Business & World Affairs
UWM researchers lead team awarded $1 million grant to close equity gaps in accessing jobs
UWM faculty and staff members lead a team awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to implement a pilot “microtransit” project that they hope makes it easier for residents from segregated city neighborhoods to reach suburban areas with more jobs.
Support called crucial for first-generation students
A one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work when it comes to supporting first-generation college students, according to Robert and Hope Longwell-Grice. They’re published a book that explains why.
Experts offer tips for getting children ready for school
After a mostly virtual school year last year, back-to-school season feels very different this fall. So what should parents do to prepare their children? UWM experts offer some tips.
Conference focuses on encouraging teachers of color
Keynote speaker for “Walking in Our Shoes: Understanding the Perspectives of Teachers of Color” is Lynnette Mawhinney, award winning author, advocate and professor at Rutgers University.
Conference focuses on encouraging teachers of color
Keynote speaker for “Walking in Our Shoes: Understanding the Perspectives of Teachers of Color” is Lynnette Mawhinney, award winning author, advocate and professor at Rutgers University.
New Milwaukee fire chief draws on UWM experiences
Two-time UWM grad Aaron Lipski has risen to the top of the Milwaukee Fire Department.
Regents get a first look at UWM’s digital manufacturing research center
Members of the Board of Regents and chancellors at other UW System universities on Thursday toured UWM’s Connected Systems Institute, which just unveiled its first industry test bed, a factory production line and its “digital twin” that will be used for learning and collaborative research.
Student entrepreneurs win seed funding in New Ventures competition
Winners of the New Ventures Business Plan Competition hosted by UWM’s Lubar School of Business include a tool handle to aid female do-it-yourselfers, a 360-degree-view digital product and a company that helps women find their path in life.
What consumer psychology tells us about social change movements
Consumer psychology has long acknowledged the power of social norms. Now it can help us understand how social movements change norms and how people turn beliefs into action, according to new work by a team of researchers that includes two from the Lubar School of Business at UWM.
Historian tells a story of Black capitalism through beer
For John Harry, a graduate student in history at UWM, the story of Peoples Brewery in Oshkosh, Wisconsin’s first and only Black-owned brewery, is a way to tell the history of how Black entrepreneurs tried to make a place for themselves in society.