At the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee’s Zilber College of Public Health, students are making an impact both inside and outside the classroom—and Ken Bland is a standout example. Ken, a first-year graduate student in the college’s MPH in Nutrition and Dietetics program, …
When Cheron Copeland was 16 years old, she was given a simple assignment in her engineering class: research potential careers and job shadow someone in the field. Copeland knew she wanted a career related to food, but not culinary arts. …
Kinesiology faculty member Chris Cho recently received a $2,000 award from the UWM Research Assistant Fund to support the presentation of his ongoing research into healthy aging at the upcoming American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City this May. …
By Anna FunkUWM Report Inspired by an uncle who served in the Navy, Michael Figueroa Osorio enlisted at 18 as a hospital corpsman. That service led to a lifelong commitment to public health. “It’s a role full of pride,” Figueroa Osorio …
Since graduating in 2022 from the Zilber College of Public Health with an MPH in Epidemiology, Marina Feffer has been supporting the next generation of public health professionals as a mock interviewer. Over the past several years, she has provided …
Charlie Benforado, an alum of the MS in Kinesiology program, has accepted a position at USA Boxing as their assistant strength and conditioning coach! Benforado said he’s excited to be fully immersed in the world of combat sport strength and …
