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The American Ornithological Society promised last November to rename all birds with English names, along with any other bird names deemed offensive and exclusionary. That includes birds like Cooper’s hawk, Wilson’s warbler, Franklin’s gull, and dozens more.
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Sarah Davitt is Milwaukee’s first Public Artist in Residence, a position created by the city in 2023 to address civic challenges in Milwaukee with creative, artistic ideas. Her project, the 'Art Car,' will debut this summer.
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Wisconsin-native and Latino historian, Sergio Gonzalez's new book, Strangers No Longer, unpacks Latino belonging and faith in Wisconsin and how it informs our communities today.
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Before producer Josh Rosenberg embarked on his career in filmmaking, he studied broadcast journalism at UW-Milwaukee and even interned at WUWM.
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The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center aims to ensure safe drinking water for tribal youth, who are more vulnerable to the health effects of contaminants like lead, PFAS and heavy metals.
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WUWM's Xcaret Nuñez, Nadya Kelly and Maayan Silver sat down to discuss the songs sung by women that make them feel like they could move mountains, and a lot of WUWM staff also chimed in.
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Emily Igwike, Milwaukee’s first-ever youth poet laureate, is wrapping up the last few months of her one-year term.
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Milwaukee will experience 90% coverage of the solar eclipse on April 8th. Here's what to expect and how to best enjoy it.
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The consequences of climate change and the loss of cultural traditions often go hand-in-hand in places like the Bolivian highlands. The film “Utama” captures this by following the daily lives of an elderly Quechua couple. Director Alejandro Loayza Grisi joins Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski to share more about the film.
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Packing for a move can be complicated. Now think about what it would be like to move an entire museum, with its fragile and sometimes ancient artifacts. That’s what’s happening at the Milwaukee Public Museum as it prepares to move to its new location in 2027.