By Kathy QuirkUWM ReportApril 21, 2023 UWM’s College of Nursing is working to increase the number of sexual assault nurse examiners, which are in short supply both in Wisconsin and nationwide. The effort will be via a new program, launching …
The Milwaukee Black Birth Maternal & Infant Health Symposium was held at the Saint Kate hotel on March 25, 2023. The initiative brings together the larger Milwaukee community focusing on improving maternal and infant outcomes for Black and African American …
Dr. Jennifer Kibicho, Associate Professor in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s College of Nursing, was awarded a fellowship by the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program to travel to Kenya to work with the Cooperative University of Kenya (CUK) on a collaboration …
Marie Sandy, associate professor in the School of Education, has been named the new Wm. Collins Kohler Chair in Systems Change & Peacebuilding. The professorship was made possible by a $3 million gift from the Wm. Collins Kohler Foundation in 2020. …
What Is the DAISY Faculty Award? The DAISY Foundation, as part of its service to the nursing profession’s role in patient care, established The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty (includes clinical teaching staff as well). The purpose of this …
UWM’s Community Health and Wellness Center within the House of Peace is one of two centers where students are serving the community, gaining experience in the field and collecting data for research that addresses health disparities facing many Black Milwaukeeans. …
Students have many options when pursuing a PhD degree, including varying plans of study, research mentors, cost, and time to degree. However, as the discipline of nursing continues to evolve, so does the process of engaging in research and scholarship. …
Serena Lee, from Green Bay, Wisconsin, started at UWM in 2018 to pursue her undergraduate nursing degree. Lee was drawn to UW-Milwaukee because it was the perfect distance from her hometown and the campus displayed diversity and support for first-generation …
Lynne Woehrle, Associate Professor and Sustainable Peacebuilding Program Director was awarded by the American Sociological Association (ASA) the 2022 Section on Peace, War and Social Conflict’s Robin M. Williams Award for Distinguished Contributions to Scholarship, Teaching, and Service. This award …
UW-Milwaukee nursing faculty, staff and students are actively collaborating with many organizations in Milwaukee to address access to resources and disparities related to violence against Black and Brown women. In the last year, Milwaukee has witnessed an extreme increase of …
