Public Health
Alum uses high-tech tools to fight crime
Stephanie Sikinger doesn’t use traditional tactics to fight crime. Her preferred tools are a computer and a mountain of data.
First lady of Ethiopia visits UWM
Maternal and infant health care. Nutrition. Empowering women in the economy. These are all areas of concern in both Ethiopia and Milwaukee. Roman Tesfaye, the first lady of Ethiopia, visited the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Zilber School of Public Health on Oct. 3 to learn more about all of these topics, and to share information on […]
Researchers seek solutions to the world’s most difficult problems
Cancer and obesity are difficult problems on their own. Combined, they create a fiendishly complex problem. To tackle it, UWM prof Scott Graham and colleagues are borrowing a method originally created to solve national security problems.
UWM partners with Milwaukee to improve beach warnings
A new buoy built by UWM researchers will improve water-quality warnings and help Milwaukee’s health department better monitor conditions at city beaches.
UWM alum helps inmates deliver healthy babies
As many as one in 10 female inmates enter prison pregnant. Cara Kreuziger educates and supports them to ensure their children have healthy starts.
Pioneering UWM alum honored for public health work
Lilliann Paine is committed to working to overcome the significant health disparities affecting low income and disenfranchised communities.
Researcher focuses on impact of violence on public health
Social and economic forces can create a type of violence that affects public health, UWM professor Jenna Loyd says.
Public health student sees how research can help community
After receiving a scholarship to study public health at UWM, Justin Rivas hopes to work with Latino communities.
Legacy pollutants linked to lifelong health issues
UWM professor Michael Laiosa studies the potentially harmful effects that legacy pollutants such as dioxin may have on fetuses.
Trust is key to boosting diversity in genetics research
Nursing professors and community leaders work together to overcome distrust in genomics research among African-Americans who are wary after decades of medical experimentation and discrimination.