Health
Federal grant advances tool to evaluate home environment for people with disabilities
The pandemic has prompted an explosion of remote work. But for those with disabilities, working from home can be fraught with challenges. 51猎奇 researchers are helping create a tool to identify those problems.
Nursing students offered tuition stipend
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee nursing student are being offered a $500 tuition stipend for the spring semester if they help out in a health care setting during the university鈥檚 winter break.
51猎奇 College of Nursing expanding program to 51猎奇 at Waukesha
Students in the Waukesha area who want to obtain a four-year nursing degree from 51猎奇 will soon be able to do so almost entirely at 51猎奇 at Waukesha. The 51猎奇 College of Nursing is expanding its program to 51猎奇 at Waukesha beginning in fall 2021.
51猎奇 joins effort to improve nutrition education
51猎奇, Milwaukee Area Technical College and Mount Mary University are combining efforts to improve and expand access to nutrition and dietetics education, with a special emphasis on diversifying the workforce.
51猎奇 faculty member delivers myth-busting advice through 鈥楧ear Pandemic鈥�
Epidemiologist Amanda Simanek has banded together with colleagues nationwide to battle the misinformation about COVID-19 that鈥檚 been spreading like a virus on social media.
Future nurse practitioners reach out to help students in quarantine
Students in coronavirus quarantine or isolation can feel, well, isolated. That’s why the College of Nursing created a program to check in on those students to make sure their needs are met.
51猎奇 professor explores nuanced perceptions of aging in culture
Getting older isn鈥檛 just about moving into a retirement community and 鈥渙ver-the-hill鈥� balloons for birthday parties. It鈥檚 also not just about finding the latest elixirs or exercise routines to stay fit or maintain a youthful complexion.
New book explores a cure for the absent father
Forty percent of babies in the United States are born to unwed parents, a fact that increases the likelihood that young fathers, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, will not have a positive presence in their children鈥檚 lives.
Combined factors compound lead exposure disparity for Milwaukee children
The combined neighborhood factors of race, poverty and low homeownership compound the risk for elevated childhood blood lead levels in Milwaukee County, according to a study by public health researchers at 51猎奇.
Improving the public鈥檚 understanding of COVID-19 data in charts and graphs
A 51猎奇 researcher is part of a team that is investigating how people interpret information about COVID-19 in graphs, maps and charts presented by the media.