Medical College of Wisconsin studying cancer disparities

Medical College of Wisconsin studying cancer disparities

MILWAUKEE — The Medical College of Wisconsin is looking for ways to fight racial disparity in cancer deaths in the state.Black residents in Wisconsin get cancer at a 22 percent higher rate than do white residents, according to the National Cancer Institute.Factors leading to cancer disparities for African Americans include stress, income, lifestyle and poor diet.

Hundreds of Milwaukee teachers' union members participate in budget march

Hundreds of Milwaukee teachers' union members participate in budget march

MILWAUKEE -- Members of the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association(MTEA — the teachers’ union) marched to Milwaukee Public Schools on Thursday, May 9.They're upset with the budget proposal for the next school year, and are calling for the district to reimplement a salary schedule -- something which was removed after Act 10.They say the schedule gave educators financial incentives to stay and without it other districts are able to poach people.

Study: Moms with husbands, live-in male partners sleep less, do more housework than single moms

Study: Moms with husbands, live-in male partners sleep less, do more housework than single moms

MILWAUKEE -- Ahead of Mother’s Day Sunday, May 12, research funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development suggests that mothers with a husband or live-in male partner sleep less and do more housework than single mothers, despite having someone to share the load.Even when a mom is the sole breadwinner, she doesn’t get a break from housework on her days off, doing three times as much cooking, cleaning and laundry compared to what sole-breadwinner fathers do on their days off, according to a related study, co-authored by Noelle Chesley, associate professor of sociology University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.A news release from UWM said according to the first study, "Marital Status and Mothers' Time Use," authored by professors at the University of Maryland and University of Southern California, both single mothers and partnered mothers spend roughly the same amount of time looking after their children, but married mothers are more likely to sacrifice their own leisure time and sleep to do housework as compared with single and divorced mothers.“The idea that a mother does more housework when she has a partner or spouse may sound counterintuitive, but it’s the reality in most American households,” said demographer Linda Jacobsen, vice president of U.S. Programs at Population Reference Bureau in the release. “What we don’t know is why mothers feel compelled to do more housework when there’s a man in the house.”One hypothesis, according to the release, is that married women are more sensitive to social expectations.“Married women may feel that to be a good wife, they must prioritize housework and child care ahead of their own leisure and sleep,” said co-author Joanna Pepin of the University of Texas at Austin in the release. “These expectations likely stem from society’s collective assumptions of what it means to be a wife and mother.”The other study, “Signs of Change?

Marquette signs new 5-year contract with men's basketball coach Steve Wojciechowski

Marquette signs new 5-year contract with men's basketball coach Steve Wojciechowski

MILWAUKEE -- Marquette University signed a new five-year contract with head men’s basketball coach Steve Wojciechowski through the conclusion of the 2023-24 campaign, Vice President & Director of Athletics Bill Scholl announced on Tuesday, May 7.In five seasons, Wojciechowski has led the Golden Eagles to a pair of NCAA tournament appearances (2017 and 2019) and a trip to the National Invitation Tournament quarterfinals in 2018.

'Just wanted attention:' Man said sign with swastika at UWM was meant as conversation starter

'Just wanted attention:' Man said sign with swastika at UWM was meant as conversation starter

MILWAUKEE -- A sign with a swastika on it was carried on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Monday afternoon, May 6.Students told FOX6 News a man was seen with the sign in front of an Israeli organization's booth.He told FOX6 News he only held the sign as a conversation starter, and said it had nothing to do with Nazis or white nationalism."I just wanted to spark the conversation.

'Truly priceless:' Marquette's new Athletic and Human Performance Research Center called a game-changer

'Truly priceless:' Marquette's new Athletic and Human Performance Research Center called a game-changer

MILWAUKEE -- After 12 months of construction and years of planning, FOX6 News on Tuesday, April 23 checked out a new building on Marquette University's campus.The $24 million, 46,000 square foot Athletic and Human Performance Research Center was called a game-changer for athletics at the university.In addition to serving as a dedicated research space, it offers something else that was desperately needed for the lacrosse and golf teams."We've got two teams in here that had really no place to call home at all.