UWM Today

Milwaukee is a special place for Native Americans. The city is home to the largest population of Native Americans living in any city east of the Mississippi River. And UW-Milwaukee – through its Electa Quinney Institute – has long been committed to serving that population. There are currently about 500 students at UWM who identify as Native Americans. Last week on this program, we talked a great deal about the educational programs at UWM designed to support the Native American students. This

Milwaukee has long prided itself on its diversity, with enclaves of ethnic groups settling in the area for generations. But long before the Germans, Poles, Slovaks, Italians and Irish arrived, there was a population of Native Americans. Today, Milwaukee is home to the largest number of Native Americans living in any American city east of the Mississippi. And UW-Milwaukee has made a major commitment to serve the Native American population through its Electa Quinney Institute. Joining us on this

One of the best barometers of whether a child is getting a good education is how well they can read. On this edition of UWM Today, we focus on literacy and the role technology can play in helping kids to build their reading skills. Our guest is Candance Doerr-Stevens, assistant professor of education at UWM.

When Arizona U.S. Sen. John McCain died earlier this year, new attention was brought to glioblastoma — the brain cancer that killed him. It’s the same cancer that took the life of U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy. At UW-Milwaukee’s Institute for Drug Discovery, teams of scientists are now working on new ways of diagnosing and treating that deadly cancer. On this edition of UWM Today , we talk with two researchers involved in the research they hope will someday lead to a cure. Shama Mirza is an assistant

There have been many educational initiatives launched in Milwaukee. But one of the most ambitious is known as M-cubed — a collaboration between Milwaukee's three urban public education institutions. Discussing the project is UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone, MATC President Vicki Martin and Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Keith Posley.

When people suffer trauma in their lives the results can be devastating. In addition to the physical harm that often accompanies trauma related events, the emotional scars be even more long lasting — affecting a person and their families for years after trauma occurs. On this edition of UWM Today, we learn more about a program designed to help people deal with the trauma in their lives at a time when they are experiencing another stressful activity: looking for a job. Our guest is Dimitri

When people suffer trauma in their lives, the results can be devastating. In addition to the physical harm that often accompanies trauma-related events, the emotional scars can be even more long-lasting — affecting a person (and their families) for years after trauma occurs. On this edition of UWM Today , we learn more about a program designed to help people deal with the trauma in their lives at a time when they are experiencing another stressful activity – looking for a job. Our guest is

The higher education system in Wisconsin underwent a major change this year, as the University of Wisconsin System assigned the 13 separate two-year campuses spread across the state to one of the four-year UW campuses located nearby. Here in Southeastern Wisconsin, that meant the UW-Waukesha campus and the UW-Washington County campus joined UW-Milwaukee. It is a move affecting thousands of students in the area. What will be the impact on students in Waukesha and Washington counties and how will

Each year during this time, UWM Today takes a break from discussing the latest cutting-edge research and discoveries on the UW-Milwaukee campus. No, we’re not taking the day off — we’re celebrating one of the great experiences students have on campus. It’s the beginning of college basketball season and the Milwaukee Panthers women’s and men’s teams are getting underway. What kind of season awaits fans this year? And what role does athletics play on college campuses? We talk about that and more

With Wisconsin’s only school of the arts, UW-Milwaukee’s Peck School of the Arts is home to hundreds of aspiring artists, actors and musicians. On this edition of UWM Today, we showcase the school’s classical guitar program that has developed an international reputation for excellence. Our guest is Rene Izquierdo, associate professor at UWM and graduate of Yale University, a native of Cuba where he defected from more than 20 years ago. Since coming to UWM, he has performed around the world and