Articles by Rob Ferrett

Series: Foxconn In Wisconsin

The Connection Between Foxconn and Lake Michigan's Water

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Audio: 
Rob Ferrett
Wisconsin Public Radio
Friday, August 25, 2017 - 4:30pm
Fresh water is an increasingly precious necessity around the planet, and Wisconsin has better access to it than most places.
Series: Elizabethkingia In Wisconsin

Exploring How The Common Elizabethkingia Bacteria Can Turn Deadly

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Audio: 
Rob Ferrett
Wisconsin Public Radio
Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 10:45am
An international group of geneticists, epidemiologists and public health researchers based in Australia, France and the U.S. teamed up to study a pathogen after it caused a small but deadly outbreak of illnesses in Wisconsin.
Series: Wisconsin's Rural-Urban Continuum

Searching For The Rural-Urban Divide In Wisconsin

Scott Gordon
WisContext
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Rob Ferrett
Wisconsin Public Radio
Friday, May 19, 2017 - 4:40pm
Political narratives in the United States often rely on the ideas of "rural" and "urban" as distinct and diametrically opposed places in conflict.
Series: The Opioid Epidemic In Wisconsin

Synthetic Opioids Have Public Health And Medical Investigators Playing Catch-Up

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
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Rob Ferrett
Wisconsin Public Radio
Thursday, May 4, 2017 - 5:25pm
A diverse array of potent synthetic drugs are becoming more prominent in the opioid crisis, creating difficulties for medical investigators and public health officials.
Series: The Opioid Epidemic In Wisconsin

The Role Of Medication-Assisted Treatment In Opioid Addiction

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Audio: 
Rob Ferrett
Wisconsin Public Radio
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 - 2:40pm
Medication-assisted treatment tackles substance use disorders by combining behavioral therapy like counseling with a prescription medicine.
Series: Local Food Science

Clean Hop Program Seeks To Beat Disease And Better Bitter Beer

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Audio: 
Rob Ferrett
Wisconsin Public Radio
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 - 11:35am
The flowering of craft beer over the past decade was accompanied and aided by an arms race to scale new heights of bitter flavors.
Series: Refugee Resettlement In Wisconsin

Wisconsin's Place In The Global Refugee Crisis

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Audio: 
Rob Ferrett
Wisconsin Public Radio
Wednesday, February 1, 2017 - 11:45am
Refugees and their resettlement in the United States have taken on a higher profile in recent years, owing in large part to ongoing war in Syria and the subsequent displacement of millions of people.
Series: The Varied Forms Of Farm To School

One Season In With A Youth Farmers' Market In Green Bay

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Audio: 
Rob Ferrett
Wisconsin Public Radio
Monday, January 30, 2017 - 2:15pm
Kids who may not be interested in eating vegetables are more willing to take a risk and try new flavors when they grow produce themselves. That's one of the ideas behind a youth farmers' market that launched in Green Bay in 2016.
Series: Health In Rural Wisconsin

How Rural Communities Can Meet Alternative Transportation Needs

Rob Ferrett
Wisconsin Public Radio
Thursday, January 19, 2017 - 3:30pm
People often look at alternative transportation as a big city issue. But rural communities in Wisconsin and around the country are facing the challenges of providing mobility to local residents — especially for an aging population.
Series: Wisconsin's 21st-Century Workforce

Wisconsin Faces Workforce Decline Despite Being 'State Of Stayers'

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Audio: 
Rob Ferrett
Wisconsin Public Radio
Video: 
Zac Schultz
PBS Wisconsin
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 4:10pm
As in many other places in the U.S. and around the world, Wisconsin is getting older, enough so that its aging population will have profound economic consequences.