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By Laura Otto UWM Research February 8, 2021 Growing up, Amanda Simanek saw how friends and family sought out her father, an automotive mechanic, for trusted advice on car repairs. Years later, she’s tapping into trust as a way to… Read More
By Maddie Burakoff Spectrum News 1 March 11, 2021 MILWAUKEE — A year ago, for many Americans, COVID-19 got real. What started as a faraway threat quickly started hitting close to home. As March rolled around, we saw a rapid… Read More
By Colleen Leahy Wisconsin Public Radio March 9, 2021 The CDC released guidelines on what people can safely do after they’ve received a cororonavirus vaccine. An epidemiologist joins the show to explain the recommendations. Plus, we look at vaccine hesitancy… Read More
By Jillian Kramer National Geographic March 10, 2021 When her father-in-law was diagnosed last July with terminal lung cancer, Wisconsin native Terri Watermolen began to plan for the inevitable funeral that would take place during the coronavirus pandemic. Unsure how… Read More
Since the time we announced the untimely passing of Zilber School of Public Health Dean Ron Perez, our long-term friend and colleague, many of you have reached out to ask what you might do to honor his memory. Ron’s widow,… Read More
By Kasey Chronis Fox 6 News January 7, 2020 MILWAUKEE – Thrown into the deep end of the COVID-19 pandemic, at one time or another, many of us have found ourselves drowning in complicated information. One group of female experts has… Read More
By Laura Otto UWM Report December 21, 2020 Over and over in his 30-year career at UWM, Ron Perez was asked to accomplish necessary tasks that weren’t always glamorous, yet he dove in with enthusiasm, relished his colleagues and never… Read More
By Devi Shastri Milwaukee Journal Sentinel December 18, 2020 Ron Perez loved his work. In three decades working for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and its students, Perez held an array of roles: teaching engineering classes; overseeing the unification of campuses in Milwaukee,… Read More
By Daphne Chen and Madeline Heim Milwaukee Journal Sentinel November 23, 2020 Doctors and health experts are no longer asking people to stay home for the holidays. They are begging. Across Wisconsin, overflowing hospitals and spiking case rates are causing… Read More
By J. Carlisle Larsen Wisconsin Public Radio November 11, 2020, 3:30pm Gov. Tony Evers urged Wisconsin residents to stay home and maintain social distancing as the number of COVID-19 cases rises in the state. We talk to a political reporter… Read More