UWM Great Lakes research projects funded through Wisconsin Sea Grant
Four UWM research projects have been awarded funding of just over $1 million from Wisconsin Sea Grant and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health
Study reveals why Hispanics had higher burden of death early in pandemic
Working-age Hispanics suffered far greater infection and death rates than whites in the same age group, according to study co-authored by UWM public health researcher Phoenix Do.
UWM again achieves top-tier research status with Carnegie classification
UWM has earned the highest rating for research for a third consecutive time. Just 146 of nearly 4,000 institutions considered placed in its “highest research activity” category, often called R1.
UWM researchers study resolutions that declare racism a public health crisis
Backed by a $244,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Policies for Action program, the research team is using Milwaukee as a case study to identify the steps that are most likely to lead from resolution to policy changes, while also determining the effects of resolutions across the country.
$5.75 million scholarship fund to benefit UWM students
Froedtert Hospital has announced an agreement to establish an $11.5 million Froedtert Hospital Scholarship Program that will benefit the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Milwaukee Area Technical College.
UWM clinic provides much-needed access to vaccine for hard-hit communities
Gov. Tony Evers and UW System President Tommy Thompson visited a community vaccination clinic at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Monday, saying the clinic provides much-needed access to vaccine for communities hardest hit by COVID-19.
2021 UWM Research magazine focuses on COVID-19
The 2021 edition of UWM Research magazine has launched online, detailing the work of dozens of faculty members, students and staff.
UWM loses a devoted and beloved dean
Over and over in his long UWM career, Ron Perez was asked to accomplish necessary tasks that weren’t always glamorous, yet he dove in with enthusiasm, relished his colleagues and never said no. Perez, dean of the Zilber School of Public Health, passed away on Dec. 16 after several months of illness. He was 59.
UWM faculty member delivers myth-busting advice through ‘Dear Pandemic’
Epidemiologist Amanda Simanek has banded together with colleagues nationwide to battle the misinformation about COVID-19 that’s been spreading like a virus on social media.
New book explores a cure for the absent father
Forty percent of babies in the United States are born to unwed parents, a fact that increases the likelihood that young fathers, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, will not have a positive presence in their children’s lives.