UWM shows off its new Chemistry Building
More than 200 students, faculty, staff, government representatives and friends of UWM packed into one of the building’s many sleek, modern lecture halls for the celebration.
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Grand opening of UWM’s new Chemistry Building set for Sept. 27
The event will celebrate the completion of six years of design and construction and cap a significant milestone in UWM’s commitment to advancing scientific education and research.
Service-learning helps communication student land a job before graduation
Christiana Ibiwoye knew she wanted to pursue a career working with children. Her experience working with two nonprofits helped her land her dream job even before graduating from UWM in May.
UWM alum working to help U.S. Olympians be their best
Mike Clark, who earned a doctorate from UWM, has been providing psychological services to athletes ahead of the Paris Olympic Games, and will continue doing so during and afterward.
UWM athletes winning in the classroom too
The UWM women’s tennis team won a Horizon League award for having the highest GPA of any team in the conference. Across all of UWM, 105 student athletes posted a GPA of 3.8 or higher this past spring.
UWM to house nation’s first Microsoft AI lab focused on manufacturing
The lab at UWM’s Connected Systems Institute will be part of Microsoft’s $3.3 billion investment in southeast Wisconsin, strengthening UWM’s education and research mission while helping the state’s businesses.
Student’s crime research leads to national presentation
Some 40% to 50% of crimes are never reported to police, so a UWM grad student turned to U.S. Census data to figure out why.
Several UWM programs land high in U.S. News graduate school rankings
Two programs at UWM landed in the top 30 nationwide in the latest rankings of graduate schools by U.S. News & World Report: Library and information science ranked No. 14, while occupational therapy is No. 27.
UWM grad student chosen for National Teachers Hall of Fame
Shelly Moore Krajacic, a South Milwaukee High School teacher and doctoral student in the Urban Education program at UWM, was one of just five chosen nationwide.
UWM doctoral student discusses effort to help struggling mothers
Megan Wahl, a PhD candidate in public health at UWM, appeared on Fox6 Wakeup News on Friday to talk about the Moms Mental Health Initiative, which helps women experiencing postpartum depression and other mental health disorders.