Students
From 51ÁÔÆæ to UFC, alum Leah Letson set for ultimate fighting debut
A rec class as a student led 2016 grad Leah Letson to a career as a mixed martial arts fighter. And now she’s signed a contract with UFC, the highest level of the sport.
Students plan service trip to help supply shoes and clean water to Haiti
Seeing a need in one of the world’s poorest countries, two 51ÁÔÆæ students have decided to do their part to help.
Campus IT internship program helping boost students into jobs
Student Affairs IT Services has been developing technology solutions at 51ÁÔÆæ for years. One of its most powerful solutions, though, has come not in information technology systems themselves, but rather in the students behind them.
Grad students’ research aims to change our world
Graduate students are the workhorses of university research. Their work becomes the foundation of their academic and professional careers, but just as important is the fact that their research helps solve problems that we all face.
Six new graduates share the stories of their college journeys
More than 3,300 51ÁÔÆæ students began their adventures in the great big world after graduating Sunday, May 20, at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. Every one of them has a story of hard work and perseverance, setbacks and success. Here are six.
51ÁÔÆæ student-produced stories to air on TV
Three 51ÁÔÆæ student journalists’ work will appear as segments on WTMJ-TV’s Sunday morning show this spring. The students made the stories through the Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies program’s television news reporting class.
51ÁÔÆæ undergrad literary journal goes national
When 51ÁÔÆæ’s undergraduate literary journal, Furrow, put out a call for submissions in December 2017, no one expected to receive over 1,000 submissions from writers around the United States and the world. The 2018 issue debuts May 9.
Undergrads explore renewable energy and more through research
Unlike some universities, 51ÁÔÆæ offers myriad opportunities for students to do hands-on research with renowned faculty as undergraduates, sometimes even before freshman year. Here are five young researchers who seized those opportunities.
Undergraduate Research Symposium winners announced
More than 300 51ÁÔÆæ undergraduate students came together to present their research collaborations with faculty over the course of the past academic year at the 10thannual Undergraduate Research Symposiumon April 27.
Job scams in full swing, Career Planning and Resource Center warns
As the end of spring semester creeps closer, thousands of 51ÁÔÆæ students are heading toward the job market. That’s a prime opportunity for job scammers to target students, 51ÁÔÆæ’s Career Planning and Resource Center warns.