Preceptor Highlight: Dr. Deborah Boateng

Dr. Deborah Boateng (UWM ‘ 16), originally from Ghana, retrained as a nurse after moving to the United States because she has a passion for helping others. Within a few years, she pursued her Doctor of Nursing Practice at UW-Milwaukee …

UWM Nursing Student Association Baby Supply Drive

During the fall semester, the Nursing Student Association (NSA) brainstormed ways to give back to the community and form relationships with nonprofit organizations in the area.  They decided on organizing a fundraiser in support of the Silver Spring Neighborhood Center …

College of Nursing faculty receive Excellence in Nursing Awards

UWM College of Nursing Faculty Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu and Michele Polfuss were featured in the December issue of Milwaukee Magazine as awardees in its very first Excellence in Nursing Awards, launched in collaboration with the Wisconsin Nurses Association. The awards recognize …

CON faculty article research shared on The Conversation (Africa Edition)

Research conducted by various CON faculty has been shared on The Conversation (Africa Edition) online newspaper. Their article, “The intersection of food insecurity and health for rural Malawian women at the end of life” was recently published in the International …

$3 million gift to establish peacebuilding professorship

The Wm. Collins Kohler Foundation has committed $3 million to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to create an endowed professorship known as the Wm. Collins Kohler Chair in Systems Change & Peacebuilding.

2020 Fromkin Memorial Lecture presentation

2020 Fromkin Memorial Lecture The 2020 Fromkin Memorial Lecture was presented on October 22, 2020, at 4:00 p.m. by Lynne Woehrle (Director, Master of Sustainable Peacebuilding Program, UWM College of Nursing) and Darryl Davidson (Director, City of Milwaukee Community Engagement Achievement Collaborative) on …

Faculty/students author top cited ANS article in 2020

The “Advances in Nursing Science” Advisory Board recently reported that the article, “The Role of Nurses as Allies Against Racism and Discrimination: An Analysis of Key Resistance Movements of Our Time” is among the top ten ANS articles viewed on …

CGHE director interviewed on the history of pandemics

Throughout our history, pandemics have had an enormous impact on society and how we’re able to live. Anne Dressel is the director of UWM’s Center for Global Health Equity, and she’s one of the presenters in an upcoming webinar all …

Teaching Faculty 100% Certified for Online and Hybrid

UWM Center for Teaching Excellence and Learning (CETL) offers specialized training for all teaching faculty and staff entitled, “Online and Blended Teaching Program.” The workshop provides UWM educators with strategies for planning and teaching online and hybrid courses at UWM. …