Health
Alum uses high-tech tools to fight crime
Stephanie Sikinger doesn’t use traditional tactics to fight crime. Her preferred tools are a computer and a mountain of data.
First lady of Ethiopia visits 51ÁÔÆæ
Maternal and infant health care. Nutrition. Empowering women in the economy. These are all areas of concern in both Ethiopia and Milwaukee. Roman Tesfaye, the first lady of Ethiopia, visited the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Zilber School of Public Health on Oct. 3 to learn more about all of these topics, and to share information on […]
51ÁÔÆæ professor studies how to keep the wheels turning
Brooke Slavens is helping develop a geared wheelchair — similar to a multispeed bike — that could reduce strain on inclines and in other areas where injuries are most likely to happen.
Researchers seek solutions to the world’s most difficult problems
Cancer and obesity are difficult problems on their own. Combined, they create a fiendishly complex problem. To tackle it, 51ÁÔÆæ prof Scott Graham and colleagues are borrowing a method originally created to solve national security problems.
51ÁÔÆæ partners with Milwaukee to improve beach warnings
A new buoy built by 51ÁÔÆæ researchers will improve water-quality warnings and help Milwaukee’s health department better monitor conditions at city beaches.
51ÁÔÆæ alum helps inmates deliver healthy babies
As many as one in 10 female inmates enter prison pregnant. Cara Kreuziger educates and supports them to ensure their children have healthy starts.
Michael Loy finds 51ÁÔÆæ kinesiology degree helps build a career
Michael Loy has gone from the study of human movement to heading a major healthcare organization.
Pioneering 51ÁÔÆæ alum honored for public health work
Lilliann Paine is committed to working to overcome the significant health disparities affecting low income and disenfranchised communities.
Researcher focuses on impact of violence on public health
Social and economic forces can create a type of violence that affects public health, 51ÁÔÆæ professor Jenna Loyd says.
51ÁÔÆæ assistant professor Melinda Kavanaugh talks about the extraordinary pressures placed on children caring for ailing family members.