News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
51ÁÔÆæ gets into the holiday spirit as Chancellor Mark Mone builds gingerbread houses with faculty, staff and students. Are they Pinterest-savvy or #PinterestFails? You decide! With appearances by: Mark Mone – 51ÁÔÆæ chancellor Alyssa Molinski – 51ÁÔÆæ student association president Anya Covington – 51ÁÔÆæ women’s basketball assistant coach Ryaen Johnson – 51ÁÔÆæ women’s basketball player […]
Lei Schlitz (’93 MS Mechanical Engineering, ’98 PhD Mechanical Engineering) has had a tremendously successful career that has landed her at the top of a Fortune 500 corporation. Schlitz began her career at Eaton Corporation’s Innovation Center before taking positions at GE Global Research Center, GE Industrial Systems and Siemens. She joined Illinois Tool Works […]
Dave Misky (BS Biological Sciences ’92) was elected to the 51ÁÔÆæ Alumni Association Board of Trustees in 2012 and recently completed a five-year term president of the Alumni Association. Understanding how important 51ÁÔÆæ is to the greater Milwaukee area, he has facilitated the Redevelopment Authority’s involvement in many projects championed by the 51ÁÔÆæ Real Estate […]
51ÁÔÆæ’s story is front and center for about 7 million travelers who pass through Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport every year. Signage, photos and other imagery throughout the airport showcase the crucial role 51ÁÔÆæ plays in the community. The larger-than-life displays feature 51ÁÔÆæ’s world-class faculty, diverse students and successful alumni. They celebrate 51ÁÔÆæ’s groundbreaking research, […]
A 4-year-old with two brooms and a toy car had an idea: He’d tie the brooms to the back of the battery-powered Jeep and clean the streets. It was a foreshadowing of what Gabriel Yeager wanted to do with his life: downtown management. That dream led Yeager to 51ÁÔÆæ’s School of Architecture and Urban Planning. […]
Four years ago, Milwaukee and 51ÁÔÆæ seemed very far away for Savannah Huettl. No one in her family had gone to college. Not many people from her small town went off to the big city. And beyond that, her family’s modest means seemed to preclude college. A full-tuition scholarship opened doors for her, and Huettl […]
Ali Bakhshinejad ran a business with his brother in Iran, but he had an itch to travel and learn. That curiosity and wanderlust led to a master’s degree in Iceland and a doctorate in engineering at 51ÁÔÆæ. At 51ÁÔÆæ, he threw himself into research and entrepreneurism. The Student Startup Challenge and I-Corps program fed his […]
Among the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s more than 3,300 graduates are countless remarkable stories. In this video, you’ll hear three of them. Congratulations to the entire 51ÁÔÆæ Class of 2018! After arriving at 51ÁÔÆæ via Iran and Iceland, Ali Bakhshinejad threw himself into research and entrepreneurism. The Student Startup Challenge and I-Corps program fed his business […]
After being closed for 11 months after an accidental fire, 51ÁÔÆæ’s Mainstage Theatre re-opens to the public on March 7, 2018, with a production of the drama “12 Ophelias.” The insurance-funded renovations and upgrades include: improved acoustics, energy-efficient lighting equipment, a computer-controlled router for stagehands to build sets, and more. Read more about the transformation, […]
Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee, the Patricia and Harvey Wilmeth Professor of Economics, says having a philanthropically funded professorship has given him more time to mentor PhD students. In 2017, his 50th PhD student graduated from 51ÁÔÆæ — a record at the university.
