A lifelong love of words brings UWM professor back to Milwaukee
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.
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Art education alum recognized nationally for impact in skilled trades education
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
On-campus employment helps UWM IT management student land a job before graduation
Mentorship and a University Housing position helped provide the tools master’s grad Uday Sanem needed to secure an offer from Johnson Controls.
UWM researcher studies zebrafish to better understand brain development
UWM PhD student Gabby Voit is leading research in the Gutzman Lab, where researchers study zebrafish to better understand brain function in humans.