UWM student invited to Google headquarters for national event
UWM student Pranay Mandadapu started a chapter of the Google Developer Student Club this semester that has been very active and grown quickly. That scored him a trip to Google.
Graduate School
UWM alumni mentoring program provides support for students
The program, which launched in 2020, matches students with graduates who provide career advice and emotional support.
Alum helps uncover oldest-ever human footprints discovered in North America
Clare Connelly has helped excavate a site at White Sands National Park that has pushed back by thousands of years scientists’ understanding of when people inhabited the area.
Alum opens children’s bookstore focusing on people of color
When Ashley Valentine was a child, she loved to read but was disappointed that few of the characters in books looked like her. Now she’s opened her own bookstore and tutoring center, Rooted MKE, focusing the needs of Black, Indigenous and other people of color.
UWM students raise money for MPS school libraries
Elementary school libraries are vital. But keeping them stocked with books and other resources can be challenging, especially in times when budgets are tight.
Some students spend summer doing something unusual
Not every UWM student gets his (mascot) head knocked off while working, but at least one did. Here’s a look at a few interesting and rewarding summer jobs this year.
Alum helps immigrant and refugee children during pandemic with multilingual story time
Lynden Sculpture Garden’s virtual story time reaches youngsters ages 4 to 8 years old as a way “to start conversations with children about displacement, adaptation, and belonging.”
UWM grads help provide domestic source of critical medical diagnostic material
Chemistry professor Mark Dietz and graduates of his lab are helping two Wisconsin companies produce a vital material that was until recently available only from foreign sources.
UWM grad student wins national voting honor roll award
Alannah Ray, UWM external relations graduate intern, is being recognized on the 2022 ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll.
Business, government leaders laud launch of FlexRide project
A new service led by UWM researchers that connects workers with jobs is very much needed, local leaders said Wednesday.