News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
When a 10-year-old girl in Nairobi wanted to learn more about computers, her mother found her best option some 8,000 miles away. Working online, Elsie Maingi enrolled in the Girls Who Code program at UWM.
“Ethical hacking” – breaking into a computer network to find its vulnerabilities – is an in-demand skill in the growing field of cybersecurity. UWM is trying to help fill the demand by offering a new graduate certificate in cybercrime forensics.
They are inventors, innovators and mentors. The work by more than 4,600 UWM graduate students in 104 graduate degree programs drives the academic discovery in labs all across the campus.
Two groups from the UWM community were honored before Milwaukee Brewers games over the weekend at American Family Field.
Erica Herrera has persevered through problems that would sink many people, getting a degree from UWM and building a successful business. Now, she’s enrolled in the Executive MBA program and looking for more.
Two-time UWM grad Aaron Lipski has risen to the top of the Milwaukee Fire Department.
For the first time, researchers have confirmed the detection of a collision between a black hole and a neutron star. In fact, the scientists detected not one but two such events occurring just 10 days apart in January 2020.
Metropolis Magazine featured a design by UWM graduating senior Roe Jing Draus and recognized him as one of the top 100 graduating architecture students in the country. He was accepted in master’s programs at five universities but chose UWM.
When he was younger, Michael Levandoski’s addiction landed him in jail. Now, he’s turned his life around and using his experiences to help others as he works toward a career in counseling.
Vice President Kamala Harris toured energy research labs at UWM and participated in a roundtable discussion with federal and local leaders as she touted the Biden administration’s plans for rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure.
