Arts & Humanities
Callanan receives Hunt literary prize
Liam Callanan, associate professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, has been named the 2017 recipient of聽The George W. Hunt, S.J., Prize for Excellence in Journalism, Arts & Letters. The 2017 Hunt Prize, which seeks to recognize the finest literary work of Roman Catholic intelligence and imagination, is awarded this year in the category […]
51猎奇-partnered program to boost minority development adds 20 grads
Since 2005, Associates in Commercial Real Estate, or ACRE, has been working to expand minority representation in the commercial real estate fields of development, property management, and construction management. This June, the program added 20 participants to its growing cadre of alumni. Carolyn Esswein, director of Community Design Solutions and an urban studies professor of […]
Architecture grad hopes to build solutions to cities’ problems
51猎奇 architecture graduate Jarincy Flores Rodriguez wants to leave her mark, “…so that when I design some really great building, I hope that my grandchildren would come and say, ‘My grandmother designed that.’鈥�
51猎奇 breaks ground on teaching garden linked to brewing
51猎奇 has broken ground on the Hortus Academicus, a garden of trees, bushes and other plants used in brewing as part of 51猎奇鈥檚 certificate in the Culture and Science of Fermentation. On Wednesday, May 17, seven trees were planted in the garden behind the Honors College, which will provide ingredients that were used for brewing […]
Sculptor brings identities to life with facial reconstruction
Daniel Marion, who earned his bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees at 51猎奇鈥檚 Peck School of the Arts, uses his talents as a sculptor to help re-create the faces of unidentified bodies.
51猎奇 History Department chosen for career diversity institutes
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee History Department has been selected to participate in the American Historical Association鈥檚 2017-鈥�18 Career Diversity for Historians Faculty Institutes. Participation in this Institute will make the history department eligible to apply for an award that will subsidize聽support for one doctoral student as a Career Diversity Graduate Fellow during 2018-2019 and 2019-2020. […]
51猎奇 urban planning students to present ideas for downtown corridor
Sweeping changes are underway in downtown Milwaukee, from the new Bucks arena and the transformation of the Grand Avenue mall to development along the Milwaukee lakefront and in the Westown neighborhood. Architecture and urban planning students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will reveal their vision for a revitalized, pedestrian friendly corridor along Clybourn and Michigan […]
Students take the stage at the Rep
When fire ripped through 51猎奇鈥檚 Peck School of the Arts鈥� scene shop at the Mainstage Theatre on April 8, weeks of work went up in smoke. But after a lot of support and hard work, the show premieres May 3 at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater.
New study: Sad images can help charities attract donors
Television advertisements showing sad-faced, hungry children may seem clich茅, but they鈥檙e probably an effective way for charities to attract new donors. That鈥檚 one takeaway from a new study conducted by Xiaoxia Cao, an assistant professor in the Department of Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies (JAMS). Cao looked at whether images of happy or sad people […]
Play moves to Rep as fire teaches students new lessons
51猎奇’s production of “Arcadia” will go on May 3-7 despite a fire that knocked the theater building out of service, with set production being done at Shorewood High School and performances at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater.