UW-Milwaukee
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Help from afar: Bike ride aims to help Afghan students at UWM
May 26, 2023
A young woman from Nepal is reaching out from Minnesota to organize a bike ride to support a group of Afghan women at UWM. Anita Tamang, who just graduated from […]
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Car and writer: UWM journalism grad lands a job at storied auto magazine
May 25, 2023
Jack Fitzgerald’s grandfather was an engineer with Corvette Racing, and he passed his love of cars to his grandsons. Fitzgerald remembers picking up old editions of Car and Driver magazine […]
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UWM engineering students create solution that saves company $840,000 per year
May 17, 2023
The three UWM senior engineering students stood on the workroom floor of a Wisconsin manufacturing company, about to tell 70 older, experienced machinists how to improve their inventory system. Easton […]
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From Ukraine to UWM, tennis player finds a new life
May 11, 2023
A week after the Russians invaded Ukraine, 16-year-old Nadiia Konieva set off on a journey that led her to the women’s tennis team at UWM. Konieva and her mother, Iryna, […]
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UW-Milwaukee FlexRide proves microtransit can connect unemployed with jobs
April 28, 2023
Suburban employers have job vacancies they can’t fill. There are plenty of job seekers in Milwaukee County, but many don’t own a vehicle and the Milwaukee County Transit System can […]
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New mural inspires sense of belonging at UW-Milwaukee
April 10, 2023
A blank wall is an inspiring canvas for artistic creations. When the TRIO Student Support Services program, based in Mitchell Hall, acquired a large multipurpose room with an inviting blank […]
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UWM student works to bring fresh food directly to those in need
March 17, 2023
Often, children don’t get too excited about green vegetables. But Gianni Vaccaro found that the students she worked with at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee at Siefert […]
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UW-Milwaukee alum works to help refugees find new lives in Wisconsin
March 9, 2023
Rebekah Davis has met interesting people from all over the world, learning about their lives, perspectives and culture. It’s all part of her job helping refugees resettle in Wisconsin. Davis, […]
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UWM students take health care into the community
February 28, 2023
Every Monday last semester, nursing senior Erika Gainey left her last class on campus and drove to the intersection of Walnut Avenue and 17th Street, where the Capuchin Community Service House […]
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First year of diversity internship program finds success for students, employers
February 23, 2023
Isaac Gonzalez used software that he learned in his engineering courses to solve a problem in a manufacturing plant. Alex Valle learned business and email etiquette on the job, aspects […]