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With the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommending the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for 12-15 year olds, the vaccine clinic at UWM delivered its first vaccine to a person in this age group on Thursday, May… Read More
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 Erik S. Hanley Milwaukee Journal Sentinel January 5, 2021 After a man was struck twice by two separate cars in Caledonia, both driven by Franklin residents, a third Franklin man stopped to perform CPR — and ultimately saved the victim. Matt Wolter,… 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 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 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