Dr. Amanda Simanek, an Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health, has been awarded an NIH Loan Repayment Award for Health Disparities Research. About the NIH Loan Repayment Award The NIH Loan Repayment Programs… Read More
Dr. Amy Kalkbrenner, Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health has received a 2019 Office of Research/UWM Foundation Research Award. The annual Office of Research /UWM Foundation Research Awards recognizes UWM professors who… Read More
By Tom Luljak UWM Today, WUWM 89.7FM June 13, 2019 African American babies in Milwaukee are three times more likely to die before their first birthday than white babies. That means out of every 1,000 births in Milwaukee, 15 black… Read More
By Laura Otto UWM Report June 4, 2019 After a record number of influenza deaths during the 2017-18 season, federal health officials are working to develop a universal flu vaccine that people would get only once in a lifetime as… Read More
By Jerry Ressler Milwaukee Journal Sentinel May 28, 2019 The resurgence of measles — one of the most infectious diseases known — has dramatized the importance of public health this year. Immunizing the general population against preventable diseases with effective, safe… Read More
Dr. Paul Florsheim of the UWM Zilber School of Public Health has co-authored the book “Lost and Found: Young Fathers in the Age of Unwed Parenthood” with Dr. David Moore from the University of Puget Sound. The book will be… Read More
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