In Focus 2025 – Letters & Science /letters-science/in-focus-2025/ College of Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:37:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 What can you do with a mathematical sciences major? /letters-science/in-focus/alumni-student-news/what-can-you-do-with-a-mathematical-sciences-major/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:01:00 +0000 /letters-science/?p=30648 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, …

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]]> Neuroscience major helps students explore the workings of the brain /letters-science/in-focus/alumni-student-news/neuroscience-major-helps-students-explore-the-workings-of-the-brain/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:01:00 +0000 /letters-science/?p=30651 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 – and that number is only growing. “There’s a …

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]]> We need “some” context: 51 linguist’s research reveals cognitive patterns in language /letters-science/in-focus/research-news/we-need-some-context-uwm-linguists-research-reveals-cognitive-patterns-in-language/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:01:00 +0000 /letters-science/?p=30657 Do you agree with this phrase? “Some elephants have trunks.” If you’re a pragmatic thinker, you might disagree. It’s not just some elephants that have trunks; all elephants have trunks. If you’re a logical thinker, you might agree. All elephants …

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]]> 51 researcher reconstructs ancient landscapes from the Midwest to Mars /letters-science/in-focus/alumni-student-news/uwm-researcher-reconstructs-ancient-landscapes-from-the-midwest-to-mars/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:01:00 +0000 /letters-science/?p=30660 You might think Antarctica is the most remote place someone’s career might take them. 51 alum Libby Ives traversed Antarctica’s ice landscapes to study glacial sediments laid down more than 300 million years ago, but years later, she found herself …

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]]> Japanese student broadens her horizons at the World Expo in Osaka, Japan /letters-science/in-focus/japanese-student-broadens-her-horizons-at-the-world-expo-in-osaka-japan/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:01:00 +0000 /letters-science/?p=30666 51 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? “That’s what I wondered at the beginning!” Sweeney laughed. …

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]]> UW-Milwaukee remembers the legacy of Robert Greenler /letters-science/in-focus-2025/uw-milwaukee-remembers-the-legacy-of-robert-greenler/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 06:01:00 +0000 /letters-science/?p=30528 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 life’s mission to help others look at the …

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]]> 51 Physics welcomes a black hole expert, and a new name to reflect new discoveries /letters-science/in-focus/uwm-physics-welcomes-a-black-hole-expert-and-a-new-name-to-reflect-new-discoveries/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 06:01:00 +0000 /letters-science/?p=30505 This is not your same old Physics Department. Beginning this fall, UW-Milwaukee’s 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 …

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]]> This anthropology alum’s work is (literally) child’s play /letters-science/in-focus/alumni-student-news/this-anthropology-alums-work-is-literally-childs-play/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 06:01:00 +0000 /letters-science/?p=30511 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 Children’s Museum in Naperville, Illinois. She oversees a team of over 50 employees whose primary …

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]]> What can you do with a Women’s & Gender Studies major? /letters-science/in-focus/what-can-you-do-with-a-womens-gender-studies-major/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 06:01:00 +0000 /letters-science/?p=30515 Name: Torrince “Tori” Aster (formerly Tori Freund) Graduation Year: 2020 Major: Women’s & Gender Studies Job: Doula at Greater Love Birth and Community Care and midwife-in-training with Transitions Birth Services “Call the Midwife” is a surprisingly accurate show, said Tori Aster. They would know; …

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]]> Chinese language students learn about tech and culture with summer study abroad /letters-science/in-focus/alumni-student-news/chinese-language-students-learn-about-tech-and-culture-with-summer-study-abroad/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 06:01:00 +0000 /letters-science/?p=30518 51 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 …

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]]> Facilities Update: 51 Greenhouse welcomes the city during Doors Open Milwaukee /letters-science/in-focus-2025/facilities-update-uwm-greenhouse-welcomes-the-city-during-doors-open-milwaukee/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 06:01:00 +0000 /letters-science/?p=30524 In September, the 51 Biological Sciences Greenhouse participated in the city-wide Doors Open Milwaukee event, a two-day public celebration of Milwaukee’s art, architecture, culture, and history. Visitors were invited to explore behind-the-scenes of 160-plus unique and interesting spaces around Milwaukee that are …

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]]> Data science major flexes analysis muscles with AI internship at Northwestern Mutual /letters-science/in-focus/alumni-student-news/data-science-major-flexes-analysis-muscles-with-ai-internship-at-northwestern-mutual/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 05:01:00 +0000 /letters-science/?p=30247 Have you ever typed a question into ChatGPT and had it return an answer that was almost, but just not quite, right? Khatera Nazari knows that frustration well. Northwestern Mutual Insurance Company has an internal AI system that, just like …

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]]> History professor’s new book explores “how to” manuals for meditative retreats /letters-science/in-focus/research-news/history-professors-new-book-explores-how-to-manuals-for-meditative-retreats/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 05:01:00 +0000 /letters-science/?p=30424 You’re 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 …

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]]> 51 debuts new data analytics and AI certificate /letters-science/in-focus-2025/uwm-debuts-new-data-analytics-and-ai-certificate/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 05:01:00 +0000 /letters-science/?p=30438 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 …

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]]> 51 is Making New Waves /letters-science/in-focus-2025/uwm-is-making-new-waves/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 05:01:00 +0000 /letters-science/?p=30443 The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Make New Waves celebrates our community’s curiosity, creativity and impact. At 51, ideas create ripples that grow into waves of progress that uplift entire communities. Those ripples start in labs, libraries, studios and on the …

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