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State Health Officials Say 2018-19 Flu Season Hasn't Peaked

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Wisconsin Public Radio

State health officials say seasonal influenza has not peaked yet in Wisconsin and people can expect the illness to hang around through much of April.

How Ice Jams And Lingering Snowpack Contribute To Spring Flooding In Wisconsin

Hayley Sperling

WisContext

Spring flooding is a familiar frustration around Wisconsin — it's about as expected as a dangerous blizzard striking in winter.

Series: Civic Science In Wisconsin

Snapshot Wisconsin Reveals The Hidden Lives Of Wild Animals

Will Cushman

WisContext

There are other trail camera networks around the U.S., but Snapshot Wisconsin is a unique undertaking.

Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

What Is Vaccine Refusal And What's Its Effect On Public Health?

Malia Jones

UW Applied Population Lab

Across the United States, increasing numbers of parents are refusing some or all vaccines on behalf of their children. This practice of vaccine refusal is commonplace enough that it is causing upward trends in preventable childhood infectious diseases.

Series: Climate Science And Wisconsin

I Don't Think We're In Wisconsin Anymore

Will Cushman

WisContext

By the time children born in the 2010s reach retirement age, many Wisconsin communities may feel something like late-20th-century Kansas City or Philadelphia, at least in terms of seasonal temperatures and precipitation.

Even A Polar Vortex Is No Match For Insects Adapted To Cold Conditions

PJ Liesch

UW-Extension

With daylight saving time back in place and warmer temperatures knocking at our door, spring is finally crawling toward Wisconsin.

Series: Disparities And Equity In Wisconsin

New UW-Milwaukee Analysis Shows Challenges 53206 Faces

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

One of Milwaukee's most impoverished ZIP codes is 53206. Marc Levine of UW-Milwaukee's Center for Economic Developments said the area feels the effects of multiple disadvantages, and while the job market is improving, many are working at poverty-level wages.

February Snows Brings March Flooding

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

Andrew Mangham of the National Weather Service said Wisconsin could face "moderate flooding" due to a combination of the snow on the ground and early spring rains.

Democrats Will Flock To Milwaukee For 2020 Convention

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, says she is "over the moon" that the Democratic National Committee chose her home city as the location for its 2020 national convention.

Series: The Flu And Wisconsin's Public Health

UW Set To Resume Controversial Flu Research

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is at the center of controversial avian influenza research that involves making the virus potentially more dangerous for humans. Will Cushman of WisContext discusses what it would mean for this research to resume.