News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Eleven other alums and university partners were honored at the annual event, which recognizes alumni and friends of UWM for their career achievements and their impact on their communities and the university.
Since taking over as CEO in February 2014, he’s led the company to its present pinnacle of success, with the company now valued at $3 trillion.
Paul Wellington’s passion for building with Lego bricks led him to pursue an architecture degree at UWM. And now he’s competing on nationwide TV every week on this season’s “LEGO Masters.”
Kevin Loh, a second-year master’s degree student in UWM’s classical guitar program, is racking up an impressive number of awards in international guitar competitions.
UWM researchers played an important role as part of an international team that made a scientific breakthrough that could tell us more than ever before about how the very early universe formed.
Pierce VanValkenburg performs as a mermaid to help teach about freshwater systems and conservation, and is a popular draw at Discovery World.
The gift will go toward funding the Maggi Sue, which will be the most advanced research vessel ever designed for the Great Lakes. The gift was made in honor of the 50th anniversary of Kikkoman Foods in Wisconsin.
Several programs at UWM appear in the latest rankings of best graduate programs by U.S. News & World Report. Two – library and information studies and occupational therapy – landed in the top 20.
There’s a severe shortage both in Wisconsin and nationwide of nurses who have specialized training and education to work with patients who have experienced sexual assault, abuse or incest.
Jeff Zimpel, who earned his MFA in art and social engagement from UWM, is the first-ever artist-in-residence at Saint Kate-The Arts Hotel.
