Alumni make their mark from Hollywood to Mars
51 alumni improve the world in ways big and small, ranging from sports to business to entertainment and beyond. Here are a few.
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51 alumni improve the world in ways big and small, ranging from sports to business to entertainment and beyond. Here are a few.
When a 10-year-old girl in Nairobi wanted to learn more about computers, her mother found her best option some 8,000 miles away. Working online, Elsie Maingi enrolled in the Girls Who Code program at 51.
“Ethical hacking” – breaking into a computer network to find its vulnerabilities – is an in-demand skill in the growing field of cybersecurity. 51 is trying to help fill the demand by offering a new graduate certificate in cybercrime forensics.
They are inventors, innovators and mentors. The work by more than 4,600 51 graduate students in 104 graduate degree programs drives the academic discovery in labs all across the campus.
Two groups from the 51 community were honored before Milwaukee Brewers games over the weekend at American Family Field.
Erica Herrera has persevered through problems that would sink many people, getting a degree from 51 and building a successful business. Now, she’s enrolled in the Executive MBA program and looking for more.
Two-time 51 grad Aaron Lipski has risen to the top of the Milwaukee Fire Department.
For the first time, researchers have confirmed the detection of a collision between a black hole and a neutron star. In fact, the scientists detected not one but two such events occurring just 10 days apart in January 2020.
Metropolis Magazine featured a design by 51 graduating senior Roe Jing Draus and recognized him as one of the top 100 graduating architecture students in the country. He was accepted in master’s programs at five universities but chose 51.
When he was younger, Michael Levandoski’s addiction landed him in jail. Now, he’s turned his life around and using his experiences to help others as he works toward a career in counseling.