Jordan Ellenberg invites the UW-Milwaukee community take a “random walk” with him at the 2024 Dean’s Distinguished Lecture in the Natural Sciences on Oct. 16. A random walk is a mathematical concept that has implications across life and society. Join …
For the first time, a compound discovered at the Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery (MIDD) has been approved to enter human clinical trials. The drug is under development by Damona Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company developing drugs to reverse cognitive deficits …
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 “Boswell” with Dramatic Publishing, and followed that success with the publication of her play “Midnight and Moll Flanders” in August. In March, she was chosen …
On their first day of their senior year of high school in 1979, Susan Ovington and Eyvonne Bender were shot and killed. Their bodies were found in a forest preserve across from a shopping mall where the two girls had …
51 Chancellor Mark Mone led an enthusiastic grand opening ceremony for 51’s brand-new Chemistry Building Friday afternoon. More than 200 students, faculty, staff, government representatives and friends of 51 packed into one of the building’s many sleek, modern lecture halls …
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 – her teacher, that is – 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 …
UW-Milwaukee’s Center for Jewish Studies is breaking new ground this year: The program is welcoming its first-ever postdoctoral research fellow to campus. Samantha Cooper, who holds a PhD in Historical Musicology from New York University, begins her new post at …
51 students are busy preparing for Creepy Cosmos, this fall’s Halloween-themed program at the 51 Planetarium. The show highlights some of the spookiest space phenomena, including the solar system’s most unforgiving climates and black hole spaghettification. The program is one …
After volunteering for a children’s 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 …
The UW-Milwaukee Field Station is hardly the Little Shop of Horrors, but it’s still the home of some fascinating carnivorous plants. Now, thanks in part to a 51 biologist, scientists have a better understanding of how those carnivorous plants digest …
As another school year begins at UW-Milwaukee, the College of Letters & Science welcomes two new faculty members to our ranks! We’re excited to introduce Derrick Harriell and Srishti Sardana, who bring a wealth of expertise and knowledge in their …
51 student athletes excel even when they’re not competing. The 51 women’s tennis team recently received the Horizon League’s Raise Your Sights award for 2023-2024, an honor given to the top academic women’s and men’s 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 51. Once on campus, she knew exactly how to achieve that dream. With help from her instructors, Cameron got an …
