Business & World Affairs
Alum working to improve Clarke Square area
Kevin Kuschel’s roots run deep on the south side of Milwaukee, making him a good fit for his new position as executive director of the Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative.
Student’s crime research leads to national presentation
Some 40% to 50% of crimes are never reported to police, so a UWM grad student turned to U.S. Census data to figure out why.
UWM grad student chosen for National Teachers Hall of Fame
Shelly Moore Krajacic, a South Milwaukee High School teacher and doctoral student in the Urban Education program at UWM, was one of just five chosen nationwide.
Lubar College of Business signs MBA agreement with Indian university
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Lubar College of Business has reached an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) to bring early MBA students to the Milwaukee campus to complete their degrees.
UWM alum Satya Nadella marks 10 years leading Microsoft
Since taking over as CEO in February 2014, he’s led the company to its present pinnacle of success, with the company now valued at $3 trillion.
Two UWM students selected to present AI paper at international conference
Maximillian Hartounian and Collin Jacobi will present at the Operations Management and Entrepreneurship Association’s annual conference on the effect of artificial intelligence on Milwaukee’s business community.
UWM’s Connected Systems Institute develops a manufacturing chatbot for workers
The rise of smart technologies in manufacturing plants can be overwhelming for small- and medium-sized operations. The Connected Systems Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has created a solution.
UWM researchers win grant to digitally map racially restrictive housing covenants
Two UWM researchers have won a federal grant of nearly $150,000 to continue their research into restrictive racial covenants in Milwaukee County.
UWM biologist awarded $2.4 million for an antibiotic alternative for treating crop diseases
A UWM faculty researcher has been awarded two federal grants to further study of a compound he sourced from a bacterium that shows promise for controlling some crop diseases with the same efficacy as the human antibiotic.
Why public health campaigns about opioid misuse work – or don’t
Young people have experienced the greatest percentage increase in opioid overdose deaths but are often resistant to the influence of public health campaigns. UWM associate professor Xiaoxia Cao is exploring what can work.