By Kathy QuirkPhotos by Elora Hennessey More than 53 million people in the U.S. are taking care of aging family members, a number that ballooned by 10 million between 2014 and 2020, according to Caregiving in the U.S., the National …
Assistant Professor Ted Lentz was interviewed on Wisconsin Public Radio about the new federal Office of Gun Violence Prevention.
An estimated 53 million Americans are caregivers for older adults, according to the National Alliance for Caregiving. Wisconsin alone has approximately 580,000 family caregivers. An Oct. 9 event is bringing together health professionals to talk about the needs of these …
by Kathy Quirk Preventing substance abuse among teens is a continuing concern. UWM researcher, Ai Bo, assistant professor of social work, has focused her research on how programs can be most effective, especially among Black, Hispanic and Native American adolescents. …
By Kathy Quirk Why do women engage in street-level sex trading and how can they successfully transition out of it? How does policing impact them, both while involved in sex trading and exiting? Those were the challenging questions Daria Mueller, who …
Amillia Heredia chose UWM out of the five colleges she applied to because she felt it had the most potential for acknowledging and seeing her identity as a Black woman and first-generation student. Heredia, who graduated from Helen Bader School …
Story and photo by Devin Blake / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service A new data project about the criminal legal system in Milwaukee County is underway, and those working on it would like input from the community. The goal of the …
Criminal Justice alumnus (BS ’96) and Milwaukee Police Department Chief Jeffrey Norman received the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from the UW-Milwaukee Alumni Association on Feb. 24, 2023. The award honors mid-career UWM graduates who have had a significant impact …
Helen Bader School of Social Welfare Dean Tina Freiburger and social work graduate student Choua Vang. By Kathy QuirkPhotos courtesy of Choua Vang Choua Vang has come a long way in her quest for a university education and a career …
By Kathy QuirkPhoto by Erin Bloodgood Rebekah Davis has met interesting people from all over the world, learning about their lives, perspectives and culture. It’s all part of her job helping refugees resettle in Wisconsin. Davis, who earned her master’s …
