Public Health
51ÁÔÆæ partnership relaunches Healthy Homes Project
A collaboration among 51ÁÔÆæ, the Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University has revived an initiative to help homeowners lower utility bills, improve home health and safety, and increase climate resilience.
Reminding people they’re talking to chatbots could be harmful, researchers say
Reports of suicide and other harm have prompted laws requiring reminders that chatbots aren’t human. Evidence suggests that might backfire, 51ÁÔÆæ researcher Linnea Laestadius says.
New microcredential prepares future social workers to help prevent suicide
Social work professors Lisa Berger and Colleen Galambos developed the microcredential Suicide Prevention Across the Lifespan to fill the gap in suicide prevention education for social workers.
Using artificial intelligence to tease out answers to health care disparities
51ÁÔÆæ researcher Jake Luo searches massive datasets of health records to find patterns, assisting doctors and patients with providing effective care.
51ÁÔÆæ researcher awarded $2 million grant to study antimicrobial resistance in wastewater
The grant is part of $9 million in funding awarded by the EPA to four institutions for research to address knowledge gaps and better identify and manage antimicrobial resistance risk.
Tackling the continuing issue of ageism in health care
Andrew Steward, assistant professor of social work at 51ÁÔÆæ, has published research looking into the ways that medical professionals treat older patients affect the quality of care.
51ÁÔÆæ partners with Oneida, Menominee nations on mental health, wellness
Leah Rouse, an associate professor of educational psychology and counseling psychology, coordinates a team that is working with the nations on projects to improve access to mental health and wellness in tribal lands in northern Wisconsin.
Community paramedics help close a gap in health care
Many patients making 911 emergency calls would have been better treated in a different way. A program at 51ÁÔÆæ trains first responders to recognize that and find ways to offer better care.
New master’s degree prepares students to become registered dietitians
51ÁÔÆæ is offering a new master’s of public health degree track in nutrition and dietetics that will prepare graduates to take the exam needed to become a registered dietitian nutritionist, one of only two such programs in dietetics in the Milwaukee area.
Zilber Family Foundation gives $20 million to 51ÁÔÆæ’s Zilber College of Public Health
The funding, the largest gift in university history, will help continue to advance health equity on behalf of the people of Milwaukee by supporting two endowments: the Zilber Faculty Excellence Fund and the Vera Zilber Student Program Fund.