Health
Public health student sees how research can help community
After receiving a scholarship to study public health at 51ÁÔÆæ, Justin Rivas hopes to work with Latino communities.
Triplets’ rare diagnosis changes grad student’s focus
Army veteran Bryan Weichelt became an advocate for awareness of a rare virus when his triplet boys were diagnosed with it while he was in grad school at 51ÁÔÆæ.
51ÁÔÆæ, CHW partner on Institute for Child and Family Well-Being
With its goal of helping children who have faced significant adversity, a new collaboration between 51ÁÔÆæ and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin sits at the nexus of research, practice and policy.
Legacy pollutants linked to lifelong health issues
51ÁÔÆæ professor Michael Laiosa studies the potentially harmful effects that legacy pollutants such as dioxin may have on fetuses.
Trust is key to boosting diversity in genetics researchÂ
Nursing professors and community leaders work together to overcome distrust in genomics research among African-Americans who are wary after decades of medical experimentation and discrimination.
Fitness program improves firefighter safety
51ÁÔÆæ professor Kyle Ebersole has partnered with the Milwaukee Fire Department to design specialized fitness programs that help new recruits gear up for the job’s rigors and speed the recovery of injured firefighters.
Crash study aims to make roads safer
Assistant Professor Bob Schneider studies fatal bicycle and pedestrian crashes in an effort to make Wisconsin’s roads safer.
Autism clinic helps teens thrive
51ÁÔÆæ’s unique coordination clinic offers teenagers with autism a personalized plan to boost their physical strength.
‘Light’ approach to healing wounds moves closer to market
Two 51ÁÔÆæ researchers enrolled in I-Corps training to learn how to make a breakthrough research discovery available to health care providers.
New app tackles head trauma
The 51ÁÔÆæ App Brewery and Medical College of Wisconsin have created a free smartphone app that helps diagnose and track the treatment of head injuries among young athletes.