Articles by Rich Kremer

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

UW-Madison Announces Furloughs To Address $100M Shortfall Caused By COVID-19 Pandemic

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Rich Kremer
Wisconsin Public Radio
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 - 3:30pm
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison has announced campus-wide furloughs for faculty, and academic and university staff to help address a $100 million budget deficit caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

UW System Administration Office Announces Furloughs For 588 Employees

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Rich Kremer
Wisconsin Public Radio
Friday, April 17, 2020 - 2:05pm
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The UW System Administration office has announced it will furlough all of its 588 employees to cover revenue losses tied to the COVID-19 pandemic. Workers will take 14 mandatory unpaid days off between this May and June 2021.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

UW Regents Open Door To Employee Furloughs

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Rich Kremer
Wisconsin Public Radio
Thursday, April 16, 2020 - 4:45pm
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The UW Board of Regents approved a policy change that would authorize UW System President Ray Cross and UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank to create furlough policies.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

UW System Projects Nearly $170M Hit Due To Coronavirus Precautions

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Rich Kremer
Wisconsin Public Radio
Sunday, April 12, 2020 - 12:00am
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The University of Wisconsin System projects it will lose around $170 million of revenue this spring after students were told not to come back to campus after spring break to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

County Jails Reducing Inmate Populations To Prevent COVID-19 Outbreaks

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Rich Kremer
Wisconsin Public Radio
Friday, April 10, 2020 - 3:00pm
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Wisconsin's county sheriff's offices are working to reduce the number of inmates in hopes of preventing outbreaks of COVID-19 among inmates and jail staff.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Wisconsin Unemployment Projected To Be 27 Percent Amid Efforts To Slow COVID-19

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Rich Kremer
Wisconsin Public Radio
Thursday, April 9, 2020 - 4:40pm
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The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development projects Wisconsin's unemployment rate is nearly 27 percent due to business closures and social distancing orders meant to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Local Clerks Use Masks, Gowns, Gloves To Protect Poll Workers, Voters From COVID-19

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Rich Kremer
Wisconsin Public Radio
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 - 5:50pm
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Wisconsin clerks turned to surgical masks, gloves and Plexiglas in hopes of preventing the spread of the new coronavirus during the state's spring election. They say they did the best they could under the circumstances and are glad it's over.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

State Lab Of Hygiene Eliminates COVID-19 Test Backlog Though Supplies Still Limited

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Rich Kremer
Wisconsin Public Radio
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 - 5:35pm
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The Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene says partnerships with hospital labs has increased COVID-19 testing capacity thirtyfold in the last month. But due to shortages of testing supplies screenings are still not available for everyone that wants one.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

'They All Have This Superpower': Researchers Want Plasma From Recovered COVID-19 Patients

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Rich Kremer
Wisconsin Public Radio
Monday, April 6, 2020 - 6:05am
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UW Health, Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin are working to find plasma donors who have recovered from COVID-19 in order to treat those hospitalized with the disease.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Wisconsin Universities Adjusting Admissions Process Amid Coronavirus

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Rich Kremer
Wisconsin Public Radio
Thursday, April 2, 2020 - 9:05am
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Wisconsin colleges and universities are changing their strategies for recruiting potential students and getting them to commit to enrollment amid strict bans on social gatherings due to the new coronavirus.,