UWM Today
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What the Conditions on Earth 260 Million Years Ago Tells...
Host Tom Luljak welcomes UWM geologists John Isbell and Erik Gulbranson to discuss what the conditions on earth 260 million years ago can tell us about
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The Effect and Influence of the Papacy Throughout History
Neal Pease, Professor of History, talks with Tom Luljak about the effect and influence of the Papacy throughout history and including the recent events,
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The Complexities of Prisoners' Reentry into Communities
Tom Luljak discusses the complexities of prisoners’ reentry into their communities with Tom LeBel, associate professor of criminal justice in the Helen
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Cultures and Communities
Greg Jay, senior director of Cultures and Communities, talks with host Tom Luljak about the impact the program has on students and the community.
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Information Technology & the Healthcare Industry
Tom Luljak discusses the role and the impact of information technology, including electronic medical records, on the healthcare industry. His guest is Carla Wiggins, Director of Health Care Administration Studies and faculty...
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Chancellor's Report
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mike Lovell shares the major themes of his recent plenary address to the campus community. Also preliminary planning for a new student union and athletic facility.
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STOP Program
Tom Luljak discusses STOP, a pilot program aimed at changing urban youths' perception of police, with MPD Officer William Singleton and UWM criminal justice faculty members Kimberly Hassell and Tina Freiburger.
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Guitars for Vets
Tom Luljak discusses with instructor Bev Belfer how her UWM guitar class is open to all qualified military service veterans in the Milwaukee area as a partnership of the Peck School of the Arts Music Department and Guitars4Vets....
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Microgrids
Tom Luljak interviews John Bobrowich, executive director, Wisconsin Energy Research Consortium (WERC) in Milwaukee and the Center for Renewable Energy Systems (CRES) in Madison and Adel Nasiri, UWM associate professor of...
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Chancellor's Report
Students in China could soon be enrolling at UW-Milwaukee. Chancellor Mike Lovell discusses a new agreement with a Chinese education network that would also increase UWM's international profile.
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Urban Education
Carol Colbeck, dean of the UWM School of Education, talks with host Tom Luljak about the school's role in urban education and future directions for the program.
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Electa Quinney Institute for American Indian Education
David Beaulieu, director of the Electa Quinney Institute for American Indian Education, talks with host Tom Luljak, about the education and policy initiatives the Institute is working on.
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Honors College
Charles Schuster, Director of UWM's Honors College, and Honors student Lizz Noonan, talk with host Tom Luljak about the benefits of the program at UWM.
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Gay-Friendly Campus
According to a national survey of colleges and universities conducted by the Daily Beast/Newsweek, UWM was named the No. 12 Gay-Friendly campus in America. Jen Murray, director of UWM's popular LGBT Resource Center, talks about...
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Chancellor's Report
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mike Lovell discusses his recent testimony before the State Senate's Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Higher Education in which he explained why a budget lapse of an additional $8.9 Million to the...
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Tourette's Syndrome and Trichotillomania
Host Tom Luljak discusses the often misunderstood conditions of Tourette's Syndrome and Trichotillomania (hair-pulling) disorder with Douglas Woods, director of the Tic and Trichotillomania Disorder Specialty Clinics at UWM and a...
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Shape of A Man's Face
Elaine Wong, an assistant professor of communication, and Michael Haselhuhn, an assistant professor of business, collaborated on a study that shows the shape of a man's face predicts how likely he is to lie and cheat. Host Tom...
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Chancellor's Report
UWM will need to cut $8.9 Million from its budget due to additional cuts being imposed by the State. That includes an immediate loss of $6.2 Million during the current academic year. Chancellor Mike Lovell discusses the impact of...
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Career Opportunities
Tom Bachhuber, Director of the Career Development Center, and Jan Ford, Director of the Department of Recruitment and Outreach, discuss career opportunities, majors available and the upcoming Open House at UWM with host Tom...
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Energy Storage Technologies
Tom Luljak talks with UWM Chancellor Michael Lovell and MaryAnn Wright, vice president of Global Technology and Innovation for Johnson Controls Power Solution.
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UWM Baseball & The Brewers
Chad Pierce, a UWM student who spent the summer with the Helena Brewers, the Milwaukee Brewers' rookie affiliate, and UWM baseball coach Scott Doffek, talk with host Tom Luljak about UWM baseball and the Brewers.
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Chancellor's Report
UW Milwaukee Chancellor Michael Lovell wants the campus to embrace the values what has made the institution strong and embrace the changes that will allow the University to thrive in a new economic climate. Also, the announcement...
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UWM's School of Architecture and Urban Planning
Host Tom Luljak recounts some of the high points of UWM's School of Architecture and Urban Planning with Bob Greenstreet, who has been dean for nearly half of the School's 44-year existence.
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UWM Department of Film
Host Tom Luljak talks with Rob Yeo, UWM associate professor and chair of the Department of Film in the Peck School of the Arts, about the international recognition the department has received and how it has created a...
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Languages at UWM
Jennifer Watson, associate dean for humanities and communication in the College of Letters and Science discusses with host Tom Luljak the value of the many languages offered at UWM, including some rapidly growing new ones.
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Food & Politics
Host Tom Luljak talks with Kennan Ferguson, Associate Professor of Political Science, about how food intersects with politics in cookbooks.
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Chancellor's Report
As the new semester begins, UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Michael Lovel discusses enrollment growth, the importance of scholarships as well as the message he presented to Milwaukee Public School principals about what it will take to...
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Post-Partum Sleep Deprivation
Jennifer Doering, assistant professor of nursing, talks with host Tom Luljak about post-partum sleep deprivation, fatigue and depression, particularly among low-income women.
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Inner Harbor
Tom Luljak explores how the UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning is helping to redesign the city's Inner Harbor, the industrial area where the city's three rivers meet the harbor.
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Victory Garden Initative & Social Work
Gretchen Mead, founder and director of the Victory Garden Initative (VGI) and a UWM Master's of Social Work graduate, joins with Deb Padgett, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Social Work in the Helen Bader School of...
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Woody Vines Taking Over Tropical Forests
Tom Luljak talks with UWM biologist Stefan Schnitzer, who is studying why woody vines appear to be taking over tropical forests. Schnitzer, who is also affiliated with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, says finding out...
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Having A Successful College Experience
Host Tom Luljak talks with Michael Laliberte, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, about providing services to help students have a successful college experience.
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Chancellor's Report
Each year, the UW System Board of Regents has one of its monthly meetings in Milwaukee. UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mike Lovell describes discussions at the June meeting on upcoming campus projects as well as a big announcement by...
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Development of Innovation Park
Tom Luljak talks with David Gilbert and Bruce Block, members of UWM's Real Estate Foundation, about the development of Innovation Park, the university's affiliated technical park under construction on the Milwaukee County Grounds.
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Arts and UWM Center on Age & Community
Anne Basting, director of the UWM Center on Age & Community (CAC) in the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare and associate professor in the Theatre Department of the Peck School of the Arts, has made the arts integral to the CAC....
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UWM Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Host Tom Luljak talks about learning opportunities for those over 50 with Kim Beck, director of Arts, Humanities and Science in the UWM School of Continuing Education, and David Kelling, a retired CIA officer and president of the...
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Chancellor's Report
Michael Lovell discusses his first month as Chancellor of UW-Milwaukee. In presiding over his first commencement, Lovell noted that there were more than 3,000 graduates. Also, strengthening the UWM Honors College and reaction to...
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College for Kids
For 30 years, College for Kids has offered hands-on campus learning experiences for youngsters from kindergarten through high school. Host Tom Luljak talks to Cindy Ruffert, director of College for Kids and Liz Sutton assistant...
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Walk to Work Employee Homeownership Program
Four years ago UWM launched its "Walk to Work Employee Homeownership" program. Joyce Smyth Keehn of Select Milwaukee sits down with Tom Luljak and program liaison Amy Watson to talk about how the Milwaukee nonprofit has...
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Lyme Disease
Assistant Professor Dean Nardelli, BioMedical Sciences Program in the College of Health Sciences, discusses what Wisconsin residents should know about Lyme disease as summer approaches.
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Chancellor's Report
Mike Lovell has been named by the UW Board of Regents as the new Chancellor of UW-Milwaukee. Dr. Lovell reflects on the challenges that face the University and how he will engage the campus community in setting a new course for...
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TCARE
Professor Rhonda Montgomery, Helen Bader Endowed Chair in Applied Gerontology at UWM's Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, discusses TCARE, a system she and her colleagues have developed to help social workers assist family...
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Value of School Nurses
A recently published study by Mary Jo Baisch, assistant professor of nursing, and colleagues demonstrates the value of school nurses.
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Center for the Study of the Workplace
Tom Luljak talks with Patricia Arrendondo, dean of the UWM School of Continuing Education, and Associate Dean Sammis White about a new resource -- the online Center for the Study of the Workplace.
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UWM Athletics Director
Rick Costello, UWM Athletics Director, talks about UWM athletics and the prominence of the university's student-athletes.
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Why Qualified Women Leave Engineering Jobs
Tom Luljak talks with Nadya Fouad, UWM Distinguished Professor of Educational Psychology, and Romila Singh, UWM associate professor of business. They are authors of a study that shows that qualified women who leave engineering...
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Teaching & Learning Online
Simone Conceicao and Regina Smith of UWM's School of Education talk with host Tom Luljak about the benefits and challenges of teaching and learning online.
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Aurora Spectral Technologies LLC
UWM Physics professor Valerica Raicu and business partner Tom Mozer have started a company, Aurora Spectral Technologies LLC, that will develop new tools for imaging proteins in living cells. The two join Brian Thompson, president...
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Supply Chain Management
Anthony Ross, Rockwell Automation Endowed Chair in Supply Chain Management at UWM's Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, discusses supply chain management.
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The Harmony Initiative
UWM Peck School of the Arts Dean Wade Hobgood highlights the 2011 spring season at the Peck School of the Arts and discusses The Harmony Initiative along with Dennis Buehler, executive director of Milwaukee Ballet Company.
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Infrastructure Projects
Appearing before the White House Council of Economic Advisers late last year, UWM Professor James Peoples talked about infrastructure projects supported in the 2009 stimulus, the future of public transportation and job creation....
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Study of Tele-Working from Home
Host Tom Luljak talks with Kathryn Fonner, assistant professor of Communication, about her study on why employees who tele-work from home at least three times a week are happier and less stressed than their office-based...
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Pain Assessments & Interventions
UWM Today Host Tom Luljak talks with Joyce Engel about her research focusing on pain assessments and pain interventions for persons with chronic pain, especially youths with physical disabilities (e.g., cerebral palsy, muscular...
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Columbia St. Mary's Facility
UW-Milwaukee has finally acquired the Columbia St. Mary's facility. Interim Chancellor Mike Lovell discusses with host Dave Edwards how the facility will be used as well as other plans for new campus buildings.
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Restoring Civility in Politics
Host Tom Luljak talks with Dimitri Topitzes, assistant professor of Social Work, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, about restoring civility in politics.
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Chair of National Public Radio's Board of Directors
Host Tom Luljak talks with WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee Public Radio's General Manager Dave Edwards about his recent selection as chair of National Public Radio's Board of Directors.
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Senior Auditors Program
Host Tom Luljak's guests are George and Beatrice Strick who were among the more than 350 Wisconsin seniors auditing courses at UWM during the fall semester andBarbara Federlin of enrollment services. The senior auditors program...
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Chancellor's Report
Interim Chancellor Mike Lovell discusses a recent report which indicates that UWM ranks 12th least spending per student and yet the University has seen significant enrollment growth and an increase in the number of degrees which...
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Cambridge Commons and the Environment & Global...
Host Tom Luljak finds out about the Environment & Global Sustainability Living Learning Community. This LLC is the first to focus exclusively on issues related to the environment, conservation, etc.
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Memory Formation
Host Tom Luljak discusses the role of associations in learning and memory formation. Anthony Greene, an associate professor of psychology, has recently written an article in Scientific American - Mind about how one thought is...
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Training Police Officers to Work with Diverse Populations
Tom Luljak talks with Patrick Kennedy, lead detective on the Jeffrey Dahmer case, who now teaches at UWM and wrote an award-winning doctoral dissertation in the School of Education on better ways to train police officers to work...
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Chancellor's Report
Interim Chancellor Mike Lovell discussed athletics at UW-Milwaukee, including hiring a new Athletic Director, and the pre-design for a new campus arena. He also discussed getting to know the broader campus community as well as...
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Center for Jewish Studies
Tom Luljak talks with Joel Berkowitz, the new director of the Center for Jewish Studies and a Yiddish theatre scholar.
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Linguistics
Tom Luljak discusses the newly approved master's and doctoral programs in linguistics with Fred Eckman, chair of the Linguistics Department, and Linguistics Professor Gregory Iverson.
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Chancellor's Report
UW-Milwaukee Interim Chancellor Mike Lovell discusses his background and efforts he is making to keeping the momentum of the UW-Milwaukee Initiative moving forward. He comments on a new financial commitment for the Innovation Park...
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"UWM, a Caring Community" Program
Tom Luljak discusses UWM, a Caring Community with Vince Adesso, Professor of Psychology and Special Counsel for Human Relations and Diversity, and Mike Marzion, UWM Chief of Police, both members of the UWM, a...
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Einstein@Home
Host Tom Luljak talks with Xavier Siemens, UWM assistant professor of physics, and MPS teacher Jeff Anderson. They discuss Einstein@Home, a global volunteer computer-sharing project based at UWM.
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National Phenology Network
Host Tom Luljak talks to Mark Schwartz, UWM Distinguished Professor of Geography and a climatologist, as he discusses how he and other researchers have found that spring is arriving earlier through phenology -- the study of how...
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Nixon's Super-Secretaries
Host Tom Luljak talks with Professor of Governmental Affairs Mordecai Lee about his book, Nixon's Super-Secretaries: The Last Grand Presidential Reorganization Effort.
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Across the Divide
Teachers and students and teachers from three different Wisconsin schools -- rural, urban and suburban -- learned about stereotypes and each other's lives this spring. The project, Across the Divide, was organized by...
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Lubar School of Business
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, discusses the Lubar School of Business MBA and MS programs with Dean Tim Smunt.
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Chancellor's Report
Outgoing UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago reflects on his years in Milwaukee including his accomplishments and frustrations. He discusses the challenges facing the next Chancellor and how his new position with the Hispanic...
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Sleep Apnea
A look at the latest research into sleep apnea, and why many people who suffer from the condition don't seek treatment with Beth Rogers, professor of nursing at UWM.
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Milwaukee's Historic Buildings
A discussion of the work being done to preserve Milwaukee's historic buildings that have been a part of our past and present with Matt Joerres, Director of the Institute for Historic Preservation in the UWM School of Architecture....
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UWM's ESL Program
Tom Luljak discusses UWM's English as a Second Language Program with the program's director Janet Wilgus and with a student from Saudi Arabia who took the classes at UW-Milwaukee.
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Chancellor's Report
The National Institute of Health awarded $20 Million to fund research at UWM and 8 other Milwaukee institutions. Chancellor Carlos Santiago discusses the impact of that grant, plus Senator Kohl's support for UWM's national Center...
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First Year Experiences for Freshmen at UWM
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with the Director of UWM's first year center Ericca Rolland about first year experiences for new students at UWM.
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Preventing Alcohol Abuse at UWM
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, highlights a new program at UWM to circumvent alcohol abuse and risky behavior in new students. He talks with Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Jim Hill and Sarah Bellstock, health...
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Water Treatment Systems
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with two professionals in the water treatment business. Jason He, Assistant Professor of Civil Mechanics at UWM and David Drew an environmental engineer working at the Milwaukee offices of...
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The Origins of WUWM
Tom Luljak talks with Ruane Hill original station manager of WUWM and Dave Edwards, current General Manager of Milwaukee Public Radio, about the origins and history of WUWM.
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Chancellor's Report
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago discusses the decision to locate the new School of Freshwater Sciences at two different locations. Also, the UW Board of Regents raise tuition, and authorize two new PhD programs for UWM.
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Milwaukee's Poet Laureate
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Brenda C�rdenas Milwaukee's newest Poet Laureate, and Assistant Professor of English at UWM.
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Privacy and Facebook
Tom Luljak talks with Michael Zimmer, Assistant Professor of Information Studies at UWM about privacy issues involving Facebook.
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Photos in Trouble
Tom Luljak talks with Eva Barczak, Director of UWM Libraries and with Chris Baruth, Curator of the American Geographical Society Libraries at UWM about preserving photos.
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Chancellor's Report
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago reports on the significance of the Governor's action on a number of capitol projects for the University. Also, a visit by the US Vice President and a scholarship named for race car driver Alan Kulwicki.
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The Gather Waters Festival
Tom Luljak shares news of the Gathering Waters Festival on Milwaukee's Lakefront. Guests include Kae DonLevy, Festival Coordinator and Mike Carvan, Shaw Associate Scientist at UWM's Great Lakes Water Institute.
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UWM's Peck School of the Arts
Tom Luljak talks with Wade Hobgood, Dean of the Peck School of the Arts, and Ed Burgess, chair of UWM's dance department about UWM's Peck School of the Arts upcoming summer schedule.
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The Southeastern Wisconsin Energy Technology Research...
Tom Luljak, host of UWM Today, discusses The Southeastern Wisconsin Energy Technology Research Center organized by UWM, MSOE, and Marquette University. Guests include Mike Lovell, Dean of UWM's College of Engineering and Applied Science, Rich Koehl, Director of Kohler Alternative Energy and Ram Pai, Director of Advanced Technology Labs at Rockwell Automation.
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Chancellor's Report
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago discusses the establishment of an Industry & University Cooperative Research Center involving both UWM and Marquette University. Also, a UWM/UW-Madison Intercampus Research Incentive Grant program and a new research position to explore health care transformation.
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Capital Building Project, Role of the Regents
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Charles Pruitt, President of the UW Board of Regents and with Mike Spector Vice President of the board about what its like to run the huge enterprise known as the University of Wisconsin System.
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Undergraduate Research at UWM
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Nigel Rothfels, Director of Undergraduate Research at UWM and Anita Manogaran, STEM coordinator at UWM about Undergraduate Research at the University.
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Giving Back to the Community
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Laurie Marks, Director of the Center for Volunteerism and Student Leadership at UWM about giving back to the Community.
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Chancellor's Report
The Public Policy Forum of Milwaukee recently introduced its new Metro Milwaukee Innovation Index. UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago discusses how higher education and UWM influences the index indicators. Also, community fund raising, the passing of Joseph Zilber and student protests over tuition costs.
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UWM's New School of Public Health
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Bevan Baker, Health Commissioner for the City of Milwaukee and with Steve Percy, acting dean of UWM's new school of public health.
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What We Eat
The question of what we should eat is one that we face every day. Its up to each of us to make the decision of what to put into our bodies. Lora Taylor de Oliveira is Clinical Assistant Professor in the department of health sciences in UWM's college of health sciences. She speaks with Tom Luljak about our diets.
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Finding a Job in Today's Economic Climate
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Cindy Petrites the Career Counselor for UWM's Alumni Association about finding a job in today's economic climate.
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Chancellor's Report
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago says that despite opposition, the University must move forward if it wants to continue to be a successful institution. Also, discussions about a new athletic arena on the campus and a new site being considered as the home for the UWM School of Freshwater Sciences.
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Exercise in relation to Alzheimer's
Tom Luljak, Host of UWM, Today talks with Carson Smith, Assistant Professor in UWM's Department of Human Movement Sciences about exercise benefiting people and helping to ward off Alzheimer's.
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UWM's Institute of World Affairs
UWM's Institute of World Affairs celebrates its golden anniversary. Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with the Director of the Institute, Rob Ricigliano, and Assistant Director Susan Yelich-Biniecki.
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Chancellor's Report
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago discusses the remarks he recently made to the campus community, "Places, Partners and Footprints: Laying the Groundwork for UWM's Future."
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Peck School of the Arts at UWM
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Wade Hobgood Dean of the Peck School of the Arts and UWM about upcoming events.
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The Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons at UWM
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Eva Barczak, the Director of UWM Libraries, and Molly Mathias coordinator of the new Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons in the Golda Meir Library at UWM.
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Building a Water Industry Sector in Wisconsin
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Sam White, Professor of Urban Planning and Associate Dean of UWM's School of Continuing Education about building a water industry sector in Wisconsin.
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Chancellor's Report
The UW Board of Regents approved planning for the first phase of the UWM School of Freshwater Sciences. But that project and others are still facing criticism by some faculty members. UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago addresses their concerns and outlines what efforts are still needed.
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The Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business at UWM
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with the new Dean of the Business School at UWM Tim Smunt. They talk about how Universities prepare the next generation of business women and businessmen when we are still feeling the effects of the recession.
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Chancellor's Report
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago reflects on his recent trip to Israel as part of the Governor's trade mission. Also, moving forward on the University's infrastructure projects and the upcoming departure of Provost Dr. Rita Cheng.
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UWM's Athletic Program
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with UWM Athletic director and former Packer George Koonce about UWM's athletic program.
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Chancellor's Report
UW Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago participated in a conference which focuses on how great lakes water resources might be developed by 2015. Also, UWM students participate in the US Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon in Washington DC and the launch of a new Hmong Studies Certificate program.
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Engineering and Applied Science at UWM
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Mike Lovell Dean of UWM's College of Engineering and Applied Science about the ANSYS Institute for Industrial Innovation at UWM.
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UWM's Basketball Season
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with the Men and Women's Head Basketball coaches at UWM, Rob Jeter and Sandy Botham.
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Peck School of the Arts at UWM
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Wade Hobgood Dean of the Peck School of the Arts at UWM about the upcoming fall schedule.
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Helping Young People Succeed Through Reading
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, discusses helping young people succeed in school by making sure they can read at an early age. Guests include Karen Stoiber, Professor of Educational Psychology in the school of Education at UWM and Vera Leezer, a head start teacher.
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Chancellor's Report
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago reports on record student enrollment, online education programs and partnerships between UWM and Milwaukee area corporations and nonprofits.
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Our Great Lakes
Host of UWM Today discusses an international network studying fresh water with one of the leaders of the initiative John Dellinger, Professor of Health Sciences at UWM.
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Finger Style Guitar Playing
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks to John Stropes director of Guitar Studies at UWM about Finger Style Guitar Playing.
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Museums
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak talks with Sandra T Martell, Assitant Professor of Educational Psychology at UWM and Dawn Scher Thomae Anthropology Collections Manager and Associate curator at Milwaukee's Public Museum.
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Chancellor's Report
Chancellor Carlos Santiago marked his five-year anniversary at UW-Milwaukee on July 15th. In this program, Dr. Santiago looks at what needs to happen in the next five years. He says it is time for a new approach to higher education in Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee's Poet Laureate
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Milwaukee's Poet Laureate Susan Firer who also teaches in UWM's department of English.
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Depression in the Latino Community
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, discusses a study that looks at new ways of treating depression in the latino community. Guests include Azara Santiago-Rivera, Professor of Educational Psychology at UWM and Jonathon Kanter, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at UWM.
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Chancellor's Report
Carlos Santiago reflects on his first five years as Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. He discusses academic growth, expansion of research on the campus, the acquisition of land and fund raising.
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The Children's Environmental Health Sciences Core Center
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Ron Hines Associate Director of the Children's Research Institute and Professor of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin and with Dave Petering a UWM distinguished professor of chemistry and bio-chemistry. They talk about the new Children's Environmental Health Sciences Core Center.
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Pearls for Teen Girls
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Danae Davis, Director of Pearls for Teen Girls and Jean Bell-Calvin, Director of UWM's Silver Spring Nursing Center.
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The ASL program at UWM
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Pam Conine, Clinical Assistant Professor of Exceptional Education at UWM about the University's sign language program.
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Chancellor's Report
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago discussed the impact of the new state budget and how the campus will aim future planning around available resources. Also, ground has been broken on a new student housing project and an award for UWM athletics.
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The Shaw Scientist Award given to a UWM Engineer
Tom Luljak talks with an electrical engineer at at UWM who has been awarded one of two Shaw Scientist Awards given by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation for his research on a novel method for earlier diagnosis of retinal disease. Hao Zhang, a UWM assistant professor in the College of Engineering and Applied Science, is developing imaging equipment that produces a detailed profile of blood vessels within the eye and reveals how well blood vessels in the eye transport oxygen and nutrients.
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The National Society of Black Engineers at UWM
UWM Today features the National Society of Black Engineers at UWM. Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks Beverly Pickering-Reyna in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. And student, Chadd Lane who just finished his freshmen year at UWM.
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Athletic Trainers and Sports
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Jennifer Earl, Associte Professor of Human Movement Scinces at UWM about athletic trainers.
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Chancellor's Report
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago discusses the acquisition of the County Grounds site for the UWM Innovation Park. Also, efforts to acquire property on East Michigan Street and a new dean for the UWM Lubar School of Business.
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The US Census
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Margo Anderson, Professor of History at UWM about the US Census and its history.
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Photo Voice at UWM
Tom Luljak talks with Ginny Stoffel Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy at UWM about Photo Voice.
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Substance Abuse Prevention at UWM
Tom Luljak talks with Michaek Fendrich director for the Center of Addiction and Behavioral Heath Research. Sarah Belstock with the Norris Health Center and is UWM's substance use prevention coordinator on campus.
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Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Laura...
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Laura Otto-Salaj, Assistant Professor of Social Work at UWM about Risky Behavior in African American women.
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Food and Water Contamination
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak talks with Robert Burlage, Associate Professor and Chair in the Health Sciences Department in the College of Health Science at UWM.
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STEM Education
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Tracy Posnaski Associate Professor of Education in the School of Education at UWM. They talk about STEM Education.
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Undergraduate Research
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Nigel Rothfels Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research at UWM, Kyla Moore the Associate Director and Mina Saeed a senior at UWM majoring in biology.
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Arts Programming
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Wade Hobgood Dean of the Peck School of the Arts at UWM about Spring and Summer Arts Programming at the University.
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Chancellor's Report
UW Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago asked Wisconsin legislators to reduce across the board cuts to the UWM budget and for reconsideration of adding funds for the University's Growth Agenda. Also, Dr. Santiago discusses the Governor's $240 Million commitment for capital spending and the naming of former NFL player George Koonce as the University's new athletic director.
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Jobs and Careers
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Yolanda White, Program Manager at the Career Transition Center in the School of UWM's Continuing Education about the current job market.
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The Year of Astronomy
Tom Luljak talks with Jean Creighton Director of the Olsen Planetarium at UWM, about the Year of Astronomy and UWM's Planetarium. Ms. Creighton has a PhD in Astrophysics.
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The Time Slips Project
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Anne Basting Associate Professor in the Department of Theater at the Peck School of the Arts and Director of UWM's Center on Age and Community about the Time Slips Project. Also along in the discussion is Marina Murphy a high school student in Milwaukee involved with the Time Slips Project.
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Chancellor's Report
The University of Wisconsin System is facing a $174 Million shortfall due to the state's deficit. Chancellor Carlos Santiago discusses the impact on UW-Milwaukee and funding for the first phase of the Growth Agenda. Also, bipartisan support among Milwaukee area lawmakers for many projects which will help the economic development of Southeastern Wisconsin.
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Meditation benefiting inmates
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Dimitri Topitzes, Assistant Professor in the Department of Socal Work in the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare at UWM about inmates benefiting from meditation.
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How Research at UWM leads to Innovation
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Brian Thompson President of UWM's Research Foundation.
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The Future of the Internet
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Michael Zimmer Assistant Professor in the School of Information Studies at UWM about the future of the Internet.
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Chancellor's Report
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago discusses campus planning to deal with the economic downturn and potential benefits from the federal economic stimulus plan. Also, the UW Board of Regents approve 2 new doctoral programs and new research grants funded.
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Nerve Regeneration Research at UWM
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Ava Udvadia Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at UWM and a scientist at the Water Institute about nerve regeneration.
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Emotional Intelligence
Tom Luljak, host of UWM Today talks with Barbara Meyer, Professor and Chairperson of Human Movement Sciences at UWM. They talk about Emotional Intelligence and how athletic performance can be improved by helping athletes to think differently.
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UWM Student Trip to New Orleans
Host of UWM Today Tom Luljak, talks with Cheryl Ajirotutu Associate Professor of Anthropology at UWM. They speak about a student trip to New Orleans to help the people and neighborhoods recover from Hurricane Katrina.
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Chancellor's Report
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago provides an update on the impact of the economic crisis on the University. Also, the UW Board of Regents approve a $240 Million master planning initiative.
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Physical Activity and Obesity
Tom Luljak host of UWM Today, talks with Scott Strath, Assistant Professor of Human Movement Science at UWM about the relationship between physical activity and obesity.
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Bob Greenstreet, UWM Chair of City Development
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Bob Greenstreet UWM Chair of City Development. They speak about his new appointment.
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Chancellor's Report
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago explores how the downturn in the nation's economy will impact the State of Wisconsin and his University. Also, an agreement with three Korean institutions of higher education for cooperative activities and a discussion about the importance of student scholarships.
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Stress During the Holidays
The Host of UWM Today Tom Luljak, talks with Jerry Rousseau, Clinical Assistant Professor and Field Work Liason in the Department of Social Work in the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare at UWM. They talk about how to cope with stress during the holidays.
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Paying for College
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Beth Weckmueller the Executive Director of Enrollment Services at UWM and with Jane Hojan Clark, Executive Director of the Department of Financial Aid and Student Employment and Military Education Benefits. They discuss being able to pay for college tuition in today's economy.
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Basketball Season
Tom Luljak talks sports with UWM's head basketball coaches. Rob Jeter is head coach of UWM's men's basketball team and Sandy Botham is UWM's woman's head basektball coach.
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Chancellor's Report
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago discusses progress being made to acquire Milwaukee County land for a new campus facility. Also, a NCAA peer review team visits Milwaukee and work being done to map out a strategy for the Greater Milwaukee area to become the Silicon Valley of water technology.
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Job Security
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with John Heywood, Director of UWM's Graduate Program in Human Resources and Labor Relations. They discuss job security in today's economy.
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Peck School of the Arts at UWM
Tom Luljak, host of UWM Today, talks with Wade Hobgood the new Dean of the Peck School of the Arts at UWM.
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UWM's SPARK program
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with two guests about the SPARK program at UWM. Rob Longwell Grice is the Director of the Office of Academic Services at UWM's School of Education and Abby Kagen is a UWM Student and a Spark Tutor.
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Politics and the Media
Tom Luljak, Host of UWM today talks with Paul Brewer, Associate Professor of Journalism at UWM about media coverage of the political season.
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Chancellor's Report
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago reflects on themes from his recent Plenary address to the campus community including the stabilization of enrollment, online instruction, off campus learning, and other trends he has observed over the last year.
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Introduction to the New Dean of the College of...
Tom Luljak, host of UWM Today, talks with the new Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science, Mike Lovell. They discuss UWM's plans for a satellite campus to house a new engineering building and a research park where businesses can collaborate with UWM's scientists and engineers.
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African Languages
Africa has been the focal point of some ground breaking work done by members of UWM's School of Information Studies. Using the internet as their tool Jacques du Plessis and Dick Kawooya are helping to preserve language, music, and culture found in several African countries. Du Plessis is Assistant Professor of Information Studies at UWM and Kawooya is a lecturer in the school.
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The Knowledge Based Nursing Initiative at UWM
Tom Luljak, host of UWM, Today talks with two guests about The Knowledge Based Nursing Initiative at UWM. Guests include Sally Lundeen Dean of UWM's College of Nursing and Norma Lang who is the project leader and Wisconsin Distinguished Professor.
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Chancellor's Report
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago discusses his institution's request for $10 Million to support continuation of the Growth Initiative. Also a new mental health task force will review services provided to students on campus and recruitment of new faculty members.
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UWM's Community Media Project
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Portia Cobb, Associate Professor of Film in the Peck School of the Arts at UWM about UWM's Community Media Project.
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Career Counseling at UWM
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with two UWM experts on Career Counseling. Tom Bachhuber is the Director of UWM's Career Development Center and Cindy Petrites, Alumni Career Counselor working with the Alumni Association and the Career Development Center.
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The Rescue Effort for Burma
A team of people at UWM are helping to guide a relief effort to Myanmar (Burma). Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljka, talks with Ingrid Jordt, Associate Professor of Anthropology at UWM about the rescue effort.
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Chancellor's Report
The Greater Milwaukee Committee and Milwaukee 7 are working to take advantage of Milwaukee's location on Lake Michigan and the presence of water-related firms in the area to transform the region into a Silicon Valley for water. UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago discussed the University's participating in that initiative. Also, support for a college-prep board school serving at-risk children in Milwaukee and Southeastern Wisconsin.
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Freshwater Science Research
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Sam White, Director of the Center of Workforce Development, Associate Dean of the School of Continuing Ed. and Professor of Urban Planning at UWM.
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Access to Success
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Erica Pollock, Director of UWM's First Year Center and with Jessica Stein a student counselor at the center about Access to Success.
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UWM's Green Roof
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Jim Wasley, Associate Professor of Architecture at UWM and with Scott Peak, Director of University Housing about UWM's new green roof.
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Campus Safety
After the Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University shootings UWM Chancellor Carlos Santiago appointed and independent task force to examine all of the campus' safety policies. Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Stan Stojkovic chair of the task force and Dean of the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare and professor and head of the criminal justice department.
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Chancellor's Report
A discussion of the approval by the UW Board of Regents for a new School of Public Health and School of Freshwater Sciences at UWM. Also, Chancellor Santiago reflects on the University's role in promoting arts and culture in the community.
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New School of Public Health at UWM
The UW-system board of regents voted to approve the first accredited school of public health in Wisconsin at UWM. Host of UWM Today talks with Rita Cheng, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at UWM about the decision.
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Micro-electronic Sensors
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, explores the topic of micro-electronic bio-sensors. Today's guest is Dr. David Klemer, Associate Professor of electrical engineering at UWM and a research scientist working in collaboration with others at The Medical College of Wisconsin.
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Mosaic Milwaukee
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with two guests about Mosaic Milwaukee a program that aims to end racial stereotyping in our community. Guests include Joan Prince, Vice Chancellor for Partnerships and Innovation at UWM and Genyne Edwards, Mosaic Milwaukee's Program Director.
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Chancellor's Report
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago reflects on the University's recent commencement ceremony in which more than 3100 students received degrees. Also an update on research growth initiative awards and a group of engineering students who traveled recently to Germany.
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The Summer Dance Program at UWM
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Ed Burgess, professor of dance at UWM. He is both a dance teacher at UWM and the artistic director and choreographer in the opening series of Summer Dances. They discuss the Summer Dance Program at the University.
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Zip Car at UWM
Host of UWM today, Tom Luljak, talks with Scott Peak, Director of University Housing at UWM and Jenny Larios Berlin, General Manager of the University Programs for Zip Car about the service.
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Building a Solar Home
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Greg Thomson and Chris Cornelius both Assistant Professor's in UWM's School of Architecture and Urban Planning about building a solar home.
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The Evolution of Computers
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Thomas Haigh, Assistant Professor of Information Studies at UWM about the history in computers.
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Chancellor's Report
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago reports on actions taken by the faculty senate to create two new schools at the University. Also, the creation of the David O Nicholas finance lab and a discussion of the role the University can play in preparing our youth for the global workforce.
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Public Opinion Polling
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Nancy Mathiowetz, Professor of Sociology at UWM and President of The National American Association of Public Research about opinion polling and research.
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Being Green at UWM
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with UWM's new Environmental Sustainability Coordinator, Kate Nelson about how UWM can be green.
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UWM's involvement in Community Nursing Centers
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks about the work of 3 community nursing centers and UWM's involvement in their operations. Guests include Jean Bell-Calvin director of the Siler Spring Commuinty Nursing Center and Beth Peterman who runs the House of Peace and the Riverwest Pierce Nursing Center.
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Chancellor's Report
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago has met with members of the State's Finance Committee regarding the budget repair bill which could mean the University will get less money from the state. He wants to sustain the 'growth agenda' which will support job growth and the state's economy in the future. Dr. Santiago also discussed campus master planning efforts and services provided by the UWM Norris Health Center.
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Research at UWM
Tom Luljak, host of UWM Today, talks with Colin Scanes, Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development and the Dean of the Graduate School at UWM about the research initiatives at the University.
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Science Bag at UWM
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak highlights Science Bag at UWM. Guests include Science Bag organizer Norm Lasca, professor emeritus of geosciences at UWM and Guilherme Indig, associate professor of chemistry at UWM.
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Technology and the Disabled
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Dave Edyburn, Associate Professor of Exceptional Education at UWM about technology as it relates to disabled people.
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Chancellor's Report
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago reported that consultants have been named for developing a new master plan for the University. Also, Governor Doyle's support for Great Lakes Water research at UWM.
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The Search for Gravitational Waves
Tom Luljak, host of UWM Today, talks with Patrick Brady, Professor of Physics at UWM and with Alan Wisemen, Associate Professor of Physics at UWM, about the search for gravitational waves.
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UWM's Oldest Graduate
Tom Luljak talks with his guests about adult and returning students to the University. We meet Clarence Garrett, UWM's oldest graduate. He earned his degree at 87 years of age. Kim Folstein, Assistant Director of Admissions, offers her insight on adult and returning students at UWM.
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A preview of Election Day; Wisconsin's Primaries
A preview of Election Day; Wisconsin's Primaries. Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with two UWM political science professors, Mordecai Lee and Kathleen Dolan.
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Chancellor's Report
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago discusses a cohesive strategy to advance the funed research portion of the University's mission. This includes assessing progress to date, and charting the course for the future.
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The Department of Africology at UWM
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Joyce Kirk, UWM Associate Professor of Africology and chair of the Department of Africology and with Winston Vanhorne, Professor of Africology and one of the founders of the program.
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Center for Volunteerism and Student Leadership
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks to Laurie Marks, the Director of the Center for Volunteerism and Student Leadership, and Jonathan Marks, a senior majoring in Elementary Education, about being involved in volunteering.
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Women In Jail
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks to Susan Rose, an Associate Professor of Social Work, about research being done for a project designed to produce something positive for women in jail.
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The McNair Scholars Program
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks to Karen Dredge and Thomas Garrett about the McNair Scholars Program. Karen Dredge is the Interim Coordinator of the McNair Scholars Program and Thomas Garrett is an alumnus of the program.
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Chancellor's Report
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago discusses UWM master planning, Fall semester commencement and important recruitments for several dean and vice chancellor positions at the University.
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