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Graduate programs at UWM score high in 2026 U.S. News rankings

By John SchumacherApril 7, 2026Campus & CommunityCampus News
A red brick university building stands in front of several college students amid grass and trees.

The university’s library and information studies program ranked No. 13 in the country, while UWM’s occupational therapy, physical therapy and social work programs ranked among the top 25%.

Alum helping improve wastewater treatment with ‘explainable AI’

By Laura Otto March 26, 2026Science & TechnologyWater & Environment
A man sits at a table working at a laptop computer.

Fuad Nasir aims to solve a major challenge faced by treatment plant operators: critical water-quality tests take days to complete, while operators often need to make decisions within hours.

A lifelong love of words brings UWM professor back to Milwaukee

By Jennifer WalterMarch 23, 2026Arts & Humanities
English professor Derrick Harriell works on his laptop at his home in Shorewood where he often writes his poetry.

Derrick Harriell fell in love with language at a young age. Now, the poet and professor of creative writing shares his passion with future generations.

Art education alum recognized nationally for impact in skilled trades education

By Payton MurphyMarch 16, 2026Business & World Affairs
A man in a gray shirt holds an oversized check for $100,000 above his head, surrounded by several high school students and adults.

Mike Driscoll, a Peck School of the Arts alum and teacher at Bay View High School, has been named one of five national recipients of the 2025 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence.

This anthropology alum’s work is (literally) child’s play

By Sarah VickeryMarch 13, 2026Arts & Humanities
This composite image shows a headshot of a woman over a photo of the outside of the DuPage Children's Museum.

Cassie Coffey oversees a team of over 50 employees whose primary job is to facilitate joyful play experiences and open-ended learning with the DuPage Children’s Museum’s tiny guests and their families.

UWM researcher reconstructs ancient landscapes from the Midwest to Mars

By Anna Funk February 23, 2026Science & TechnologyScience
Alum Libby Ives places her hand on layers of ancient rock in Marquette, Michigan.

Libby Ives earned her PhD in geosciences at UWM. Now she studies ancient landscapes to uncover new insights about a planet’s environment.

Family tragedy spurs UWM alum in work to save lives with AI

By James CarltonFebruary 20, 2026Business & World Affairs
UWM alum Deepak Arora at Lubar College of Business.

In the aftermath of a family tragedy, Deepak Arora developed an AI-powered safety device to warn caregivers about potential accidents.

UWM student taps into her love of bugs to fight antibiotic-resistant organisms

By Tree Meinch February 13, 2026Science & TechnologyWater & Environment
Freshwater sciences PhD student Kieyarrah Dennis reaches for a bottle of yellow liquid in the lab.

Kieyarrah Dennis is a PhD student in UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences. Her research is helping combat the pathogens we’re exposed to in our water.

Love wins: Couples who found each other at UWM

By Elora HennesseyFebruary 11, 2026Campus & CommunityAlumniStudents
A man and woman stand next to each other, both dressed in winter coats and hats, while the northern lights glow behind them in the nighttime sky.

In honor of Valentine’s Day, we asked couples to share their stories with us — how they met and what made them for fall each other.  

UWM alums win bronze at Olympic Art Festival snow sculpting competition

By Maridel AllinderFebruary 9, 2026Arts & Humanities
Two men stand next to a large block of snow that has been partially carved into a sculpture. Another man stands atop the block.

Artists Mike Martino, Mike Sponholtz and Tom Queoff have been working together for 40 years, traveling around the world to create art from 17-ton blocks of snow.

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