State launches dashboard for COVID-19 data found in sewage
The statewide surveillance project is a collaboration between UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and the Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene.
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Campus life during pandemic: No lunch rush at a less-busy Student Union
The UWM Student Union used to be the busiest spot on campus. But with coronavirus protocols in place, it’s a quieter and less busy, with new rules about getting food and hanging out.
Campus life during pandemic: Masks and distancing help keep Klotsche open
Wearing a mask at the grocery store has become our new normal, but exercising in one can be a different story. Still, students visiting UWM’s Klotsche Center have adapted to the change.
Amid pandemic, grads of online learning program put skills to use immediately
Most students anticipate gradually putting their knowledge to work after they leave the university. However, four students who graduated in May from UWM found they needed to use everything they learned about online learning, leading and advising immediately.
Campus life during pandemic: Athletes and administrators navigate challenges
Athletes are used to facing challenges. For them, COVID-19 is another opponent to defeat.
Campus life during pandemic: Library gets a little more quiet
Like the rest of campus during the coronavirus crisis, the Golda Meir Library is different now. Tables are spaced out and some areas are closed, but it remains a place where students and others can work in peace and get the info they need.
UWM faculty member delivers myth-busting advice through ‘Dear Pandemic’
Epidemiologist Amanda Simanek has banded together with colleagues nationwide to battle the misinformation about COVID-19 that’s been spreading like a virus on social media.
UWM joins M-Cubed partners to talk about meeting student needs during pandemic
UWM Chancellor Mark Mone will join his M3 partnership counterparts to discuss how Milwaukee’s three largest public education institutions are meeting the needs of students during the pandemic.
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.
Supply drive helps schools during difficult times
This is the fourth year the African Diaspora Council, which includes 240 Black faculty, staff, retirees and alumni of UWM, and the police department have held a drive for LaFollette. Response was so strong this year that enough supplies were available to also donate to Hopkins-Lloyd.