{"id":395,"date":"2022-09-29T09:34:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T14:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/?page_id=395"},"modified":"2026-02-24T13:31:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:31:14","slug":"capital-budget","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/capital-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Capital Budget Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\"><header class=\"page-header\"><h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">Capital Budget Projects<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n<p class=\"uwm-u-mb-0 size-p-lg\">UW-Milwaukee is a vitally important academic institution with an impressive alumni base, strong research profile, and deep community and global engagements. Our commitment to excellence and powerful ideas provides the best place to learn and work for students, faculty and staff. We are a leading driver for sustainable prosperity of the region and the state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"uwm-u-mb-0 size-p-lg\">On July 3, 2025 Governor Evers signed a bipartisan budget agreement with significant capital investments in UW-Milwaukee. <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/chancellor\/governor-signs-biennial-budget\/\">You can read the July 8, 2025 email to campus here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity uwm-c-hr--thick uwm-u-mb-80\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n        <figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray uwm-c-img--video\">\n            <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\" class=\"uwm-p-modal--launch\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"uwm-modal-c3niy8\" data-modal-prefix-class=\"uwm-p\" data-modal-content-id=\"uwm-modal-c3niy8\" data-modal-close-text=\"Close\" data-modal-close-title=\"Close\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2025\/03\/Engineering-Video-1.jpg\" alt=\"UW-Milwaukee's EMS building, with snow in the foreground. The video is titled Capital Investment in 51ÁÔÆæ Will Help Meet Wisconsin's Demand for Engineers.\" class=\"wp-image-1658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2025\/03\/Engineering-Video-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2025\/03\/Engineering-Video-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>            <\/a>\n            \n                            <figcaption>Capital Investment in 51ÁÔÆæ Will Help Meet Wisconsin&#8217;s Demand for Engineers<\/figcaption>        <\/figure>\n\n        <div id=\"uwm-modal-c3niy8\" class=\"hidden\">\n            <div class=\"uwm-video\">\n                <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vIFt88Rz0mw\"  width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n        <figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray uwm-c-img--video\">\n            <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\" class=\"uwm-p-modal--launch\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"uwm-modal-ihln6f\" data-modal-prefix-class=\"uwm-p\" data-modal-content-id=\"uwm-modal-ihln6f\" data-modal-close-text=\"Close\" data-modal-close-title=\"Close\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2025\/03\/Neuroscience-Video.jpg\" alt=\"UW-Milwaukee's campus with snow on the ground and a red building in the background. The video is titled Capital Investment in Psychology &#038; Neuroscience to Strengthen 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s Most In-Demand Programs.\" class=\"wp-image-1660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2025\/03\/Neuroscience-Video.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2025\/03\/Neuroscience-Video-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>            <\/a>\n            \n                            <figcaption>Capital Investment in Psychology &amp; Neuroscience to Strengthen 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s Most In-Demand Programs<\/figcaption>        <\/figure>\n\n        <div id=\"uwm-modal-ihln6f\" class=\"hidden\">\n            <div class=\"uwm-video\">\n                <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k1Q47cbbg_8\"  width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading uwm-u-mt-30 uwm-c-link--dark size-h2\" id=\"h-engineering-amp-neuroscience-project\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/capital-budget\/engineering-project\/\">Engineering &amp; Neuroscience Project<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-lg\">This STEM-focused, student-centric project will renovate the Engineering &amp; Mathematical Sciences (EMS) building and replace the outdated Physics Building with a new, shared facility that provides additional engineering capacity and a new home for Psychology\/Neuroscience, a rapidly growing program.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":378,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":14,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-395","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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