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The Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has attained national accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health, making it the first accredited school of public health in Wisconsin. Accreditation for the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) is a rigorous process in which peer institutions judge whether an applicant has met standards in more than 20 areas, including curriculum, research, community engagement, and faculty and student recruitment and retention. “We are delighted with this significant accomplishment which makes UWM’s Zilber School the only accredited school of public health in Wisconsin,”...

At its spring meeting, the board of directors of the Zilber Family Foundation awarded 27 grants totaling $2,196,100 to nonprofit organizations in Milwaukee. The Foundation provides grants that address the causes and consequences of poverty in Clarke Square, Layton Boulevard West, Lindsay Heights, and other city neighborhoods. In keeping with the Foundation’s mission, the 27 grants support local efforts to meet basic needs and enhance personal safety, increase access to social and economic opportunity, and improve the quality of community life. Recently awarded grants include: $115,000 over two years to Artists Working in Education (A.W.E.) to enroll 1,500 children...

This is The Rep’s first capital campaign since the mid-1990s and will fulfill its strategic plan by funding physical infrastructure repairs, community engagement, new play development, a new production of A Christmas Carol, and the endowment. At Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s annual meeting, Artistic Director Mark Clements and Managing Director Chad Bauman, alongside Campaign chairs Judy Hansen and Catherine Robinson, unveiled the “Created in Milwaukee” Capital Campaign to raise $10 million for several major initiatives over the next few years, which will solidify The Rep as a major player on the national theatrical scene and a cornerstone of Milwaukee’s cultural...

Hundreds of faith leaders, community advocates, and formerly іncаrcеrаtеd people gathered recently at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) and then marched to the Milwaukee Sеcurе Dеtеntіon Fаcіlіty (ΜSDF) to launch a campaign led by Еx-Prіsоners Organizing (ЕXPО) to close the prіsоn. People іncаrcеrаtеd at ΜSDF are locked in their cеIIs for 22 hours a day without access to outdoor recreation, denied in-person visits, and suffer routine abuses including extreme heat and poor ventilation, causing severe medical problems and even dеаth. Many people subjected to these deplorable conditions have not been chаrgеd with new crіmеs but are at ΜSDF due...

The 12-block tour highlights public art and landmark historical buildings along the Avenue in the heart of Milwaukee’s downtown. With more than $1 billion in recently completed, proposed and under-construction projects along West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee Downtown, BID #21 is highlighting its premier corridor with a new audio walking tour. Local residents and out-of-town guests can learn more about the Avenue’s rich history and recent rebound by downloading the Otocast mobile app, a free audio guide used by cities across the United States to highlight public art, architecture, festivals and other points of interest. Beginning at the RiverWalk and...

Narrator-in-Residence Nicole Mattke launches first ever Pfister Book Club for public participation on July 13. The historic Pfister Hotel recently unveiled The Pfister Book Club, a year-long book club program moderated by the hotel’s tenth Narrator-in-Residence, Nicole Mattke. The book club’s first meeting will be held on July 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the hotel’s mezzanine. The Pfister Book Club’s inaugural meeting will discuss the book, A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. The story, which takes place in a hotel, follows an aristocrat who is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel in...