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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
Covid-19 cases are rapidly increasing in more than 20 states in a dangerous surge one governor described as an “urgent crisis.” By Mitch Smith, Simon Romero and Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio New York Times October 29, 2020 CHICAGO —… Read More
By Mary Sussman Shepherd Express October 28, 2020 While the pandemic rages on, with more than 28,000 confirmed cases of and 300 deaths from COVID-19 in the City of Milwaukee so far this year, the city’s youngest children continue to… Read More
By Becca Schimmel WUWM 89.7 FM October 27, 2020 The holiday season is fast approaching, beginning with Halloween this weekend. The city of Milwaukee is not officially recognizing trick-or-treat hours in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19. But… Read More
By Laura Otto UWM News October 26, 2020 Last March had barely begun when Amanda Simanek was being bombarded with questions about COVID-19 from friends and family. Questions like, “I don’t have a fever so I’m not infected, right?” “Do… Read More