UWM alum leads the way for Girls in Tech
Web developer Jessica Knaak is helping other women make connections in the growing field of information technology.
School of Information Studies
IT students program for a purpose
UWM’s nonprofIT program matches students with community organizations in need of IT project assistance.
New app tackles head trauma
The UWM App Brewery and Medical College of Wisconsin have created a free smartphone app that helps diagnose and track the treatment of head injuries among young athletes.
The making and remaking of ENIAC – the modern computer
“ENIAC in Action,” a book by Thomas Haigh, associate professor of Information Studies, and researchers Mark Priestley and Crispin Rope tells the story of the first general-purpose programmable electronic computer. ENIAC (the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was conceived in 1943, completed in 1945, and decommissioned in 1955. It was more than just a milestone […]
SOIS’s Wolfram president of library science association
Dietmar Wolfram, professor in the School of Information Studies, who came to UWM in 1990, was elected vice president/president-elect of the Association for Library and Information Science Education. His term starts in January, and he said he looks forward to encouraging greater inclusion of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in allied information areas, as well […]
Fall awardees impress and inspire with scholarship and service
From single-handedly keeping floors clean and lights on in large university buildings to writing a foundational book for Great Lakes research, the 2015 fall awardees have a distinguished record of research and service that extends well beyond the university. Read on, and prepare to be impressed with many of UWM’s finest. UWM Faculty Distinguished Undergraduate […]
Beyond the Bell Milwaukee and UWM create app for teens
Teens now have more than 250 things to do at their fingertips, thanks to a new app UWM’s App Brewery developed for Beyond the Bell Milwaukee.
UWM creates free app to help families and libraries encourage children to read
UWM’s App Brewery and Waukesha County public libraries have developed a free app to help parents track the books they’re reading to their preschoolers. The app supports the popular “1000 Books Before Kindergarten” program offered by libraries nationwide.
‘Zuckerberg Files’ attract instant interest
UWM Assistant Professor Michael Zimmer, his students and research have created the online multimedia trove that is “The Zuckerberg Files.”
A look beyond banned books
It’s not just banned books that librarians are dealing with today – it’s Internet filters, invasions of privacy and Internet censorship.