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Business
UWM Research Foundation awards bridge grants to UWM-related companies
The Bridge Grant Program invests in new companies of UWM faculty, staff and students that have licensed intellectual property from the research foundation.
Student entrepreneurs look to streamline construction projects
Miscommunication and cost overruns can abound in any building project. Two UWM student entrepreneurs are developing a way to overcome these problems, especially in developing countries where language and technology barriers add to the challenges.
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’s Lubar Entrepreneurship Center names new director
Ilya Avdeev, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, previously served as the LEC’s director of innovation. He’ll continue leading the center’s mission of facilitating innovation and discovery for entrepreneurs, researchers and communities.
What’s in a name? For craft beers, it matters
Some of the weirdest product names on the market are craft beers. UWM business professor Stanislav Dobrev explored the issue, and what he found might be a surprise.
UWM student chosen as national collegian of the year
Sydney Sampson-Webb, a May graduate of UWM from Black River Falls, is already a business leader.
Alum and wife dip into the chocolate business
Two years ago, Cole and Kara VanderLeest took the plunge and opened their own shop in Door County selling gourmet sweets.