UWM Students Give Voice to Protesters in Iran with Makeshift Memorial

By Kelly MeyerhoferMilwaukee Journal SentinelJanuary 29, 2026 Key Points For weeks, Narges couldn’t reach her family and friends back home in Iran. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee graduate student worried about the worst-case scenario as she watched protests convulse her home …

Is High-Fat Cheese Actually Good for Your Brain?

By Fran KritzVeryWellHealthJanuary 23, 2026Medically reviewed by Patricia Mikula, PharmD High-fat cheese and cream were linked to a lower risk of dementia in a new study. Key Takeaways Full-fat dairy is having its day in the sun. After years of …

Your Questions on New Dietary Guidelines, Answered

Our own Michelle King Rimer, MPH, MS, RDN, LDN, faculty member at the Zilber College of Public Health, was featured on Wisconsin Public Radio to help make sense of the newly released federal dietary guidelines. With the updated guidance shifting …

UWM Research Examines Climate Change and Asthma Risk Among Milwaukee Children

Wisconsin researchers are exploring how climate change may be affecting asthma risk among children in Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS)—a population that already experiences disproportionately high asthma rates. Amy Kalkbrenner, Professor of Environmental health sciences at the UW-Milwaukee Zilber College of …