Four years ago on these pages, we launched a crusade to create a school of public health at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Then as now, we argued that the public health challenges in our city are so severe, the need so great, that only a research institution located in the heart of the city has a chance to battle them.
That school is a reality now. Its first seven students are studying for doctorates; the first six faculty have been hired or soon will be.
But UWMâ??s new School of Public Health requires another investment from state and private donors if it is to take flight and serve students, the community at large and the state of Wisconsin. Important decisions await.