Articles by Miranda Suarez

Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Wisconsin Emergency Medical Services Brace For COVID-19

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Miranda Suarez
Wisconsin Public Radio
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 - 11:05am
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Wisconsin's firefighters and paramedics often respond to people with contagious illnesses, but some departments are making special preparations for the spread of the new coronavirus.

Dane, La Crosse Counties Struggling To Recruit Census Workers

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Miranda Suarez
Wisconsin Public Radio
Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 5:20am
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Some counties in Wisconsin are lagging behind in applications for census worker jobs. But as of March 3, Dane County needed 2,380 more applications to meet its recruitment goals, and La Crosse County needed 1,029, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Testing For Novel Coronavirus To Be Done In Madison, Milwaukee

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Miranda Suarez
Wisconsin Public Radio
Monday, March 2, 2020 - 5:05am
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Two labs in Wisconsin can now test for the novel coronavirus locally instead of sending samples to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for testing in Atlanta.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: February 2020

COVID-19: How Wisconsin Schools Are Preparing For Possible Spread

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Miranda Suarez
Wisconsin Public Radio
Friday, February 28, 2020 - 7:35am
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State and federal officials are warning schools to prepare themselves for the spread of COVID-19.
Series: Renewable Energy In Wisconsin

Wisconsin Tribes Strive For Independence From Outside Energy Companies

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Miranda Suarez
Wisconsin Public Radio
Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 6:45am
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Native American tribes in Wisconsin are working to generate more of their energy from renewable sources — and become independent of outside energy companies in the process.
Series: Literacy In Wisconsin

Technology Is Changing The Way Wisconsin's Public Libraries Work

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Miranda Suarez
Wisconsin Public Radio
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 6:15am
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People in Wisconsin are going to the library for different reasons, and libraries are serving them in different ways, thanks to the technological changes of the last two decades.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: February 2020

How Wisconsin Universities Are Dealing With The Novel Coronavirus Outbreak

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Miranda Suarez
Wisconsin Public Radio
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 12:20pm
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Wisconsin universities and students are dealing with fears over the coronavirus outbreak.
Series: Chronic Wasting Disease In Wisconsin's Deer

For The First Time, Chronic Wasting Disease Proteins Found In Deer Semen

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Miranda Suarez
Wisconsin Public Radio
Monday, January 13, 2020 - 6:20am
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For the first time, the proteins that cause chronic wasting disease have been detected in white-tailed deer semen — which is a commodity for deer farmers, who sell it for breeding purposes.
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