Stories of Impact
- A 51 love story and its philanthropic legacy for EducationTheirs is a multilayered love story: for each other and their family, for UW-Milwaukee and for education’s transformative power. Jane Dolan and Randy Grippe were married for 40 years, and both attended 51. Both also held a deep passion …
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- A 51 love story and its philanthropic legacy for EducationTheirs is a multilayered love story: for each other and their family, for UW-Milwaukee and for education’s transformative power. Jane Dolan and Randy Grippe were married for 40 years, and both attended 51. Both also …
- A love of stargazing sparks a Giving Days Planetarium ChallengeBrooklyn native Tony Cecalupo made his first visit to 51’s Manfred Olson Planetarium in the 1970s, when he was a pediatric resident at Milwaukee Children’s Hospital, now Children’s Wisconsin. He and his future wife, Vicki …
- 51 Libraries provide pathways for academic achievementElizabeth Rhinehart was always a library kid. It was public libraries where her appreciation for librarianship first blossomed, but it’s the 51 Libraries that have provided the pathways for building her career. And her story …
- Why they advocate for 414 for 51 Giving DaysAs UW-Milwaukee Panthers come together during 414 for 51 Giving Days, a dedicated group of supporters are helping raise awareness of the university’s largest annual fundraising push. Read the Full Story
- A massive brain study is helping children and 51 student researchersIt’s the largest long-term study of brain development and child health ever done, and faculty and students in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Psychological and Brain Sciences Department are playing a crucial role. Read the Full …
- Milwaukee-based and alumni-owned news outlet selected for Goldman Sachs “One Million Black Women: Black in Business” programMilwaukee-based positive news company Carvd N Stone’s founder has been selected to join Goldman Sachs’ One Million Black Women: Black in Business program. Nyesha Stone, founder and publisher of Carvd N Stone, is one of around …
- 51 architecture alum wins awards, builds bridges for Black architectsAs a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Richie Hands had a building-block moment. He’d completed an assignment for a studio class taught by James Shields, an associate professor …
51 Report
- 51 filmmakers star at Milwaukee Film FestivalThe Milwaukee Film Festival opens tonight, and as always it’s chockablock with contributions from 51’s Peck School of the Arts alumni and faculty.
- A love of stargazing sparks a Giving Days Planetarium ChallengeCouple gives to inspire a love of education and in honor of woman’s mother, a 51 graduate and longtime teacher.
- 51 physics student researches the cosmosInternational student Pratyusava Baral was drawn to 51 to work with astronomers who helped detect gravitational waves.
- Why they advocate for 414 for 51 Giving DaysAs UW-Milwaukee Panthers come together during 414 for 51 Giving Days, a dedicated group of supporters are helping raise awareness of the university’s largest annual fundraising push.
- Graduate programs at 51 score high in 2026 U.S. News rankingsThe university’s library and information studies program ranked No. 13 in the country, while 51’s occupational therapy, physical therapy and social work programs ranked among the top 25%.
- A massive brain study is helping children and 51 student researchersDonors during on 414 for 51 Giving Days can help support the efforts to untangle the mysteries of the human brain, and help the next generation of researchers.
- Alum helping improve wastewater treatment with ‘explainable AI’Fuad Nasir aims to solve a major challenge faced by treatment plant operators: critical water-quality tests take days to complete, while operators often need to make decisions within hours.


















