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Recent UW-Milwaukee Blurbs:
UW-Milwaukee Students Moving into Residence Halls
More than 3,900 students are moving into University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee residence halls starting Thursday, Aug. 27, before the start of the 2026-27 school year. UWM Chancellor Thomas Gibson will be helping out and greeting students and families from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at Sandburg Hall, 3400 N. Maryland Ave. Move-in will be staggered over three…
E. Hartford Ave Construction: UWM Transportation Services PSA
UWM Transportation Services emailed UWM students on Friday, August 14, 2o26 about the upcoming construction happening on E. Hartford Avenue, and its impacts as the semester approaches. Below are details about the project from their email communication and the City of Milwaukee. City begins work to convert E. Hartford Avenue to one-way through campus The…
UWM Club Football Team Faces Abrupt Termination
This past week, the Milwaukee Club Football program received unexpected news on the status of its team. The program received an email stating that it must revoke its format as tackle football. According to the Supervisors of the Sports Clubs, the reason for the program to be disbanded is due to “Extensive safety and risk…
UWM Transportation Services: Hartford Avenue Construction
UWM Transportation Services provided the following information about a project that will close Westbound Hartford Avenue from Wednesday, August 5 to Tuesday, August 11, 2026. Westbound Hartford Avenue between N. Maryland and N. Downer avenues is expected to be closed for concrete restoration work from Aug. 5-11. Eastbound Hartford Avenue will be open throughout the…
Wisconsin Area Health Education Center Scholars Program
Wisconsin Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Scholars Program applications for the 2026-28 Cohort are due on October 15. UW-Milwaukee students entering the last two years of eligible health professions programs are able to apply for this two-year program. UWM has several students who have recently graduated from the program. UW-Milwaukee Zilber College of Public Health Master of Public Health Bachelor of Science…
UWM Job Fair for Milwaukee Community Job Seekers
UW-Milwaukee is hosting a job fair to hire for a range of full-time and part-time campus positions. The job fair will happen on Monday, July 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the UWM Student Union. Attendees can learn about and apply for current openings at UWM in areas such as dining, retail, university…
UW-Milwaukee Police Department Hiring Student Workers
The UW-Milwaukee Police Department is hiring students to be Community Service Officers (CSOs) on campus. In this role, a student will be a civilian uniformed employee of the UWM Police Department, and they will assist in performing non-emergency duties. CSOs will provide services that enhance the community relations and operational efficiency of the UWM Police…
UW-Milwaukee Alum Rumored to Compete on ‘Survivor 52’
Emily Ho-Abegglen, 34, is a marketing manager from Wisconsin and an alum of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and she is a rumored cast member of “Survivor 52,” according to Inside Survivor. In 2018, she graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Marketing from UWM, according to Ho-Abegglen’s LinkedIn Profile. Inside Survivor offers updates, breaking…
Milwaukee Police Department Revise Mask Policy Amid “ICE Out” Movement
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Police Department has updated its uniform policy to prohibit officers from wearing facial coverings that conceal their identity, aligning with a broader effort by city leaders to increase transparency in policing. The change modifies the department’s standard operating procedures, explicitly banning masks used to obscure an officer’s identity while on duty. Milwaukee officers…
The Healthy Homes Project is relaunched by UWM Partnership
The Healthy Homes Project was relaunched through a partnership between UW-Milwaukee and the Medical College of Wisconsin and is beginning energy and health assessments of homes in March to help Milwaukee neighborhoods improve their health and safety, lower utility bills, and make home improvements to increase weather resilience. The Healthy Homes & ECO Neighborhoods project…