{"id":42,"date":"2020-11-13T11:51:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T17:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/safety-assurances\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2026-04-23T15:48:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:48:01","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/safety-assurances\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-p-banner\"><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--single\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/safety-assurances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/645\/2026\/04\/aerial-uwmcampus-milwaukee-1500x650-e1744397183876.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of the UW-Milwaukee Campus\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"400\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading default\" id=\"h-department-of-university-safety-amp-assurances\">Department of University Safety &amp; Assurances<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead-in\">We provide environmental health &amp; safety, research compliance, and risk management services at UWM. 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