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Alumna struts her (scary) stuff on reality TV

By Kathy QuirkArts & HumanitiesFilm & Fine Arts

Arts alumna Melissa Ebbe can’t tell you how she fared on season 10 of the SyFy special-effects series “Face Off,” but see her in action when the show premieres Jan. 13.

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Campus & Community

Welcoming prospective students in two languages

By Kathy Quirk

UWM will hold its second annual Casa Abierta/Open House for Spanish-speaking students and their families Saturday, Jan. 16, 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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Arts & Humanities

Journalism students record Holocaust survivors’ stories

By Sarah Vickery

UWM journalism students interviewed Milwaukee-area Holocaust survivors, learning more about reporting and history in the process.

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Campus & Community

Area students explore Architecture 100 – and perhaps a career

By Kathy Quirk

High school students take UWM’s Architecture 100 course – free and online – to help inspire their interest in the field.

UWM in the News

  • Researchers at UWM and the University of Minnesota Twin Cities are working with the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology to explore whether nanomaterials affect gene expression.
    GreenBiz.com
  • College of Letters & Science partners with other organizations to help create Milwaukee Public Museum’s new Center for Wisconsin Biodiversity and Environment.
    Milwaukee Business Journal
  • “Any improvement is progress,” says Phyllis King, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, and chair of Milwaukee Women inc., of women joining boards of public companies. “But we have a long way to go toward anything resembling gender parity.”
    Milwaukee Business Journal
  • School of Freshwater Sciences researchers warn that muck at the bottom of Milwaukee’s harbor is a “hot spot” for growth of fecal bacteria.
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  • Professor Mordecai Lee says he can’t recall any national debates in Milwaukee prior to an election as UWM prepares to be the site of the Feb. 11 PBS NewsHour broadcast of the Democratic national candidates.
    Fox6

News in Brief

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    The lure of the tomato: Prof’s book makes non-fiction list
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    Symphony director wins top award for “Suor Angelica”
    By Bo Bayerl
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    Vigil at burial mound as threat of legislation eases
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    UWM alum Nadella joins Obama at State of the Union
    By UWM News

Public Events

  • Fri01/15
    Planetarium Show: Glorious Galaxies
    Friday, January 15, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Fri01/22
    Girls Who Code information session
    Friday, January 22, 2016 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  • Fri01/29
    Campus Budget Meeting
    Friday, January 29, 2016 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
  • Mon02/01
    Study Abroad Fair
    Monday, February 1, 2016 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • Wed02/03
    Chancellor’s Plenary Address
    Wednesday, February 3, 2016 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

On the Radio

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    Surviving the Holocaust: Nate Taffel’s story
    By Amanda Porter

Photography

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    Step inside the Fab Lab
    By Derek Rickert

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