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Lubar faculty members were part of important media stories this Spring, bringing great visibility to the College. Kudos to:<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Dijo Alexander shared his perspectives on the spillover effect of the extensive data center construction in Wisconsin. Read the Wisconsin Watch story<\/a>.
Colleen Boland was featured as a WalletHub expert on budgets and the importance of budgeting. Read the WalletHub story<\/a>.
Katherine Du\u2019s research was featured in Wall Street Journal and the MIT Sloan Review. Read the MIT Sloan Review story<\/a>. Read the WSJ story<\/a> (subscription required).
Steve Michael was quoted multiple times in a Milwaukee Magazine feature story<\/a>, “Inside Kwik rip’s Rise from Corner Store to Wisconsin Cultural Cornerstone.”
Laura Motel and students from her Business Leadership and Team Building course were featured in a story about the final class project based on a student’s non-profit to help first generation students get supplied with the necessities for campus life. View the CBS 58 story here<\/a>.
Chad Venne was featured on the Fox6 News \u201cOpen Record\u201d program about construction bust conditions in Milwaukee. View the “Open Record” program<\/a>. He was also featured in WUWM radio stories about helping people become homeowners, and the intricacies of corporate lease agreements. Listen to the latest WUWM story<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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