UWM in the News: Week Ending Feb. 28, 2013
NEWS UWM professor: Wisconsin skills gap a ‘myth’ The Business Journal – February 23, 2013 Professor Marc Levine (History) disputes the widespread claims that Wisconsin faces a crippling “skills gap” that is holding employers back from hiring. Sharing drug-use stories with kids to empathize may backfire CBSNews – February 22, 2013 Professor Michael Fendrich (Social [...]
UWM in the News: Week Ending Feb. 21, 2013
NEWS OPINION: UW-Milwaukee adopts inclusive housing policy for LGBT students Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – February 15, 2013 The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will become the first UW System institution with a housing policy that provides flexibility to accommodate students who are gender non-conforming, gay or have other aspects of their culture or identity that require certain [...]
UWM in the News: Week Ending Feb. 14, 2013
NEWS UW System committed to maximizing success for all students UW System News – February 7, 2012 Chancellor Mike Lovell told Regents that the UWM student population has several unique characteristics, including more Pell Grant-eligible students, more in-state students, and more enrolled veterans than UW System averages. UW-Whitewater A.D. among UWM finalists The Business Journal [...]
UWM in the News: Week Ending Feb. 7, 2013
NEWS University Of Wisconsin System Draws Attention For Competency Based Online Degrees University Business – February 6, 2013 The University of Wisconsin System is in the national spotlight for being the first public university system to roll out a flexible option for working adults that awards degrees based on competency – not time in a [...]
UWM in the News: Week Ending Jan. 31, 2013
NEWS New City Program Conserves Water Urban Milwaukee – January 31, 2013 UWM students are part of the development of an online tool called H2Oscore which promotes water conservation. U.S. Close to Getting Debt Under Control Tampa Bay Times – January 28, 2013 Professor William L. Holahan (Economics) co authored an article on President Obama’s [...]
UWM in the News: Week Ending Jan. 24, 2013
NEWS Parking Is Paramount in UWM Project and Eschweilers’ Future Patch.com – January 23, 2012 Parking has become a major concern in the development of new buildings such as UWM’s Innovation Campus. Obama’s oratory: A gifted speaker has unfinished business for inaugural address The Washington Post – January 21, 2012 Professor Kathryn Olson (Communication) comments [...]
UWM in the News: Jan 1 – Jan 17, 2013
NEWS OPINION: Viewpoint: Pro-Life and Feminism Aren’t Mutually Exclusive TIME Ideas – January 3, 2012 Students from UWM, along with students from Stanford, Georgetown, the University of California Berkeley joined other female leaders joined the Susan B. Anthony List where they are passionate advocated for women and unborn children. OPINION : UWM’s Innovation Campus lands [...]
UWM In the News: Week ending Jan. 10, 2012
NEWS UWM’s Innovation Campus lands major office project, 350 jobs JSOnline.com NewsWatch, 20130109 The three-story, 95,000-square-foot building will be located on three acres in the western portion of Innovation Campus Also in The Business Journal Low salaries impacting ability of UWM/WC to retain faculty Wiscinfo.com 20130105 Professors at the University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County make less [...]
UWM in the News: Week Ending Dec. 20, 2012
NEWS Why New Moms Are Not Getting Enough Sleep Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – December 12, 2012 According to a new study from UWM’s College of Nursing, getting a good night’s sleep is difficult for most new moms. But it may be especially so for lower income mothers. SPORTS Wisconsin-Milwaukee Adds Eight CollegeSwimming.com – December [...]
UWM in the News: Week Ending Nov. 29, 2012
NEWS OPINION: Overhaul needed to help boys Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – November 21, 2012 Ivory Toldson spoke to About 60 community activists gathered at the UWM’s Zilber School of Public Health about ways to improves lives of minority boys. UW-Milwaukee to Offer Flexible-Degree Programs nbc15.com – November 28, 2012 The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will be [...]