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The state of Wisconsin has broken COVID-19 records since the beginning of the global pandemic that began in February. According to the website of Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Wisconsin currently is ranked the third biggest hotspot in the United States for COVID-19 cases, with Milwaukee County showing 37,706 positive cases currently. Records of COVID-19 […]

Midterm results are generally the way that students, staff and the university review the progress of the school year so far. This year is no different, but the reviews being done are in some cases atypical compared to previous years. The common grade and progress reports are being conducted. However, recently completed and not yet […]

On March 11, an hour before boarding, gate B17 was crowded with passengers waiting to depart from Chicago to Munich when President Trump’s voice interrupted the regular TV programming, “to keep new cases from entering our shores, we will be suspending all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days. The new rules will go into effect Friday at midnight.” I found myself in ethically uncharted territory and it was rapidly transforming.

When her classes suddenly moved online, UW-Milwaukee student Payton Bachochin reluctantly returned home to Illinois. Since then, she and younger sister, Tenley, have been playing nostalgic video games from their childhood.

11-year-old Jesus Vallafana’s Mexican Folklore dance class has moved online, but it’s still a bright spot during long days of quarantine. Jesus’s cousin, Daniel Valdez-Reyes, asked him about it.

Since the coronavirus started making people’s worlds much smaller, Max Mitchelson has been exploring other places via virtual travel and his friends’ stories.

A Milwaukee man credits God for his journey from drugs and alcohol to leading a unique food program. Chris Capper talks with Bob Zwaska about his mission. To learn more, visit https://www.jomministry.org.

Whether it’s the middle of winter, a pandemic or both, market garden Farm Happy is green and growing. Inside greenhouses, rows of spinach cover the ground, and microgreens under UV light pop out of the soil. Outside, ducks and chickens roam the property, and thousands of tulips and dahlias emerge from the ground. As spring […]

After the UW-Milwaukee campus shut down, Audio Storytelling students had to figure out new ways to record and edit from home. As a test run, they wandered their cities, towns and neighborhoods, listening more closely than usual.

Two UW-Milwaukee students who identify as nonbinary do their own hair at home, giving them agency over their gender dysphoria.

Amanda Niebauer’s class assignment was to weave together an audio interview with sounds of her subject doing something we can hear. Turns out Amanda’s father, Kevin, was a high-quality interviewee. He enjoys several things about making hash browns: the family tradition, the time he gets to spend with his kids, and all the butter.

UW-Milwaukee Campus Ambassador Ryan Marincic works to make her campus tours informational and fun.