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. …
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 …
Congratulations to the very first cohort of UW-Milwaukee’s MPH–Nutrition and Dietetics Graduate Program graduates! We are so proud of this incredible group for not only excelling in their studies and training, but also for representing our new program with professionalism, …
As part of UWM’s brand-new Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) Scholars initiative, Dan Holliday—a PhD candidate at the Zilber College of Public Health—will present their thesis research in a series of accessible classes next summer. The program, launched for the 2025–2026 academic …
This summer, 23 MPH students are completing their Field Experiences at placement sites across Wisconsin! Field Experiences give students the chance to apply their public health knowledge and skills in real-world settings. Check out the list of sites where our …
The Student Advocates for Maternal & Child Health Equity (SAMCHE), a student-led interest group at the Zilber College of Public Health, organized a successful donation drive to support the Sojourner Family Peace Center. The focus of this drive was collecting menstrual hygiene …
