{"id":28117,"date":"2024-08-06T13:15:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T18:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/?page_id=28117"},"modified":"2024-08-06T13:15:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T18:15:16","slug":"in-focus-magazine-july-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/news-events\/in-focus-magazine\/infocus-archive\/in-focus-archive-2024\/in-focus-magazine-july-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"In Focus Magazine: July, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Volume 14, Number 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Featured Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--3 has-dates\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/research-news\/uwm-undergraduate-students-get-involved-in-research\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/07\/OUR-cover-photo.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A gold bar sits on a black ground. On the gold bar in black type are the worlds Office of Undergraduate Research.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/07\/OUR-cover-photo.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/07\/OUR-cover-photo-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/research-news\/uwm-undergraduate-students-get-involved-in-research\/\">51ÁÔÆæ undergraduate students get involved in research<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-07-02T12:00:00-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">July 2, 2024<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Providing opportunities for undergraduates \u2013 not just graduate students \u2013 to do research is an important part of 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s mission. Whether students interested in science, engineering, the humanities or art, &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/yazmin-discovered-her-limitless-potential-at-uwm\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/06\/Yazmin-Cruz-video-capture.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A young Hispanic woman with curly dark hair and a blue shirt gestures with her hands and looks at the camera. In the background are shelves of books.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/06\/Yazmin-Cruz-video-capture.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/06\/Yazmin-Cruz-video-capture-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/yazmin-discovered-her-limitless-potential-at-uwm\/\">Yazmin Discovered Her Limitless Potential at 51ÁÔÆæ<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-07-02T12:00:00-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">July 2, 2024<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Yazmin, a World Language Education and Spanish double-major, was surprised by how much she learned about herself through exploring everything 51ÁÔÆæ had to offer. She stepped out of her comfort &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/alumni-student-news\/uwm-alums-hope-to-tackle-milwaukee-health-disparities-through-health-equity-scholars-program\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/07\/stethoscope.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A stethoscope lays atop a white doctor&#039;s coat. Embroidered on the coat in green are the words &quot;Medical College Physicians.&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/07\/stethoscope.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/07\/stethoscope-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/alumni-student-news\/uwm-alums-hope-to-tackle-milwaukee-health-disparities-through-health-equity-scholars-program\/\">51ÁÔÆæ alums hope to tackle Milwaukee health disparities through Health Equity Scholars Program<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-07-02T12:00:00-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">July 2, 2024<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">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 &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-spotlight\/critical-wit-uwm-alumni-and-dungeons-dragons-experts-talk-shop-as-the-game-turns-50\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/06\/DD-photo.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A collection of Dungeons &amp; Dragons material, including mini-figs, game board, art, and player handbooks.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/06\/DD-photo.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/06\/DD-photo-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-spotlight\/critical-wit-uwm-alumni-and-dungeons-dragons-experts-talk-shop-as-the-game-turns-50\/\">Critical wit: 51ÁÔÆæ alumni and Dungeons &amp; Dragons experts talk shop as the game turns 50<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-07-02T12:00:00-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">July 2, 2024<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">America\u2019s most popular tabletop role playing game turns 50 this year. Dungeons &amp; Dragons, known for its epic fantasy settings and fateful roles of the dice, was co-created by Gary &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/alumni-student-news\/new-cyberpolitics-course-teaches-students-about-the-global-policy-impact-of-technology-ai\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/06\/Cyber-security.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A figure in a hooded sweatshirt sits in front of two computer screens. The photo is dark with glowing green numbers in the background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/06\/Cyber-security.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/06\/Cyber-security-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/alumni-student-news\/new-cyberpolitics-course-teaches-students-about-the-global-policy-impact-of-technology-ai\/\">New cyberpolitics course teaches students about the global policy impact of technology, AI<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-07-02T12:00:00-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">July 2, 2024<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">A terrorist group stages a ransomware attack against a large health care network, compromising patient data and financial information. Russian trolls flood social media with AI-generated memes and messaging designed &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please be aware that some publications require a subscription in order to view articles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Alumni Accomplishments\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Maggie Polsean (\u201917, BA Journalism, Advertising, &amp; Media Studies)<\/strong> began her new role this month as an anchor on WIFR News This Morning in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockrivercurrent.com\/2024\/06\/07\/maggie-polsean-returns-to-rockford-morning-news-with-23-wifr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rockford, Illinois<\/a>. Polsean began her news career at the station as an intern in 2017 and was most recently a morning anchor at 13 WREX.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Danielle Bergner (\u201801, BA Economics) <\/strong>was lauded as one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/milwaukee\/potmsearch\/detail\/submission\/6546636\/Danielle_Bergner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Milwaukee Business Journal\u2019s<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>\u201cPeople on the Move\u201d in 2024. Bergner is a shareholder and chair of the real estate practice group at Hall Render, the country\u2019s largest law firm with a focus on the healthcare industry. She has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA and has several other accolades to her name.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aaron Roerdink (\u201804, PhD Chemistry &amp; Biochemistry)<\/strong> was promoted to dean of faculty at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oskaloosa.com\/news\/local_news\/central-college-appoints-new-deans\/article_a0ec3436-229f-11ef-8e09-53a25c1ab279.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Central College<\/a> in Pella, Iowa, the college announced in June. Roerdink earned his bachelor\u2019s degree from Central College and most recently been their Associate Dean of Learning Enrichment and Associate Professor-in-Residence of Chemistry.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sarah Blaskey (\u201815, BS History)<\/strong> joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/pr\/2024\/06\/13\/sarah-blaskey-joins-rapid-response-investigations-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Washington Post&#8217;s<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>rapid response investigation team in June, where she will focus on &#8220;urgent topics of intense public interest.&#8221; Blaskey most recently worked at the <em>Miami Herald<\/em>, where she won several awards for her work investigating a condominium collapse in Florida and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis&#8217; plan to fly migrants from Texas to Martha&#8217;s Vineyard. She is also the co-author of the 2020 book, <em>The Grifter&#8217;s Club<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Anna Cannizzo (\u201807, BA; \u201807, MS Anthropology) <\/strong>was named the new director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenorthwestern.com\/story\/news\/local\/oshkosh\/2024\/06\/27\/anna-cannizzo-a-familiar-name-to-oshkosh-public-museum\/74222638007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oshkosh Public Museum<\/a> in June, after serving as the interim director. Cannizzo will oversee the museum\u2019s staff, exhibitions, and programs. She previously served as the museum\u2019s curator of collections and assistant curator.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Christie Launius (\u201803, PhD, English) <\/strong>has been named associate dean for student success, engagement and undergraduate studies for <a href=\"https:\/\/themercury.com\/christie-launius-named-associate-dean-for-student-success-in-college-of-arts-and-sciences\/article_c702161c-2a7a-11ef-9101-73a22d7a8099.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kansas State University\u2019s College of Arts and Sciences<\/a>. Launius has been an associate professor and interim head of the social transformation studies department at KSU.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Britt Gottschalk (\u201815, BA, Psychology) i<\/strong>s the founder and CEO of Geno.Me,&nbsp; a start-up genetic data exchange service that aims to provide research institutions such as the Medical College of Wisconsin with more robust genetic data sets, particularly from underrepresented community members. The premise is that more data from more people can lead to better medical research outcomes.&nbsp; Geno.Me pays participants $40 each time their data is accessed with a goal of growing their data set from its current level of 3,000 people into the tens of thousands. The business has received&nbsp; over $3 million in investment thus far.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Laurels &amp; Accolades\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Journalism, Advertising, &amp; Media Studies <\/strong>program\u2019s journalism immersion class project, \u201cBeyond the Barricades,\u201d was named a national finalist in the general news reporting \u2013 large university category by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spj.org\/news.asp?REF=3023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Society of Professional Journalists<\/a> in the 2023 Mark of Excellence Awards. These awards honor the best of student journalism nationwide. Students contributing to the \u201cBeyond the Barricades\u201d project traveled to Lac du Flambeau to report on tribal land issues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PhD student <strong>Rakiba Sultana (Geosciences) <\/strong>was awarded a six-month internship, funded by the National Science Foundation, to conduct numerical modeling of groundwater flow and contaminant transport under the guidance of Dr. Michael Fienen at the U.S. Geological Survey Upper Midwest Water Science Center in Madison.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In the Media and Around the Community\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Geography professor Woonsup Choi<\/strong> provided expert commentary on \u201cheat islands\u201d to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatlakesnow.org\/2024\/06\/heat-islands-in-the-great-lakes-community-infrastructure-and-fresh-water-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Great Lakes Now<\/a>. Heat islands refer to the higher temperatures experienced in urban areas due to the infrastructure such as buildings and roads.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the Climates of Inequality exhibit, a traveling exhibition that has most recently visited Milwaukee, <strong>Arijit Sen (History) <\/strong>organized a \u201cGardener\u2019s Summit\u201d to bring together Milwaukee community gardeners. The <a href=\"https:\/\/shepherdexpress.com\/news\/community-news\/sharing-stories-at-the-gardeners-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shepherd Express<\/a> told the story.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Emerita<strong> Margo Anderson (History) <\/strong>provided information to the USA Today news network to help fact check a social media post that claimed a congressional bill would add representation for non-citizens. The article was published in most of their news outlets around the country including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/factcheck\/2024\/06\/09\/census-citizenship-vote-fact-check\/73634425007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In June, <strong>Joe Peschio (Russian)<\/strong> taught an audience at the Jewish Milwaukee Museum the basics needed to understand Nikolai Gogol\u2019s literary masterpiece, <em>Dead Souls<\/em>.&nbsp; The novel was a product of the social and economic circumstances in 19th century Russia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Undergraduate student <strong>Owen Ward (Geosciences)<\/strong> reflected on his recent trip to Israel and his thoughts on the Israel-Palestine war on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpr.org\/news\/milwaukee-college-students-travel-israel-war-hamas-gaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wisconsin Public Radio<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Carrie &#8220;Noni Juice&#8221; Mahone (\u201818, BA Journalism, Advertising, &amp; Media Studies)<\/strong> is the youngest woman in Milwaukee history to&nbsp; have her own radio show. <a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshepherdexpress.com%2Fnews%2Fcentral-city-stories%2Fjammin-with-juice%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Csvickery%40uwm.edu%7C956a6b661bd74530ed3308dc988276a9%7C0bca7ac3fcb64efd89eb6de97603cf21%7C0%7C0%7C638552933332549138%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=xaoSJPZ599Rlts7urRkgSJVK%2B3KWTgJGoFGnCh9KVjo%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shepherd Express<\/a> featured Mahone and her co-host in a piece highlighting 101.7 The Truth&#8217;s show &#8220;Jammin&#8217; with Juice.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aps.org%2Fapsnews%2F2024%2F06%2Fcoffeeshop-astrophysics&amp;data=05%7C02%7Csvickery%40uwm.edu%7C956a6b661bd74530ed3308dc988276a9%7C0bca7ac3fcb64efd89eb6de97603cf21%7C0%7C0%7C638552933332499339%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=IUKROQlenhn2GYLnP8pldt95c9C5bCddr1%2BLNb6g11o%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Physical Society<\/a> featured 51ÁÔÆæ&#8217;s <strong>Leonard E. Parker Center for Gravitation, Cosmology &amp; Astrophysics<\/strong> as it explained how graduate students within the center host monthly gatherings called &#8220;CoffeeShop Astrophysics,&#8221; where students explain a particular aspect of the cosmos to the general public.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmtoday.com\/news_graphic\/news\/nip-and-tuck-for-the-ozaukee-interurban-trail\/article_82af3c97-8746-5f50-accf-4a9b148e679c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ozaukee County News Graphic<\/a> announced that officials on the Ozaukee County Natural Resources Committee have engaged the services of 51ÁÔÆæ&#8217;s <strong>Cultural Resource Management program<\/strong> to conduct cultural resource investigations for an east-west extension of the County&#8217;s Interurban Trail.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students in one of 51ÁÔÆæ&#8217;s <strong>conservation and environmental science<\/strong> classes helped transform the face of Kolbach Park in Port Washington, Wisconsin, by designing a rain garden to help the park&#8217;s water drainage, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ozaukeepress.com%2Fcontent%2Fkolbach-park-transformed&amp;data=05%7C02%7Csvickery%40uwm.edu%7C956a6b661bd74530ed3308dc988276a9%7C0bca7ac3fcb64efd89eb6de97603cf21%7C0%7C0%7C638552933332522811%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=T55zkHBKU%2Fm8eSrOs87TDAPJMKBN4LsaIO1mvr%2BIN5k%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ozaukee Press<\/a> reported.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Joel Berkowitz (Jewish Studies) <\/strong>discussed Yiddish drama after the Holocaust at the online conference &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/forward.com\/forverts-in-english\/624997\/online-conference-seeks-role-for-yiddish-in-the-future-of-holocaust-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Yiddish and the Holocaust: New Approaches<\/em><\/a><em>&#8221; <\/em>in June.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kimberly Blaeser (emerita English) <\/strong>co<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>presented &#8220;An Evening of Haiku and Anishinaabe Song\u201d at the Minnesota Humanities Center in June.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s not unusual for candidates to wait to announce their running mate until days before the national convention, <strong>Kathleen Dolan (Political Science) <\/strong>told <a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fspectrumnews1.com%2Fwi%2Fmilwaukee%2Fnews%2F2024%2F06%2F25%2Fdonald-trump-vice-president-convention&amp;data=05%7C02%7Csvickery%40uwm.edu%7C956a6b661bd74530ed3308dc988276a9%7C0bca7ac3fcb64efd89eb6de97603cf21%7C0%7C0%7C638552933332542701%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=d7IgsA0raoZQqSIvFWf%2Fx71ri%2B8J2BLZt8h2QCl9fOU%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spectrum 1 News<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People in Print\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Karolina Hicke and <strong>Karolina May-Chu (German)<\/strong>. 2024. Translation: Excerpts from Inga Iwasi\u00f3w\u2019s novel \u201cBambino\u201d (2008). In <a href=\"https:\/\/escholarship.org\/uc\/item\/6tp110x7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>TRANSIT<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>(Special Cluster: German-Polish Borderlands in Contemporary Literature and Culture, eds. May-Chu and Wojcik), 14(1): 140-48.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Karolina May-Chu (German)<\/strong>. 2024. Reimagining the German-Polish Borderlands in Nowa Amerika and Slubfurt. <em>TRANSIT: A Journal of Travel, Migration, and Multiculturalism in the German-speaking World <\/em>(Special Cluster: German-Polish Borderlands in Contemporary Literature and Culture, eds. Karolina May-Chu and Paula Wojcik), 14(1): 54-73.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Karolina May-Chu (German)<\/strong>. 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/boydellandbrewer.com\/9781640141698\/border-poetics-in-german-and-polish-literature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Border Poetics in German and Polish Literature: Cosmopolitan Imaginations since 1989<\/em><\/a>. Rochester, NY: Camden House.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece (Film Studies)<\/strong>. 2024. The Right to Sit Still. <a href=\"https:\/\/online.ucpress.edu\/fq\/article\/77\/4\/9\/200848\/The-Right-to-Sit-Still\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Film Quarterly<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>77(4): 9-18.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Passings\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stephen Byers (\u201804, PhD Urban Studies) <\/strong>passed away in June at the age of 81. Byers was a long-time mainstay in Milwaukee journalism, serving as a columnist, reporter and section editor for the <em>Milwaukee Journal <\/em>and the <em>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel <\/em>for over three decades, and also as a professor of journalism at Marquette University. Byers was also the co-author of <em>Dear Mrs. Griggs: Women Pour Out Their Hearts from the Heartland<\/em>, which he wrote with his wife, Genevieve G. McBride, who is a UW-Milwaukee emerita professor of history. 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