University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee School of Public Health is the

public health Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the de ...

school of

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UW–Milwaukee, UWM, or Milwaukee) is a Public university, public Urban university, urban research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It is the largest university in the Milwaukee metropo ...

, located at downtown

Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...

. The school is one of the 58 public health schools accredited by

Council on Education for Public Health The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) is an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and public health programs offered in settings other than schools of public health. T ...

(CEPH), and the first CEPH accredited dedicated school of public health in the

State of Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

. It is ranked as the 89th best

school in the United States by '' U.S. News & World Report''. The school offers 4 doctoral, 5 master and 1 bachelor's degrees in

. It is named after the Milwaukee philanthropist Joseph Zilber, who donated $10 million for the establishment of the school in 2009. The school has a close partnership with Milwaukee Health Department, which has offices on the second floor of the school building.

History

The school was founded with State approval in 2009, with $10 million donation from a local philanthropist Joseph Zilber. The school was located in a building donated by Zilber at the former Pabst Brewery, near Aurora Sinai Medical Center. The school started the accreditation process with the

(CEPH) in 2013, and received national accreditation in 2017. It is the first CEPH accredited dedicated school of public health in

Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

. From 2013 and 2017, the school attracted more than $9.3 million federal research funding, the number of faculty increased to 27 and enrollment for the coming academic year stands at 87.

Academics

References

External links

Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health official website
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