You might think Antarctica is the most remote place someoneβs career might take them. 51ΑΤΖζ alum Libby Ives traversed Antarcticaβs ice landscapes to study glacial sediments laid down more than 300 million years ago, but years later, she found herself …
51ΑΤΖζ student Gabrielle Sweeney had an unusual summer job: She was a youth ambassador at the American Pavilion at the World Expo in Osaka, Japan. What, exactly, is a World Expo? βThatβs what I wondered at the beginning!β Sweeney laughed. …
Every year, graduates from the College of Letters & Science enter the workforce and begin to contribute thousands of dollars to their local, state, and national economies. They bring the skills and knowledge they gained at UW-Milwaukee to their jobs, …
Four years ago, UW-Milwaukee debuted its neuroscience major. The first year, two students enrolled in the program. By the second year, there were 75 neuroscience majors. Now, there are over 150 β and that number is only growing. βThereβs a …
Do you agree with this phrase? βSome elephants have trunks.β If youβre a pragmatic thinker, you might disagree. Itβs not just some elephants that have trunks; all elephants have trunks. If youβre a logical thinker, you might agree. All elephants …
This is not your same old Physics Department. Beginning this fall, UW-Milwaukeeβs newly renamed Physics & Astronomy Department is enjoying a novel title that reflects the strengths of its fields of study. While our faculty and students continue to carry …
All work and no play? No thank you, says Cassie Coffey. For her, work is play. Coffey is the Director of Playful Experiences at DuPage Childrenβs Museum in Naperville, Illinois. She oversees a team of over 50 employees whose primary …
Name: Torrince βToriβ Aster (formerly Tori Freund) Graduation Year: 2020 Major: Womenβs & Gender Studies Job:Β Doula at Greater Love Birth and Community Care and midwife-in-training with Transitions Birth Services βCall the Midwife” is a surprisingly accurate show, said Tori Aster. They would know; …
51ΑΤΖζ Chinese program students Owen Czubin, Emmanuel Weber, and Hidayah Osman spent three weeks over the summer learning about emerging technologies and experiencing Chinese culture at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. For the students, it was a dream …
In September, the 51ΑΤΖζ Biological Sciences Greenhouse participated in the city-wide Doors Open Milwaukee event, a two-day public celebration of Milwaukeeβs art, architecture, culture, and history. Visitors were invited to explore behind-the-scenes of 160-plus unique and interesting spaces around Milwaukee that are …
Dr. Robert Greenler saw the world differently. Where most people marvel at the beauty of a rainbow or a snowflake, Greenler was marveling at the physics behind them. He made it his lifeβs mission to help others look at the …
Youβre familiar with the image of a wise old man meditating on a mountaintop as a weary traveler climbs the treacherous path to ask this sage for his knowledge. But how did that wise man get up the mountain? How …
This semester, UW-Milwaukee is debuting its undergraduate Multidisciplinary Data Analytics and Applied Artificial Intelligence certificate. The new certificate is designed to complement nearly any academic major so that students are prepared not only for a career in their field, but …
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Make New Waves celebrates our communityβs curiosity, creativity and impact. At 51ΑΤΖζ, ideas create ripples that grow into waves of progress that uplift entire communities. Those ripples start in labs, libraries, studios and on the …
Every year, graduates from the College of Letters & Science enter the workforce and begin to contribute thousands of dollars to their local, state, and national economies. They bring the skills and knowledge they gained at UW-Milwaukee to their jobs, …
