Content Author Unassigned, Author at 51ÁÔÆæ REPORT /news News from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:12:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Zilber Family Foundation awarded 51ÁÔÆæ University Partner Award in 2023 /news/video/zilber-family-foundation-awarded-uwm-university-partner-award-in-2023/ Tue, 20 Feb 2024 19:01:45 +0000 /news/?post_type=uwmnewsvideo&p=130363 The Zilber Family Foundation was founded in 1961 by Joseph J. Zilber, founder of Zilber Ltd., a residential and commercial real estate firm. In 2007, Joe Zilber announced a $10 million gift to create the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Zilber College of Public Health, Wisconsin’s only nationally accredited college of public health. Since then, hundreds of […]

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51ÁÔÆæ Students Thank Their Mentors /news/video/uwm-students-thank-their-mentors/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 21:34:36 +0000 /news/?post_type=uwmnewsvideo&p=127414 Ahead of Thanksgiving, 51ÁÔÆæ students (and Chancellor Mark Mone) say thank you to their favorite professors, advisors and mentors. Happy Thanksgiving, Panthers! Thanks to our student participants: Tedros Adam, Marketing Nadia Adams, Marketing Ramon Aguilar Mendoza, Electrical Engineering Kelechi Aririguzo, Animation Mira Beranek, Biochemistry, Pre-Med Adam Bristol, Psychology Autumn Carroll, Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies […]

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51ÁÔÆæ alumnus uses music to teach cultural education and promote social justice /news/video/uwm-alumnus-uses-music-to-teach-cultural-education-and-promote-social-justice/ Thu, 23 Feb 2023 22:37:10 +0000 /news/?post_type=uwmnewsvideo&p=118231 Dinorah Márquez Abadiano (’01 MM Music) established the Latino Arts String Program, which over the course of 20 years has grown to provide music education to more than 200 Latino students annually. Under her leadership and vision, the program has become a model for music programs across the nation. Márquez Abadiano received the Distinguished Alumni […]

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Union renovation enters home stretch /news/gallery/union-renovation-enters-home-stretch/ Thu, 16 Feb 2023 17:12:50 +0000 /news/?post_type=uwmnewsgallery&p=117432 The 51ÁÔÆæ Student Union renovation has entered the home stretch of construction. Student resources are moving back into their newly renovated offices. The renovation added more studying and lounging spaces, and the addition of large windows will let in more natural light. The two-year, $40.5 million renovation project is the first major renovation of the […]

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51ÁÔÆæ welcomes first Nadella scholarship winners /news/gallery/uwm-welcomes-first-nadella-scholarship-winners/ Fri, 07 Oct 2022 17:01:30 +0000 /news/?post_type=uwmnewsgallery&p=111972 51ÁÔÆæ celebrated the inaugural class of Anu and Satya Nadella Scholars at a welcome event recently at the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center. Nine recent graduates from Milwaukee high schools were awarded full-ride scholarships to study computer science, data science and information technology funded through a gift from 51ÁÔÆæ alumnus and Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella and […]

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51ÁÔÆæ Roberto Hernández Center celebrates student success /news/video/uwm-roberto-hernandez-center-celebrates-student-success/ Mon, 16 May 2022 18:22:11 +0000 /news/?post_type=uwmnewsvideo&p=106981 The No. 1 challenge Hispanic and Latinx students face is access to sufficient funding to complete their degrees. PALM (Promoting 51ÁÔÆæ in Latinx Milwaukee) is an ongoing scholarship fund created to retain and graduate Hispanic and Latinx students at 51ÁÔÆæ. At its 2022 graduation celebration and PALM fundraiser, the 51ÁÔÆæ Roberto Hernández Center honored Kevin […]

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51ÁÔÆæ alumnus creates celebrated film festival for Milwaukee /news/video/uwm-alumnus-creates-celebrated-film-festival-for-milwaukee/ Fri, 06 May 2022 21:23:09 +0000 /news/?post_type=uwmnewsvideo&p=105344 Jonathan Jackson’s (BFA Film ’02) experiences running the 51ÁÔÆæ Student Film & Video Festival foreshadowed incredible things to come professionally. Now CEO of Milwaukee Film, an organization he helped found in 2008, Jackson grew the Milwaukee International Film Festival into one of the nation’s largest. During the annual event’s 15-day run, more than 85,000 attendees […]

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Celebrating 51ÁÔÆæâ€™s 2020 and May 2021 Grads /news/video/celebrating-uwms-2020-and-may-2021-grads/ Mon, 11 Apr 2022 21:25:25 +0000 /news/?post_type=uwmnewsvideo&p=105340 Three UW-Milwaukee students who graduated with virtual ceremonies in 2020 and May 2021 look back on some of their favorite moments and memories at 51ÁÔÆæ. We’re honored to recognize your hard work, dedication and perseverance during an unprecedented time with an in-person recognition ceremony on April 10. Congratulations, 51ÁÔÆæ Class of 2020 and May 2021 […]

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Virtual grads get their moment on 51ÁÔÆæ commencement stage /news/video/virtual-grads-get-their-moment-on-uwm-commencement-stage/ Mon, 11 Apr 2022 21:25:06 +0000 /news/?post_type=uwmnewsvideo&p=105352 About 750 recent UW-Milwaukee graduates attended a special in-person recognition ceremony for students who had a virtual commencement because they graduated during the height of the pandemic. “We’ve never had this much feeling and spirit in the Panther Arena, I can tell you that from having been here for 33 years. This is cool,” 51ÁÔÆæ […]

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New 51ÁÔÆæ chemistry building groundbreaking ceremony /news/video/new-uwm-chemistry-building-groundbreaking-ceremony/ Tue, 01 Feb 2022 18:52:10 +0000 /news/?post_type=uwmnewsvideo&p=102171 Ground was broken Jan. 26, 2022, on 51ÁÔÆæ’s new four-story, 163,400-square-foot chemistry building, which will serve as a gateway to the STEM buildings and departments that house those subjects – science, technology, engineering and mathematics. It will include space for the nearly 5,000 51ÁÔÆæ students who take chemistry and biochemistry classes each year. The new […]

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