A new book, “The Holiday Makers: Magazines, Advertising and Mass Tourism in Postwar America,” looks at the development of the modern tourism industry and its changing role in American culture,
While most college students take a summer break, precollege students swarm the UWM campus.
The final leg of a 7.5-year journey
As Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Leon worked tirelessly toward a double major at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he knew two things: He wasn’t going to give up on what at times seemed like a far-away dream. And, he was going to wrap up his university experience with a literal race to graduation on commencement morning. [...]
Milestone: Schools of Freshwater Sciences, Public Health celebrate first grads
Before Danielle Slotke took an internship at Badger Meter, the company had only accepted engineering students. Slotke, a master’s student in the UWM School of Freshwater Sciences, arranged the internship herself. Lilliann Paine was attracted to a dual focus on social justice and the environment at the Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health. She [...]
UWM selects ‘The Latehomecomer’ for 2013 Common Read
UWM First Year Center Director Ericca Pollack announced Monday that Kao Kalia Yang’s “The Latehomecomer” is the official UWM 2013 Common Read selection.
Scott Emmons named dean of UWM’s Peck School of the Arts
Emmons, a professor of music education, joined the UWM faculty in 1992.
Researcher to Discuss Malawian Community Health May 16
Winford Masanjala, who works closely with a Milwaukee-based multinational public health partnership in Malawi, is speaking at the Zilber School of Public Health.
UW-Milwaukee Spring Commencement 2013
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2013 Spring Commencement will be held Sunday, May 19, at the U.S. Cellular Arena, 400 W. Kilbourn Ave.
Will Allen to speak May 15 on ‘ The Good Food Revolution’
Will Allen, founder and CEO of Growing Power, is scheduled to speak on “Farm to Fork: The Good Food Revolution” on Wednesday, May 15, at 5:30 p.m. in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Golda Meir Library
Historic Preservation Institute to be enhanced, thanks to gift from David and Julia Uihlein.
Robert Greenstreet, Dean of UWM’s School of Architecture and Urban Planning, announced today that UWM received a $500,000 gift to support the Historic Preservation Institute (HPI),
