Medical College of Wisconsin: What you need to know about concussions
MILWAUKEE -- With school out of summer, a lot of kids will probably be playing sports -- and parents will be wanting to keep their kids safe.
"There are people we need to protect:" MPD holds roll call in the street as school year ends
MILWAUKEE -- The "last student attendance day" for Milwaukee Public Schools students this school year is Monday, June 13th -- and on Thursday, June 9th, Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn held a roll call in the street in an effort to make sure the last few days of the school year are safe ones.The roll call was held outside James Madison Academic Campus on Milwaukee's northwest side.Police said there will be community outreach officers around the schools through Monday.
"Makes me feel happy:" Benjamin Franklin School students find friendship through 'Buddy Benches'
MILWAUKEE -- It's a nationwide effort to foster friendships among school students using benches to create buddies.
"I like to read:" Students in Milwaukee work to develop their own home libraries
MILWAUKEE -- Hundreds of Milwaukee Public Schools students are embarking on an ambitious project to develop their own home libraries.
Four Milwaukee Public Schools will be part of the "National Turnaround Arts Program"
MILWAUKEE -- First Lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday, May 25th announced that four Milwaukee Public Schools will be a part of the "National Turnaround Arts Program."The program integrates select schools with the arts to try to help close the achievement gap.They are: Dr.
Milwaukee police investigating after female victim robbed at gunpoint near MU campus
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police are investigating an armed robbery that happened near the Marquette University campus early on Wednesday morning, May 25th.It happened shortly before 8:00 a.m. near 20th and Kilbourn.Officials with MU say the victim in this case is a female, who is not affiliated with Marquette.
MPS board hears testimony in support of more than $470K for "Black Lives Matter" program
MILWAUKEE -- It is a more than $470,000 expense that is drawing a lot of attention.
Common Council approves plan to work with Medical College to fight heroin/opiate epidemic
MILWAUKEE -- It's official.
Rexnord makes $1 million donation to Marquette to launch program in business fundamentals
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee-based manufacturer Rexnord has donated $1 million to help launch a program in business fundamentals.It is geared towards engineers that recently earned their Bachelor's degree.The four-week program is set to begin in spring of 2016.It will include a mix of classroom and real-world interactive learning opportunities.Below is a statement from MU:
Key element of Milwaukee schools' state-mandated turnaround plan delayed as talks break down
MILWAUKEE -- A key element of the state-mandated turnaround plan for failing Milwaukee public schools faces a delay because the parties involved can't decide when to meet to discuss their differences.
UWM video of grads dancing to "Can't Stop the Feeling" nets response from Justin Timberlake
MILWAUKEE -- Thousands can now call themselves college graduates after the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee hosted its spring commencement ceremonies Sunday, May 22nd.
UWM, MU host spring commencement ceremonies, "the pay off" after years of hard work
MILWAUKEE -- Graduation ceremonies were held for University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Marquette University students Sunday, May 22nd in downtown Milwaukee.UWM's spring commencement ceremony took place at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena on Kilbourn Avenue in downtown Milwaukee.
MPS Board president 'not sure' if directors will meet deadline on forced turnaround plan
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Public Schools Board of Directors may not meet a June deadline to decide whether to join a forced turnaround plan for the district's failing schools, the new board president said Sunday, May 22nd.
Con"grad"ulations! UW-Milwaukee, Marquette University host spring commencement ceremonies
MILWAUKEE -- Graduation ceremonies were held for University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Marquette University students Sunday, May 22nd in downtown Milwaukee.UWM's spring commencement ceremony took place at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena on Kilbourn Avenue in downtown Milwaukee.There was a "Black Ceremony" that began at 9:00 a.m. for all Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral Candidates from the following schools/colleges:School of Architecture and Urban PlanningSchool of Freshwater SciencesSchool of Information StudiesCollege of Letters and SciencePeck School of the ArtsJoseph J.
UW community proposes training, dialogue on race
MADISON — Students, faculty and staff at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are proposing everything from mandatory diversity classes to a board game to address issues of race and discrimination on campus.University officials solicited the proposals amid a semester marked by racially charged incidents and an increased push from students for inclusivity.
"I thought it was a headache:" Woman in her 20s suffers stroke, shares her remarkable recovery
MILWAUKEE -- May is American Stroke Month -- and one very young stroke survivor is sharing her remarkable story, hoping others will learn from it.
UW-Wisconsin SAE chapter suspended over racist, bigoted slurs
MADISON — University of Wisconsin administrators have suspended the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at the school's flagship campus, saying members were found to have repeatedly used racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic slurs and ostracized a black student who tried to stop it.The university's Committee on Student Organizations banned the fraternity from all Greek activities through Nov. 1 and won't allow it to recruit this fall.University documents say a former fraternity member came forward with allegations about the slurs and accused a fraternity member of assaulting him.
Teachers' union, Republican lawmaker issue warnings as Milwaukee School Board considers failing schools plan
MILWAUKEE -- Republicans and union officials are turning up the pressure on the Milwaukee School Board with five weeks to decide whether the district will go along with a turnaround plan for failing city schools.County Executive Chris Abele and his appointed commissioner, Demond Means, have offered the board a proposal that would give Means control of one yet-unnamed school in the 2016-2017 year.
Inspector Jutiki Jackson earns coveted award for his leadership in the community
MILWAUKEE -- He started his career in 1991 -- and he just recently won a Marquette University Alumni Award.
"A self sustaining cycle:" MPS students use aquaponics to produce fish, plants
MILWAUKEE -- It has been called the future of farming because of how much water it saves.