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For father and daughter, supporting firefighters is a family affair

By Erin O'DonnellJune 26, 2026Health
Three people stand in a row in front of a firetruck

Graduating UWM student – whose dad is the Milwaukee fire chief – finds rewards in contributing to research that aims to manage the intense stress emergency medical responders face.

Research collaboration trains students while tracking pollutants in Milwaukee estuary

By Heidi JeterJune 24, 2026Science & TechnologyWater & Environment
The rising sun reflects off the water of the Milwaukee Harbor under the Hoan Bridge. At left, a boat heads out into the Milwaukee Outer Harbor.

The Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin project involves professors from UWM and UW-Madison along with high school, undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral students from Wisconsin and beyond.

New cybersecurity measures could mean more research funding for UWM

By Erin O'DonnellJune 19, 2026Science & TechnologyEngineering
A group of people stand in a room in front of a stack of computer servers.

University striving to meet federal data security guidelines that will enable researchers to quality for more federal projects and partner with more companies.

How traffic delays inspired student’s award-winning startup

By Laura OttoJune 18, 2026Science & TechnologyEngineering
A man stands on a pedestrian bridge over a city street busy with traffic. He's holding and looking at an ipad.

UWM PhD student Joel Roberts won the grand prize at the WiSys Big Idea Pitch Competition with a project that harnesses computer power and algorithms to solve traffic problems.

UWM alum charts her own course in medical research

By Kelly AiglonMay 27, 2026HealthBiotechnology
Biomedical sciences master's student Rashida looks into a microscope

Biomedical sciences alum Rashida Parveen researches Lyme disease to make the world a better place and mentors other international students.

UWM alum brings wound care expertise to patients in need

By Jennifer Walter May 13, 2026Health
Dr. Laura Swoboda, a wound care specialist, poses in the recovery room at Third Coast Vascular in Milwaukee where they work

UWM alum Laura Swoboda traveled to Gaza to provide medical care. Stateside, they research regenerative medicine and wound care.

UWM biologist dives beneath Antarctica sea ice to study the impact of climate change

By Sarah Vickery May 6, 2026Science & TechnologyWater & Environment
Two divers float just below a hole in the sea ice

Antarctica is one of the most barren places on Earth. But below the ice, the sea teems with life. That’s the place that UWM doctoral student Lauran Liggan explores with curiosity and wonder.

Criminal justice alum analyzes data to help reduce sexual assault

By Rachel MaidlApril 28, 2026Business & World AffairsPolitics & Social Science
Jayden Varline, a PhD student and research assistant in the Criminal Justice & Criminology department, walks past the Milwaukee County Courthouse.

UWM doctoral graduate Jayden Varline studies survey data to prevent victim blaming in cases of sexual assault on college campuses.

UWM freshwater sciences alum works to clean up Milwaukee’s waterways

By Tree MeinchApril 24, 2026Science & TechnologyWater & Environment
UWM alum Brennan Dow stands on a bridge overlooking the Milwaukee River.

Brennan Dow earned his master’s in freshwater sciences. He now works for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, restoring Milwaukee’s waterways.

UWM library student turned career experience into college credit

By Kelly AiglonApril 20, 2026Business & World AffairsPolitics & Social Science
Naomi Kraut stands between two rows of books at a Milwaukee Public Library

Naomi Reigh Kraut received her Master of Library & Information Science degree from UWM and received college credit for her prior work experience.

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