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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee hosted National Public Radio co-host of “Fresh Air,” Tonya Mosley and the Eric Von Fellowship recipient Maria Peralta-Arellano at WUWM 89.7 FM – Milwaukee’s NPR to engage in an intimate conversation with journalism students on May 1 ahead of a larger event in the evening. At 3 p.m., Journalism, Advertising, and Media […]

On Friday, April 17, The College of Letters and Science Academic Planning and Governance Committee Meeting (L&S APGC) discussed proposed instructional workload policies, academic staff appointments and the timeline for the interim dean transition during its April 17 meeting. During the discussion, Scott V Gronert said “every instructional staff reporting to the state needs to […]

When LaNelle Ramey talks about mentoring, he is careful with his words. As executive director of MENTOR Greater Milwaukee, he has spent years watching organizations claim they mentor young people and mean something entirely different. “We hear a lot of programs say they do it, but then when you dig deep, it’s just we did […]

Young people rely on caffeine to stay awake during long hours of studying or to boost exercise performance. Medical professionals and students alike worry that energy drinks can have adverse effects on college students and teens.  “It’s very rare but [high amounts of caffeine] can cause sudden death in certain people,” said Dr. Waheeb Ahmad, […]

The City of Milwaukee Public Safety and Health Committee moved forward Thursday with a major plan to spend opioid settlement funds. During an April 30 meeting at City Hall, committee members voted to recommend the adoption of a substitution resolution authorizing the spending of opioid settlement money received through nationwide legal settlements with opioid manufacturers […]

A solitary hospital bed is illuminated in the middle of a room. The mattress is thin and hard, like a prison slab. The lights are dim and the room is cold.  After a moment, a pregnant woman in a gray sweatsuit waddles in, her arm tightly held by a guard in a dark uniform. The sound of the heavy shackles she wears fills the room as they cut off circulation in […]

What motivates younger Wisconsin voters? A team of student journalists fanned out across the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus to investigate the state Supreme Court race. They found that abortion, immigration, and general concern about “values” helped drive Gen Z voters to Judge Chris Taylor, the eventual victor over Judge Maria Lazar. Here’s the voices of […]

Tensions were high during the General Campus Session on March 2 in the UW-Milwaukee Student Union, where about 30 students and faculty expressed their anger at the university’s decision to consolidate the eight Student Cultural Centers on campus, with one student calling it a “slap in the face.” “I think the power of these sessions […]

Desiree Sims spent more than 18 years serving in both the Army and Navy, from emergency rooms stateside to running a clinic at Guantanamo Bay. Jessica Garza served eight years as a human resources specialist, including a deployment to Afghanistan during one of the deadliest periods of the war. This Women’s History Month, both Milwaukee-area […]

Milwaukee residents demanded that Flock cameras be removed from the streets at the Fire and Police Commission meeting on March 5 at Milwaukee City Hall.  “I think that it’s a really great day when a room can be this full,” said Ajak Johnson, a resident who spoke during the meeting. “But I think that it’s also a really bad day when a room can be this full.”  A Flock camera is an AI-powered automated license plate reader (ALPR) that captures images of vehicles that pass […]

At each design input session, Chia Vang and Kelly Haag were faced with the same question from crowd members: “Why?” Why, that is, was the university determined to merge and get rid of a series of popular student identity centers. The pair always referred to data that a general student center will improve student retention […]

The first thing Daran Wiley wanted to be was an astrophysicist, according to his mother Rashawn McKenzie. He even dressed as one for a school event one year. “He came home and he was like, ‘Mom, I want to be an astrophysicist and if you don’t know what it means, it’s okay, I can tell […]