UW-Milwaukee

April 4, 2025

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will supercharge its Great Lakes research thanks to a $2.5 million gift from the Kohler Trust for Clean Water. The funding will initially support enhanced research on water quality and ecosystem health led by Harvey Bootsma, the inaugural Kohler Endowed Chair of Great Lakes Science in UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences. […]

March 26, 2025

Researchers at UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science are partners on a $15 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant to explore the benefits and responsible use of autonomous vehicles in rural communities where transportation services are limited. The six-year project will develop solutions to improve mobility, such as enabling nondrivers to better access health […]

March 18, 2025

A longstanding problem with stroke patients left with restricted functioning of their hands is that many miss their physical therapy appointments, slowing their already incremental recovery pace. Habib Rahman, the Richard and Joanne Grigg Professor and mechanical engineering chair at UWM, is working on a platform that dramatically reimagines how physical therapy is delivered, improving […]

February 24, 2025

A grant from Bader Philanthropies will help fund a research project that aims to address the unmet need for self-care guidelines among Alzheimer’s and dementia patients. The project is led by Priya Nambisan, associate professor of biostatistics and health informatics at the Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health at UWM. The project will use […]

February 6, 2025

When the History Channel looked for an expert to talk about some of the world’s biggest underwater mysteries, they found one in Milwaukee. At UW-Milwaukee, in fact. Ashley Lemke, an associate professor of anthropology who is an expert in underwater archaeology, flew to New York City over the summer to appear on “Mysteries Unearthed,” a […]

January 9, 2025

On July 10, UWM staff member Tom Bjornstad had a lifesaving experience when he received a kidney from a coworker. For more than eight years, Bjornstad, 55, had been on dialysis due to kidney failure. The reality of living with this condition meant more than four hours a day hooked up to a machine, feeling […]

November 20, 2024

If a student asks her a question in Swahili, Pauline Kanyiva Mwendwa will try to answer. Likewise, if she gets a question in Spanish, she can help. Mwendwa, a graduate student in the UWM School of Education, is an English-bilingual teacher for juniors and seniors at Pulaski High School in Milwaukee. “We have students from […]

November 14, 2024

UW-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts guitar students and alumni took center stage over the summer at a variety of festivals throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico. And several of those artists found great success and brought accolades back to Milwaukee. Alum takes top prize at biggest international guitar competition Leonela Alejandro (BFA 2020, Music) […]

October 18, 2024

UW-Milwaukee’s School of Architecture and Urban Planning is a key partner in a new $3.4 million grant awarded to the city of Milwaukee by the U.S. Department of Energy. Milwaukee is using the grant to develop 25 all-electric, Net-Zero Energy Homes on vacant lots in three disadvantaged communities. UWM professors Mo Zell and Alex Timmer are […]

October 4, 2024

Ezmae, a 1-year-old golden retriever, has joined the UWM Police force as its first K-9 officer. She was sworn in at a ceremony with her handler, Officer Mindy Wucherer, at the UWM Student Union’s Fireside Lounge earlier this month. Ezmae is a certified facility-trained dog, a type of service dog specializing in an educational environment. […]