{"id":393,"date":"2024-11-07T09:21:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T15:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/?page_id=393"},"modified":"2026-03-27T15:39:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:39:47","slug":"news-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/about\/news-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"News &amp; Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-pb-80 uwm-u-pt-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-stories-of-impact\">Stories of Impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--3 uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 has-dates\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/a-uwm-love-story-leads-to-a-lasting-legacy\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2025\/09\/Blur.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"An image of the late Jane Dolan with a picture of a classroom full of students in the background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2025\/09\/Blur.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2025\/09\/Blur-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/a-uwm-love-story-leads-to-a-lasting-legacy\/\">A 51ÁÔÆæ love story and its philanthropic legacy for Education\u00a0<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-13T18:31:49-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 13, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Theirs is a multilayered love story: for each other and their family, for UW-Milwaukee and for education\u2019s transformative power.&nbsp; Jane Dolan and Randy Grippe were married for 40 years, and both attended 51ÁÔÆæ. Both also held a deep passion &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/category\/stories-of-impact\" rel=\"\">All Stories of Impact<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--2 has-dates uwm-l-grid--2--md\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/uwm-libraries-provide-pathways-for-academic-achievement\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/04\/Elizabeth-Rhinehart750x500-414-Days-ORIGINAL.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A woman stands in front of a shelf of books.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/04\/Elizabeth-Rhinehart750x500-414-Days-ORIGINAL.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/04\/Elizabeth-Rhinehart750x500-414-Days-ORIGINAL-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/uwm-libraries-provide-pathways-for-academic-achievement\/\">51ÁÔÆæ Libraries provide pathways for academic achievement<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-10T11:58:33-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 10, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/a-massive-brain-study-is-helping-children-and-uwm-student-researchers\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/04\/psych750x500-20250425_EH_OUR_MG_3051.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Undergraduate researcher Tierel Hood-Nellum is holding the Panther Edge Award.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/04\/psych750x500-20250425_EH_OUR_MG_3051.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/04\/psych750x500-20250425_EH_OUR_MG_3051-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/a-massive-brain-study-is-helping-children-and-uwm-student-researchers\/\">A massive brain study is helping children and 51ÁÔÆæ student researchers<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-07T16:16:54-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 7, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/milwaukee-based-and-alumni-owned-news-outlet-selected-for-goldman-sachs-one-million-black-women-black-in-business-program\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/03\/Nyesha-Stone-750x500-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nyesha Stone profile picture.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/03\/Nyesha-Stone-750x500-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/03\/Nyesha-Stone-750x500-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/milwaukee-based-and-alumni-owned-news-outlet-selected-for-goldman-sachs-one-million-black-women-black-in-business-program\/\">Milwaukee-based and alumni-owned news outlet selected for Goldman Sachs \u201cOne Million Black Women: Black in Business\u201d program<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-10T13:36:54-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">March 10, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/uwm-architecture-alum-wins-awards-builds-bridges-for-black-architects\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/03\/20250626_TCF_IMC_7098_750x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Architect and 51ÁÔÆæ alum Richie Hands looks out a window to the city of Milwaukee\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/03\/20250626_TCF_IMC_7098_750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/03\/20250626_TCF_IMC_7098_750x500-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/uwm-architecture-alum-wins-awards-builds-bridges-for-black-architects\/\">51ÁÔÆæ architecture alum wins awards, builds bridges for Black architects<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-10T13:29:38-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">March 10, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--4 uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-news\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-c-list--border has-dates\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/a-uwm-love-story-leads-to-a-lasting-legacy\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2025\/09\/Blur-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"An image of the late Jane Dolan with a picture of a classroom full of students in the background\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/a-uwm-love-story-leads-to-a-lasting-legacy\/\">A 51ÁÔÆæ love story and its philanthropic legacy for Education\u00a0<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-13T18:31:49-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 13, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Theirs is a multilayered love story: for each other and their family, for UW-Milwaukee and for education\u2019s transformative power.&nbsp; Jane Dolan and Randy Grippe were married for 40 years, and both attended 51ÁÔÆæ. Both also &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/a-love-of-stargazing-sparks-a-giving-days-planetarium-challenge\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/04\/planetarium750x500-20230830_EH_IMC_1652-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"51ÁÔÆæ Planetarium with images projected on the screens and a speaker talking to a seated crowd.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/a-love-of-stargazing-sparks-a-giving-days-planetarium-challenge\/\">A love of stargazing sparks a Giving Days Planetarium Challenge<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-13T18:25:49-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 13, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Brooklyn native Tony Cecalupo made his first visit to 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s Manfred Olson Planetarium in the 1970s, when he was a pediatric resident at Milwaukee Children\u2019s Hospital, now Children\u2019s Wisconsin. He and his future wife, Vicki &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/uwm-libraries-provide-pathways-for-academic-achievement\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/04\/Elizabeth-Rhinehart750x500-414-Days-ORIGINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A woman stands in front of a shelf of books.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/uwm-libraries-provide-pathways-for-academic-achievement\/\">51ÁÔÆæ Libraries provide pathways for academic achievement<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-10T11:58:33-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 10, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Elizabeth Rhinehart was always a library kid. It was public libraries where her appreciation for librarianship first blossomed, but it\u2019s the 51ÁÔÆæ Libraries that have provided the pathways for building her career. And her story &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/why-they-advocate-for-414-for-uwm-giving-days\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/03\/414-for-51ÁÔÆæ-16x9-Graphic-v2-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"414 for 51ÁÔÆæ Giving Days April 13-14, 2026 Paving the Path of Possibilities event graphic.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/why-they-advocate-for-414-for-uwm-giving-days\/\">Why they advocate for 414 for 51ÁÔÆæ Giving Days<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-09T11:24:29-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 9, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">As UW-Milwaukee Panthers come together during\u00a0414 for 51ÁÔÆæ Giving Days, a dedicated group of supporters are helping raise awareness of the university\u2019s largest annual fundraising push. Read the Full Story<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/a-massive-brain-study-is-helping-children-and-uwm-student-researchers\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/04\/psych750x500-20250425_EH_OUR_MG_3051-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Undergraduate researcher Tierel Hood-Nellum is holding the Panther Edge Award.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/a-massive-brain-study-is-helping-children-and-uwm-student-researchers\/\">A massive brain study is helping children and 51ÁÔÆæ student researchers<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-07T16:16:54-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 7, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">It\u2019s the largest long-term study of brain development and child health ever done, and faculty and students in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee\u2019s Psychological and Brain Sciences Department are playing a crucial role. Read the Full &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/milwaukee-based-and-alumni-owned-news-outlet-selected-for-goldman-sachs-one-million-black-women-black-in-business-program\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/03\/Nyesha-Stone-750x500-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nyesha Stone profile picture.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/milwaukee-based-and-alumni-owned-news-outlet-selected-for-goldman-sachs-one-million-black-women-black-in-business-program\/\">Milwaukee-based and alumni-owned news outlet selected for Goldman Sachs \u201cOne Million Black Women: Black in Business\u201d program<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-10T13:36:54-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">March 10, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Milwaukee-based positive news company Carvd N Stone\u2019s founder has been selected to join Goldman Sachs\u2019&nbsp;One Million Black Women: Black in Business program. Nyesha Stone, founder and publisher of Carvd N Stone, is one of around &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/uwm-architecture-alum-wins-awards-builds-bridges-for-black-architects\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/03\/20250626_TCF_IMC_7098_750x500-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Architect and 51ÁÔÆæ alum Richie Hands looks out a window to the city of Milwaukee\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/uwm-architecture-alum-wins-awards-builds-bridges-for-black-architects\/\">51ÁÔÆæ architecture alum wins awards, builds bridges for Black architects<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-10T13:29:38-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">March 10, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">As a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee\u2019s School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Richie Hands had a building-block moment. He\u2019d completed an assignment for a studio class taught by James Shields, an associate professor &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"\">All News<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-uwm-report\">51ÁÔÆæ Report <\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-c-list--border has-dates\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-filmmakers-star-at-milwaukee-film-festival\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/Ueck-3-750-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"The late Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker leans back while smiling.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-filmmakers-star-at-milwaukee-film-festival\/\">51ÁÔÆæ filmmakers star at Milwaukee Film Festival<\/a><time class=\"post-date\">April 16, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">The Milwaukee Film Festival opens tonight, and as always it\u2019s chockablock with contributions from 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s Peck School of the Arts alumni and faculty.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/a-love-of-stargazing-sparks-a-giving-days-planetarium-challenge\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/planetarium750x500-20230830_EH_IMC_1652-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A few dozen people sit in a planetarium, where images of stars and s&#039;mores are projected on the domed ceiling.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/a-love-of-stargazing-sparks-a-giving-days-planetarium-challenge\/\">A love of stargazing sparks a Giving Days Planetarium Challenge<\/a><time class=\"post-date\">April 13, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Couple gives to inspire a love of education and in honor of woman\u2019s mother, a 51ÁÔÆæ graduate and longtime teacher.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-physics-student-researches-the-cosmos\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/Pratyusava-Baral750x500-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A man stands outside under some trees.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-physics-student-researches-the-cosmos\/\">51ÁÔÆæ physics student researches the cosmos<\/a><time class=\"post-date\">April 13, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">International student Pratyusava Baral was drawn to 51ÁÔÆæ to work with astronomers who helped detect gravitational waves.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/why-they-advocate-for-414-for-uwm-giving-days\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/Eilers750x500-C20250610_TCF_UA_3331-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A woman wearing a black shirt and yellow blazer stands outside in front of a red brick building.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/why-they-advocate-for-414-for-uwm-giving-days\/\">Why they advocate for 414 for 51ÁÔÆæ Giving Days<\/a><time class=\"post-date\">April 8, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">As UW-Milwaukee Panthers come together during 414 for 51ÁÔÆæ Giving Days, a dedicated group of supporters are helping raise awareness of the university\u2019s largest annual fundraising push.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/graduate-programs-at-uwm-score-high-in-2026-u-s-news-rankings\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/graduate-school-rankings750x500-20230801_IMC_DJI_20230801090844_0122_D-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A red brick university building stands in front of several college students amid grass and trees.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/graduate-programs-at-uwm-score-high-in-2026-u-s-news-rankings\/\">Graduate programs at 51ÁÔÆæ score high in 2026 U.S. News rankings<\/a><time class=\"post-date\">April 7, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">The university\u2019s library and information studies program ranked No. 13 in the country, while 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s occupational therapy, physical therapy and social work programs ranked among the top 25%.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/a-massive-brain-study-is-helping-children-and-uwm-student-researchers\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/psych750x500-20250425_EH_OUR_MG_3051-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a brown sweater holds a glass plaque in his hands that reads &quot;2025 Panther Edge Student Employment Award.&quot;\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/a-massive-brain-study-is-helping-children-and-uwm-student-researchers\/\">A massive brain study is helping children and 51ÁÔÆæ student researchers<\/a><time class=\"post-date\">April 7, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Donors during on 414 for 51ÁÔÆæ Giving Days can help support the efforts to untangle the mysteries of the human brain, and help the next generation of researchers.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/alum-helping-improve-wastewater-treatment-with-explainable-ai\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/02\/Fuad.Nasir_.alum_-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A man sits at a table working at a laptop computer.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/alum-helping-improve-wastewater-treatment-with-explainable-ai\/\">Alum helping improve wastewater treatment with \u2018explainable AI\u2019<\/a><time class=\"post-date\">March 26, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">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.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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