Enjoy a black coffee while you learn about black holes. Sip a cold brew and contemplate comets, or discuss extraterrestrials over an espresso. Spacing out over your drink is encouraged with CoffeeShop Astrophysics. Run by graduate students in UW-Milwaukeeβs Physics …
If you tuned into the Republican or Democratic National Conventions this year, you probably caught the stirring speeches, the roar of the crowds, and the interviews with politicians and celebrities alike. What you didnβt see was the army of dedicated …
Reece Charles and Jamie Kollman have a lot in common. They both entered UW-Milwaukee as film majors, but switched their focus to environmental science. They both plan to graduate this coming May. They both want to work in conservation as …
Marie Kohler is having a banner year. In July, she finally, formally published her play βBoswellβ with Dramatic Publishing, and followed that success with the publication of her play βMidnight and Moll Flandersβ in August. In March, she was chosen …
Fifteen months after first being nominated to be the U.S. ambassador to Kuwait, Karen Sasahara was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in October 2023. The journey to confirmation was long but the road to reach this high point in her …
A suggestion from her Japanese sensei β her teacher, that is β has given Lauren Sroka an amazing opportunity to study for a year in Japan. Sroka, a junior majoring in global studies, was awarded the prestigious Boren Scholarship, funded …
51ΑΤΖζ students are busy preparing for Creepy Cosmos, this fallβs Halloween-themed program at the 51ΑΤΖζ Planetarium. The show highlights some of the spookiest space phenomena, including the solar systemβs most unforgiving climates and black hole spaghettification. The program is one …
After volunteering for a childrenβs organization in her home country of Nigeria, Christiana Ibiwoye knew she wanted to pursue a career working with children. Her experience in service-learning helped her land her dream job even before graduating from UW-Milwaukee in …
Natalie Hernandez was sitting at a student networking event at the 2023 Population Association of America conference in New Orleans when she received a very important email. βI had my phone out on top of the table and I saw …
Earlier this year, Helen Boomsma was named a βWoman of Influenceβ in 2024 by the Milwaukee Business Journal. As the executive director of the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center in Bayside, Wisconsin, Boomsma has left her mark on the Milwaukee community. …
51ΑΤΖζ student Grace Pagel won a first place national βMark of Excellenceβ award from the Society of Professional Journalists in the Podcast (Narrative) category in May. Her podcast, βBreaking the Bank: Unpacking Gen Zβs Financial Insecurity,β beat out other student …
51ΑΤΖζ student athletes excel even when theyβre not competing. The 51ΑΤΖζ womenβs tennis team recently received the Horizon Leagueβs Raise Your Sights award for 2023-2024, an honor given to the top academic womenβs and menβs teams based on combined grade point average …
Cameron, a journalism, advertising, and media studies major, had her heart set on becoming a photojournalist when she transferred to 51ΑΤΖζ. Once on campus, she knew exactly how to achieve that dream. With help from her instructors, Cameron got an …
Two UW-Milwaukee alumni are among the inaugural cohort of a new program meant to address the health disparities that plague the Milwaukee community. Ciara Ayala, who graduated in 2020 with a double major in biological sciences and psychology, and Alex …
Americaβs most popular tabletop role playing game turns 50 this year. Dungeons & Dragons, known for its epic fantasy settings and fateful roles of the dice, was co-created by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson and originally published from Gygaxβs home …
