Articles by Will Cushman

Series: Health In Rural Wisconsin

What Obstacles Complicate Health Care For Rural Wisconsinites?

Will Cushman
WisContext
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 - 12:00pm
The same aspects of rural life that are attractive to many Wisconsinites — solitude, space, smaller communities — can often make getting the health care they need a challenge that ranges from mere inconvenience to life-threatening.
Series: The Dairy State Economy
Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

7 Trends That Explain The Contours Of Wisconsin's Deepening Dairy Crisis

Will Cushman
WisContext
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 2:45pm
A maelstrom of economic and demographic forces are hammering Wisconsin's dairy farmers. But what's causing such exceptional distress in one of the state's iconic industries?
Series: The Dairy State Economy

Wisconsin's Place In A Bewildering Milk Pricing System

Will Cushman
WisContext
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - 6:00pm
While the economic and human toll wrought by low milk prices have been documented, the factors that determine those prices can feel enigmatic or perhaps even baffling for people outside of the industry.
Series: Disparities And Equity In Wisconsin

What Happens When Milwaukee 53206 Residents Can't Go Where The Jobs Are

Will Cushman
WisContext
Video: 
Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 3:10pm
One important issue contributing to and compounding 53206 residents' woes is a lack of transportation options from the urban center to the suburbs, where the Milwaukee metro area's job growth has been centered for decades.
Series: Civic Science In Wisconsin

Snapshot Wisconsin Reveals The Hidden Lives Of Wild Animals

Will Cushman
WisContext
Video: 
University Place
PBS Wisconsin
Friday, March 22, 2019 - 8:00am
There are other trail camera networks around the U.S., but Snapshot Wisconsin is a unique undertaking.
Series: Climate Science And Wisconsin

I Don't Think We're In Wisconsin Anymore

Will Cushman
WisContext
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - 10:00am
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.
Series: The Flu And Wisconsin's Public Health

Why The Scientific Debate Over A UW Bird Flu Study Isn't Going Away

Will Cushman
WisContext
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 - 1:45pm
A UW-Madison laboratory is set to resume experiments that could build the foundation of an early warning system for flu pandemics, but critics say its approval lacked transparency and creates unnecessary risks.
Series: The Flu And Wisconsin's Public Health

Evolving Research Is Exposing How Flu Crosses The Species Barrier

Will Cushman
WisContext
Video: 
University Place
PBS Wisconsin
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 4:30pm
The 1918 influenza pandemic prompted intense interest in the disease, including in Wisconsin, placing scientists in the state at the vanguard of flu research over the ensuing century.
Series: Climate Science And Wisconsin

Wisconsin Packs 2 Wildly Different Winters Into 1 Season

Will Cushman
WisContext
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 - 11:00am
Wisconsin's meteorological winter begins every year on Dec. 1, but bonafide winter weather didn't arrive in the 2018-2019 season until mid-January.
Series: Food Security And Assistance In Wisconsin

Why It's Difficult To Gauge The Effects Of Wisconsin's FoodShare Work Rules

Will Cushman
WisContext
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 - 3:35pm
As work-related eligibility rules for Wisconsin's food stamp program expand, it remains unclear to what extent the requirements already in place are having their intended effect.