Girls From Local Schools Learn to Code at UWM (Video) Posted on December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 by Samuel Wisneski Something special is happening every Friday at the UW-Milwaukee computer labs. Girls from local middle and high schools are coming to campus to learn how to code from the university’s computer science students and instructors.
Marijuana and More: The Issues Bringing Voters to the Polls (Video) Posted on November 6, 2018November 25, 2018 by Derek Grant, Royce Podeszwa and Samuel Wisneski Media Milwaukee’s Derek Grant talks to voters about the specific issues that drove them to get out and vote, including in the Wisconsin marijuana referendum.
When You Get to be 95 (Documentary) Posted on May 28, 2018July 15, 2021 by Samuel Wisneski John Wisneski reflects on a life well lived, including his time in an orphanage, being in World War II and what it’s like to be in assisted living. Interview with filmmaker Sam Wisneski:
Secular Humanists of America Forms on UWM Campus Posted on May 9, 2018July 15, 2021 by Samuel Wisneski Being considered under the student organization category “religious” was most likely not Alexi Martinaios’ first choice for UW-Milwaukee club, Secular Humanists of America, which he started in January 2018. “My name is Alexi, I am the president and founder of the Secular Humanist club on campus,” Martinaios said when he stood behind the podium in […]
UW-Milwaukee Smoking Ban on Campus in the Works Posted on April 11, 2018 by Samuel Wisneski The UW-Milwaukee Physical Environment Committee will be forming a sub-committee to update the campus smoking policy to fully ban smoking on campus property, according to David Heathcote, chair of the Physical Environment Committee. “The Student Association has really been the driving force behind the smoking ban,” said UWM Chancellor Mark Mone. On Nov. 19, […]
Hannah Hetzer and Jon Richards Speak on the Opioid Crisis at UWM Posted on March 20, 2018March 20, 2018 by Samuel Wisneski At this literal Fireside Forum presented by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin Public Radio and UWM’s Institute of World Affairs, the speakers made it clear: the opioid war will not be won using the United States’ current strategy. Two individuals sat on either side of Doug Savage, the event’s host, speaking on all aspects of […]
Faces of UWM: The Single Guy Posted on December 6, 2017July 19, 2021 by Samuel Wisneski Michael Jung is in no hurry to tie the knot.