Peacebuilding program exceeds enrollment targets in 2nd year
Attracted by interdisciplinary study and real-world experience, more than two dozen students have enrolled in the fast-growing Master of Sustainable Peacebuilding program.
School of Nursing
Crowdfunding campaign next step for baby sleeping pod
Jennifer Doering, UWM associate professor in the College of Nursing, is taking the prototype of a product she developed to market through a startup called Sleep Environment Innovations. The Abri 360 – formerly known as “Sleep Guardian 360” – provides shelter for a baby when sleeping in close proximity to parents. Recently, an Indiegogo crowdfunding […]
UWM’s Leske recognized as 2015 Academy of Nursing Fellow
UWM professor of nursing Jane Leske was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing 2015 Class of New Fellows. The American Academy of Nursing selected 163 nurse leaders to be inducted during its annual policy conference in October in Washington, D.C. “We are pleased to welcome this talented class of clinicians, researchers, policy leaders, educators […]
Paramedics, profs collaborate to provide mobile health care
As the UWM College of Nursing celebrates its 50th anniversary, a new community paramedics training program is just the latest of many partnerships designed to teach students and address the city’s medical needs.
Federal grant augments College of Nursing projects
Milwaukee receives federal grant for Westlawn neighborhood – already a focus of UWM’s College of Nursing.
Ugandan Nobel Prize nominee at UWM
Victor Ochen has said, “I had in my mind that war had made us suffer too long.”
Wisconsin’s first community-trained paramedics graduate at UWM
Paramedics from five Wisconsin fire departments were honored Friday at UWM as the first in the state to complete a new community paramedics training program.
UWM’s Rosalie Smith to compete for Miss America crown
UWM nursing student Rosalie Smith will represent Wisconsin in the 2016 Miss America Competition airing at 8 p.m. Sunday on ABC. Smith will use her background as a member of the Panther Dance Team during the talent portion of the competition. She plans to continue working toward her nursing degree by taking online classes throughout her year as Miss Wisconsin.
Ziemers Donate $1 Million to UWM to Help Fill Growing Nursing Shortage in Wisconsin
The gift will fund a clinical simulation center on the university’s Kenwood Campus, which is home to Wisconsin’s largest nursing program.
UWM nurse developing pod to protect babies sleeping with parents
To help protect infants, Jennifer Doering developed the “Night Owl Sleeper,” an oval-shaped pod that sounds an alarm if bedding falls on it or an adult rolls over.