Community paramedics help close a gap in health care
Many patients making 911 emergency calls would have been better treated in a different way. A program at UWM trains first responders to recognize that and find ways to offer better care.
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New portal, piloted at UWM, speeds the process of licensing for health care professionals
A new tool will better connect the Universities of Wisconsin with the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services to help streamline the state licensing process for health care workers.
UWM programs score high in U.S. News & World Report rankings
The undergraduate nursing program at UW-Milwaukee is among the top 10% of universities nationwide in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings.
Award winning undergraduate researchers get a head start on future
Eight UWM students won awards recognizing their excellence in research into health, space and other important issues.
Innovative study abroad program wins national award
For Rezina Hollis, a senior majoring in social work, her first study abroad program during 2023 Winterim was an opportunity learn more about the history of Black communities and the current social issues facing minorities in England.
UWM at Waukesha graduates first four-year nursing class
These 29 students were able to complete their Bachelor of Science in nursing at the Waukesha campus under a program started in fall 2021.
UWM graduate programs ranked by U.S. News & World Report
Several programs at UWM appear in the latest rankings of best graduate programs by U.S. News & World Report. Two – library and information studies and occupational therapy – landed in the top 20.
UWM begins training program to help alleviate shortage of sexual assault nurse examiners
There’s a severe shortage both in Wisconsin and nationwide of nurses who have specialized training and education to work with patients who have experienced sexual assault, abuse or incest.
Deans and interim deans named to UWM’s realigned colleges
Deans and interim deans who will lead the four realigned UWM schools and colleges beginning July 1 have been named by Interim Provost Scott Gronert.
UWM Research Foundation awards bridge grants to UWM startups
Four startup companies recently were awarded $25,000 each from the UWM Research Foundation’s Bridge Grant program, which invests in new companies of UWM faculty, staff and students that have licensed intellectual property from the UWM Research Foundation.