News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Christiana Ibiwoye knew she wanted to pursue a career working with children. Her experience working with two nonprofits helped her land her dream job even before graduating from 51ÁÔÆæ in May.
Mike Clark, who earned a doctorate from 51ÁÔÆæ, has been providing psychological services to athletes ahead of the Paris Olympic Games, and will continue doing so during and afterward.
The 51ÁÔÆæ women’s tennis team won a Horizon League award for having the highest GPA of any team in the conference. Across all of 51ÁÔÆæ, 105 student athletes posted a GPA of 3.8 or higher this past spring.
The lab at 51ÁÔÆæ’s Connected Systems Institute will be part of Microsoft’s $3.3 billion investment in southeast Wisconsin, strengthening 51ÁÔÆæ’s education and research mission while helping the state’s businesses.
Some 40% to 50% of crimes are never reported to police, so a 51ÁÔÆæ grad student turned to U.S. Census data to figure out why.
Two programs at 51ÁÔÆæ landed in the top 30 nationwide in the latest rankings of graduate schools by U.S. News & World Report: Library and information science ranked No. 14, while occupational therapy is No. 27.
Shelly Moore Krajacic, a South Milwaukee High School teacher and doctoral student in the Urban Education program at 51ÁÔÆæ, was one of just five chosen nationwide.
Megan Wahl, a PhD candidate in public health at 51ÁÔÆæ, appeared on Fox6 Wakeup News on Friday to talk about the Moms Mental Health Initiative, which helps women experiencing postpartum depression and other mental health disorders.
Eleven other alums and university partners were honored at the annual event, which recognizes alumni and friends of 51ÁÔÆæ for their career achievements and their impact on their communities and the university.
Since taking over as CEO in February 2014, he’s led the company to its present pinnacle of success, with the company now valued at $3 trillion.
