University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

A simple fabulist, or a killer clever at covering his tracks?

2013-04-07 18:10:00

He mixed with the well-to-do in the upscale suburb of San Marino, proclaiming himself an English baronet who taught film at USC. He briefly settled in a wealthy Connecticut enclave, convincing locals he was a successful television producer. He talked...

Fatal blows described in Clark Rockefeller case

2013-03-21 11:04:37

Proof of Anaheim math teacher's skill is in students' test scores

2009-03-08 00:00:00

Sam Calavitta presides over what may be the noisiest, most spirited math class in the nation. He greets each student personally, usually with a nickname ("Butterfly," "Batgirl" and "Champ" are a few) and a fist bump. Then he launches a raucous, quiz-...

Bob Jeter, 71; football star for Iowa Hawkeyes, Green Bay Packers

2008-11-23 00:00:00

Bob Jeter, a former University of Iowa halfback who was named most valuable player of the 1959 Rose Bowl and went on to play defensive back for the Green Bay Packers, died of a heart attack Thursday at his home in Chicago. He was 71 and had undergone...

What happened in Crandon on Oct. 7

2008-06-08 00:00:00

It was a radiant October weekend in this stretch of valley in Forest County, a blue-collar logging town in northern Wisconsin, ringed thickets of yellow birch and other hardwoods that gave rise to the name. The streets were covered in the burnt-orange...

From the archives: A High-Tech Version of Wallposter

1989-06-09 00:00:00

Driven by a desire to vent rage and sorrow kindled by historic events in their homeland, Chinese scattered throughout the world have turned to a collection of computer networks they have fashioned into a high-tech version of Chinese wallposters. From...

Bicycle business Fyxation gearing up for growth

2013-05-20 00:00:00

The Ginster brothers are about as cautious a pair of entrepreneurs as you'll find. They put up $20,000 to launch their little business, haven't sunk another dime of their own money into it since and have turned a profit from day one. For four years,...

Proposal gives Scott Walker administration more power to sell state property

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Gov. Scott Walker's administration would gain broad authority to sell state property -- including prisons, highways, heating plants and university dormitories -- under a plan legislators will take up Tuesday. Proceeds would be used to chip away at the...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel No Quarter column

2013-05-20 00:00:00

If you thought Summerfest CEO Don Smiley was already being paid like a rock star, wait until you see the latest set of numbers. Officials with Milwaukee World Festival just released data for 2012, and Smiley's total package climbed to $886,185 -- an...

Remember core values, comedian Bill Cosby tells MU graduates

2013-05-20 00:00:00

TWO OLDER AND WISER MEN -- comedian Bill Cosby and Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig -- gave their advice during ceremonies Sunday in Milwaukee on how college graduates should conduct their lives. Cosby told Marquette University graduates...

ABB increasing Wisconsin presence with Innovation Campus headquarters

2013-05-19 00:00:00

For a company that operates in more than 100 countries, ABB Inc. keeps a low profile in Wisconsin. That may have ended in January, when ABB announced plans to develop a new regional headquarters at Innovation Campus, the new technology park being...

College baseball: Locals boosting Panthers to new heights

2013-05-19 02:44:01

UW-Milwaukee isn't a glamorous Division I school. Baseball recruits aren't exactly lining up to play there. It takes a special kind of player to go there and succeed like the Panthers have. "Our field is nothing special by any means," assist coach and...

Phil Lebovitz, institute director. Tapper worked as practice group administrator for The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates from September 2009 until joining the institute.

2013-02-04 00:00:00

(UWM) where she was associate vice chancellor, interim dean for the School of Continuing Education and professor of educational psychology.

2012-11-18 13:54:00

Chantell Johnson has joined the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation as director of assessment. Johnson, 39, comes to the MacArthur Foundation from the TCC Group, where she was director of evaluation.

2011-07-18 22:00:00