Four finalists named for UWM Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Four finalists have been named for the position of Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. They are: Johannes Britz Taylor Eighmy Harold Jones Deirdre Mageean Each candidate’s curriculum vitae and the itineraries for their visits can be found online at http://www4.uwm.edu/secu/news_events/provost-search.cfm Information about the search process also can be [...]
Washington Post’s Coleman named first UWM Alumni Fellow
The new Alumni Fellows program recognizes eminent alumni who have achieved leadership and accomplishment in their fields.
UWM hosts major computational linguistics contest Feb. 2
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will host local high-school and middle-school students for the 2012 North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad (NACLO) open competition on Thursday, Feb. 2. The competition runs from 9 a.m. to noon; doors open at 8:30. Because of the strong turnout this year, the contest will be held simultaneously in two locations: the [...]
Fireside Forum on Foreign Policy held at UWM Tuesdays, Feb. 7-March 6
Speakers will provide both a national context and local impact to help audience members make informed decisions.
Game on at UWM’s February Science Bag
Math problems can be recreational when they are really “puzzlers.” Get your game on at this month’s Science Bag interactive lecture at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
MCTS Launches New MetroEXpress Bus Service
Milwaukee County Transit System unveiled the new MetroEXpress Routes with the assistance of the Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele and UWM Chancellor Michael R. Lovell.
UWM’s Institute of World Affairs offers issue forums for voters
UWM and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have teamed up in February to host a series of free forums designed to help voters sort out the issues.
Children of incarcerated benefiting from low-cost interventions
“Imprisonment obviously disrupts or even breaks a nurturing relationship between a child and parent,” said Susan Rose, associate professor of social work at UWM’s Helen Bader School of Social Welfare.
City of Milwaukee Continues Effort to Reduce Infant Mortality
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced a new “Strong Baby” ad, which the City of Milwaukee and the UWM Zilber School of Public Health worked together to design and launch.
‘iOS5: Fundamentals of Programming the iPhone and iPad’ to be topic at UWM workshop
The workshop, presented by the Center for Technology Innovation at UWM’s Lubar School of Business, runs from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in Room N146, Lubar Hall, 3202 N. Maryland Ave.