{"id":25448,"date":"2025-09-04T15:48:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T20:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/?p=25448"},"modified":"2025-12-15T11:39:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T17:39:07","slug":"dedicated-space-for-senior-design-studios-funded-entirely-by-private-donors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/dedicated-space-for-senior-design-studios-funded-entirely-by-private-donors\/","title":{"rendered":"Dedicated space for senior design studios funded entirely by private donors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The new EMS Senior Design &amp; Capstone Studios in EMS 371 have been renovated and will open for use later this month. These spaces are entirely funded by private philanthropy and offer a permanent collaborative workspace for student\/industry capstone projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-slider\"><div class=\"uwm-p-slider--base\"><figure class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/09\/Senior.design-1.jpg\" alt=\"Two young men, one of the left and one of the right, work on laptops in a combined work station.\" title=\"Two young men, one of the left and one of the right, work on laptops in a combined work station.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/09\/Senior.design.25-3.jpg\" alt=\"Writing in blue, red and black on a whiteboard.\" title=\"Writing in blue, red and black on a whiteboard.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/09\/Senior.design.25-2.jpg\" alt=\"Three men and one woman look over an infant bed that that was modified. 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