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uwm. edu > c21 > directors-note-a-look-back-at-2025-26

Director's Note: A Look Back at 2025-26

8+ hour, 16+ min ago  (404+ words) Center for 21st Century Studies UW-Milwaukee As another year comes to a close, I'm thinking back to our opening event: the State of the Humanities MKE panel that has quietly been shaping our vision at the Center. As humanities leaders across…...

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uwm. edu > news > uwm-professors-are-reimagining-digital-libraries-for-the-visually-impaired

UWM professors are reimagining digital libraries for the visually impaired

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (612+ words) When Iris Xie gives presentations on her latest research, she invites her audience to close their eyes and listen. The listeners hear a rapid-fire robotic voice rattle through a string of words: "Library of Congress, visited link" and so on....

Letters & Science
uwm. edu > letters-science > in-focus > alumni-student-news > what-can-you-do-with-a-sociology-major

What can you do with a sociology major?

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (538+ words) Every year, graduates from the College of Letters & Science enter the workforce and begin to contribute thousands of dollars to their local, state, and national economies. They bring the skills and knowledge they gained at UW-Milwaukee to their jobs, along…...

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uwm. edu > letters-science > in-focus-2026 > reimagined-science-bag-brings-stem-to-a-new-audience-and-ice-cream-too

Reimagined Science Bag brings STEM to a new audience " and ice cream too " Letters & Science

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (647+ words) A vat of sugar, cream, egg whites, and vanilla sat on the table in front of a hungry horde of eighth graders. There was one ingredient left to add to turn it all into ice cream: Liquid nitrogen. "You have…...

Letters & Science
uwm. edu > letters-science > in-focus > alumni-student-news > students-hone-their-journalism-skills-in-greenlands-harsh-political-climate

Students hone their journalism skills in Greenland's harsh (political) climate

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (600+ words) President Trump made international headlines when he announced that he wanted to acquire Greenland for the United States. Supporters pointed to Greenland's strategic location for America's national security and its resources of rare earth elements. Critics viewed it as imposing…...

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uwm. edu > letters-science > in-focus > letters-science-congratulates-our-2026-graduates

Letters & Science congratulates our 2026 graduates

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (137+ words) More than 3, 200 students became UW-Milwaukee alumni in May at the university's 134th commencement. Hundreds of those students hail from the College of Letters & Science, and we are excited to congratulate the new graduates as they begin their journey beyond UWM's campus....

World Languages & Cultures
uwm. edu > world-languages-cultures > uwm-students-win-gold-and-silver-medals-at-2026-midwest-university-chinese-speech-contest

UWM Students Win Gold and Silver Medals at 2026 Midwest University Chinese Speech Contest

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (330+ words) The UWM Chinese Program is thrilled to celebrate the outstanding achievements of Beatrice Ephraim, Hyejeong Song, Ian Brown, and Emilio De Torre, who took home gold and silver medals in the First-Year Student Group at the 2026 Midwest University Chinese Speech…...

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Political Science
uwm. edu > political-science > retirement-of-professor-kristin-trenholm

Retirement of Professor Kristin Trenholm

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (158+ words) Political Science UW-Milwaukee Cheers to Professor Kristin Trenholm on her retirement from @uwmilwaukee! Kristin has been a huge asset to our department and we were so happy to celebrate with her last week. (She received so many flowers (see the…...

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uwm. edu > latin-american-caribbean-studies > history-professor-presents-research-on-indigenous-nuns-in-mexico

History Professor Presents Research on Indigenous Nuns in Mexico

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (100+ words) Last month, Professor Jessica Nelson (UWM History) traveled to Puebla, Mexico to participate in the annual conference of the Rocky Mountain Council on Latin American Studies (RMCLAS), and stuck around for some additional archival research. CLACS is proud to have…...

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uwm. edu > engineering > oote-celebrates-ceas-students-degree-journeys

Order of the Engineer celebrates the college's student journeys

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (166+ words) More than 140 students from the college participated in the Spring 2026 Order of the Engineer (OOTE), representing both undergraduates and graduate students in all departments. They were among 273 students from the college who received their diplomas this spring or summer. As…...