Paul Florsheim, professor emeritus at the Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health, recently won a legal challenge centered on public access to the Lake Michigan shoreline. Florsheim received a trespassing citation in 2025 after walking along the shoreline beyond …
When historic flooding struck Milwaukee in August 2025, Aziz Abdullah didn’t have experience in water restoration. What he did have was a commitment to his community — and a willingness to act. One year later, Abdullah, a student in the Accelerated …
When more than 5,000 athletes arrived in Milwaukee for the 2026 USA Triathlon, they had access to something competitors at most races do not: real-time information about the temperature of the water they were about to enter. That information was …
Wildfire smoke has increasingly become part of summer in Wisconsin, bringing hazy skies, poor air quality and growing questions about what repeated smoke exposure could mean for public health. Amy Kalkbrenner, professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of …
As wildfire smoke affects air quality across large portions of the United States, Amy Kalkbrenner, PhD, MPH, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health, is helping families understand how they …
Hot and humid summer weather can make even a familiar workout feel more difficult. Ann Swartz, Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health, recently joined WUWM’s Lake Effect to explain why exercising …
