UWM Today

With the only School of Freshwater Sciences in the United States, UW-Milwaukee has established itself as one of the leading centers for scientific research into the Great Lakes. Now, the school is also becoming known for its work in the area of water policy. On this edition of UWM Today, Tom Luljak talks with Dan Egan, who earlier this year was named a Senior Fellow in Water Policy at the school. Dan is familiar to many of us because of his other job – a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal

The number of people walking and biking for exercise is growing every year. Not only is it good for our health but it is an eco-friendly way of getting around. But where you are taking a walk or riding your bike is not always as safe as you might hope. On this edition of UWM Today , we talk to a UW-Milwaukee researcher who helped organize a national study of bike and pedestrian safety in America’s large cities and the results are surprising. Rob Schneider is an associate professor of urban

On this week's program, a discussion of the critical need for innovation and entrepreneurship in Milwaukee and the region. WUWM's Dave Edwards talks with UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone; Julia Taylor, president of the Greater Milwaukee Committee; and Sheldon Lubar. Mr. Lubar and his family donated $10 million to UWM to establish the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center.

Ten years ago, UWM became one of the first universities in the state to establish an office of sustainability to help the campus become more eco-friendly. Today the campus is recognized nationally for its efforts to conserve energy and recycle. On this edition of UWM Today , we’ll talk to the woman who is leading the sustainability program at the university - Kate Nelson.

When students head off to college it can be the start of the most exhilarating and challenging times of their lives. Among those challenges is finding a way to pay for it all. While most students do a pretty good job figuring out the finances, there are still those surprises, like a car that breaks down or an unexpected medical bill, that can throw any financial plan off track. This fall UW-Milwaukee launched a new initiative designed to help students deal with financial emergencies so they can

Have you ever gone to the doctor feeling miserable and hoping to get some medication only to be told: “It’s a virus… antibiotics won’t help”? One of the challenges in treating viral infections is that viruses themselves are incredibly difficult to understand. But a team of scientists at UW-Milwaukee have helped develop an amazing technique to not only see viruses, but to create three-dimensional movies showing how viruses infect healthy cells. In the studio with us today are Abbas Ourmazd, Ahmad

UW-Milwaukee publicly launched its most ambitious fund-rising campaign in its 61 year history, with a goal to raise $200 million. Chancellor Mark Mone discussed the three priorities for the money being raised and the 2017-2019 state budget, which was largely positive for UWM.

In about a month, another wonderful aspect of college life will begin to unfold at UWM. That’s when the basketball season gets underway. This year the men’s team is being led by a new coach who arrived at UWM this summer. He is Pat Baldwin, who comes to us from Northwestern University. As an assistant coach, he helped lead Northwestern to the NCAA Tournament.

When a fire broke out in the MainStage Theater at UWM’s Peck School of the Arts earlier this year, it caused millions of dollars in damage. Fortunately no one was injured, but the fire could not have come at a worse time as students were headed into the closing weeks of the school year with final projects and performances. As the fall semester of a new school year gets underway, we thought it was a good time for an update on where things stand with repairing all of the damage from the fire and

While remarkable progress has been made in the fight against breast cancer, not everyone is benefiting from the improvements in survival rates. African American women have a 23% lower five year survival rate than their white counterparts. Why the difference? Research shows physical exercise can play a vital role in improving the lives of breast cancer patients. On this edition of UWM Today , we take a look at a program here in Milwaukee that introduces African American women to an exercise