Here are 11 more UWM alumni you should know
From Satya Nadella to Kimberley Motley, from Willem Dafoe to Trixie Mattel, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students have used their education to make their mark on the world.
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UWM nursing grad works to turn around ailing Tomah VA
Victoria Brahm took over the Tomah VA Medical Center in 2015 after top leaders had been ousted in a scandal of overprescribing opioids. Morale was low, the center’s reputation in decline. Under Brahm’s leadership since then, conditions have improved.
A banquet of graduate research in three-minute bites
Three graduate students – all from the College of Letters and Science – took the top prizes in UWM’s inaugural Three-Minute Thesis competition (3MT), an elevator pitch-style event that aims to explain complex research to a general audience in three-minute increments. The event was held at the Zelazo Center on Wednesday, April 4. Lisa Taxier, […]
Voice clinic gives students the chance to learn from each other
Communication Sciences and Disorders students don’t often get to work with performers as part of their education. And voice students don’t often get scientifically evaluated. But recently at UWM, that match proved mutually beneficial.
Kinnickinnic River corridor revitalized with UWM help
A project led by graduate students in UWM’s School of Architecture and Urban Planning is bringing together residents and other stakeholders along the Kinnickinnic River to improve the area while a longer term project revitalizes the river corridor.
A dose of humor for treating fears
Children with Williams syndrome often struggle with anxiety and fear. New research done at UWM shows treating objects of fear with humor can help children overcome their phobias.
2018 UWM Research magazine features work of 100 scholars
This year’s edition of UWM Research debuts online and begins hitting mailboxes this week, showcasing the work of UW-Milwaukee researchers across campus and showing how that work is making an impact.
UWM student ‘brings his full brilliance, heart and soul’ to community service
Kitonga Alexander touched the lives of Milwaukee students as a teacher, but he wanted to do more. So he formed a group that works with the Alma Center to reduce violence in the community. His work garnered him a “Positively Milwaukee” award.
UWM research could help electric cars beat the cold
Electric cars are wonders of whiz-bang technology, but they have an Achilles heel – their lithium-ion batteries are less efficient in cold weather. Researchers at UWM have come up with a solution.
UWM astronomers to use new tool to hunt gravitational-wave sources
The LIGO observations of gravitational wave over the past two years were groundbreaking. Now, UWM astronomers plan to build off that work by employing a new tool to decode more mysteries of the sky.