By Kathy Quirk UWM Research 2019 Liquid biopsies offer a way to search for cancer cells in the blood and other bodily fluids, perhaps before symptoms appear. They hold the promise of a less-intrusive alternative to traditional surgical biopsies that… Read More
By Laura Otto UWM Research 2019 February 21, 2019 E-cigarettes are often touted as a path for older smokers to quit traditional cigarettes. But the appeal of vaping culture is also leading to high numbers of teens experimenting with e-cigarettes…. Read More
By David Lewellen UWM Research February 21, 2019 Amanda Simanek, an assistant professor of epidemiology in the Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health, recently led a series of studies examining the links between infection and mood disorders. Simanek’s three… Read More
The important role fathers can play in reducing infant mortality rates and improving maternal and child health By Kathy Quirk UWM Research 2019 February 1, 2019 African-American babies in Milwaukee are three times more likely to die before their first… Read More
Amanda M. Simanek is an Assistant Professor at the Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is an Epidemiologist. She joined the Interdisciplinary Association of Public Health Science (IAPHS) in 2018. In February 2019,… Read More
By Madeline Redell UWM News January 22, 2019 The UWM Zilber School of Public Health has been named as the recipient of the 2019 YMCA Healthy Living Award. The award, presented on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, recognizes organizations that… Read More
By Laura Otto UWM News January 1, 2019 A research university runs on federal grant funding. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is one of the nation’s top research universities as recognized by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. It… Read More
By Kathy Quirk UWM Report December 14, 2018 UWM is now nationally recognized for its undergraduate research. In November, the Council on Undergraduate Research awarded the 2018 Campus-Wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments to the university in recognition of the… Read More
By Abby Ng Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service November 29, 2018 Wisconsin is 48th out of 50 states in per capita public health spending, which makes it challenging to address the problem of lead poisoning in Milwaukee, according to Helen Meier,… Read More
Zilber School of Public Health faculty Mustafa Hussein’s (PI) and Phoenix Do’s (Co-PI) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation project has been funded. This 2-year and approximately $250k study is titled “Health at a Living Wage: Evidence from Natural Experiments.” The goal of… Read More