be a viable industry in Milwaukee?
The children built their own websites with the help of PantherHacks, a UWM student organization focused on innovation and the development of technical and professional skills.
