Articles by Alexander Shun

UWM is well on its way to becoming a top-tier research university. On Oct. 24, 2012, UWM broke ground on its first major academic construction project in nearly 20 years, beginning construction on the five-story, 150,000 square foot, Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex located on the corner of Kenwood Boulevard and Maryland Avenue. It is now […]

Stephanie Wallock is continuing a family tradition of attending UWM. She wants to teach children, especially those in the inner city,  how to use art. Alex Shun reports.

Jean Creighton is an airborne astronomy ambassador. What does an airborne astronomy ambassador do? What does such a title mean exactly? It means that Creighton knows a heck of a lot about physics and space. She says that her love for such fields came at a very young age. Creighton, director of the Manfred Olson […]

The UW-Milwaukee German program commemorated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall Sunday, by sponsoring “25 Years Later.” Held in Curtin Hall, the event included a documentary film on the history of the wall that divided East and West Berlin, as well as speakers and professors who discussed the wall’s importance and […]

UW-Milwaukee wants to advance and become a top-tier research university. Faculty and staff gathered in the Union Ballroom to discuss the Strategic Plan that has been developed to do just that. UW-Milwaukee Interim Chancellor Mark Mone discussed the plan and the goals that such a plan looks to accomplish saying that it provides the necessary […]