UWM has unveiled an updated logo designed to enhance readability and accessibility on digital platforms while continuing to honor the school’s ties to Milwaukee.
The UWM Research Foundation has awarded $250,000 in Catalyst Grants to fund several innovative projects. These include identifying proteins for new drugs to treat triple-negative breast cancer, developing improved materials for solar cells, and creating a threat-modeling system to enhance cybersecurity in manufacturing.
All MPS families are encouraged to read the Parent/Student Handbook on Rights, Responsibilities, and Discipline as the 2024–25 school year gets underway. This annual publication details many MPS programs, student and family rights, and the MPS Code of Conduct. Important information for athletes is also included.
A burst of new life and enthusiasm can be felt around the UWM campus this week, as more than 3,900 students began moving into Sandburg and three other residence halls.
Paul Koier, a 2019 graduate with a major in Sport and Exercise Science, currently serves as the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for Women’s Basketball and Tennis at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Ezmae, a 1-year-old golden retriever, has joined the UWM Police force as its first K-9 officer. She was sworn in at a ceremony with her handler, Officer Mindy Wucherer, at the UWM Student Union’s Fireside Lounge earlier this month.
Lessons in math, science, and Native culture combined with educational trips around Milwaukee filled summer days for a group of MPS Native students. They participated in the first in-person College Access Bridging Program organized by MPS’s First Nations Studies.
Emerson Vassilew was struggling to figure out how to sign up for classes and apply for housing when she ended up at the registrar’s office. “And they said we have someone who can help you,” said the first-year studio arts major.
Milwaukee Recreation strives to serve all ages and abilities with free and low-cost recreation programming. This summer, Milwaukee Recreation continued to provide new activities for young people at safe and enriching recreation spaces through the summer playgrounds program.
MPS high schools will host Freshman Bridge on August 22–23, 2024, to help new students prepare for their freshman year. The program aims to ensure students are ready for the first day of class, settle in quickly, and discover the support available in high school.
While many teens at the Wisconsin State Fair were focused on carnival rides, eight students from MPS’s Vincent School of Agricultural Science were hard at work, caring for their lambs and showing them in the ring.
Milwaukee Recreation's award-winning Arts Internship Program is a paid summer internship that provides high school students with practical job experience in arts-related positions. Interns explore the arts in an in-depth and applicable way while gaining 21st-century job skills. For many, these internships serve as their first paid job experience. Internships range from 40 to 400 hours between May and August, starting at a minimum of $12.50 per hour.
The first day of school for Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) is scheduled for Tuesday, September 3, 2024. As the new academic year approaches, MPS has provided essential information to ensure families are prepared.
On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, along with Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray. The letter requests information regarding a foiled plot to assassinate U.S. government officials.
On Monday, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), ranking member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) sent a letter to Kimberly Howell, Chairperson of the Integrity Committee within the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE). The letter followed allegations from whistleblowers suggesting that the committee may be inappropriately targeting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) for political reasons. The senators requested information related to the Integrity...