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Alum leading an effort to build an esports culture in Milwaukee

By Laura OttoJanuary 6, 2023Business & World AffairsBusiness

Alum leading an effort to build an esports culture in Milwaukee

By Laura OttoJanuary 6, 2023Business & World AffairsBusiness

Brandon Tschacher is helping build an ecosystem of competitive gaming, which has exploded in interest over the past decade.

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How spurring more tips can be as simple as cats vs. dogs

By Laura OttoNovember 11, 2021Business & World AffairsBusiness

On this episode of Curious Campus, UWM’s new podcast about science, discovery and culture, Katherine Du and Jacqueline Rifkin talk about how consumers express themselves through the things they buy.

UWM researchers lead team awarded $1 million grant to close equity gaps in accessing jobs

By Genaro C. ArmasOctober 6, 2021Business & World AffairsBusiness

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.

Regents get a first look at UWM’s digital manufacturing research center

By Laura OttoJune 4, 2021Business & World AffairsBusiness

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.

What consumer psychology tells us about social change movements

By Laura OttoMarch 25, 2021Business & World AffairsBusiness

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

By Kathy QuirkMarch 12, 2021Business & World AffairsBusiness

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.

COVID-19 clouds the skies for airlines’ financial future

By Genaro C. ArmasDecember 29, 2020Business & World AffairsBusiness

Air carriers weather economic downturns by making their operations more efficient. But even the most efficient operations may not help airlines overcome the unprecedented upheaval triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, says UWM Professor James Peoples.

Zoom troubles: Communication students study online group conflicts

By Sarah VickeryAugust 31, 2020Business & World AffairsBusiness

As the world rushed online to virtual meeting spaces during the coronavirus pandemic, two UWM graduate students began to wonder: How do group conflicts manifest online versus in person? How should group leaders manage those problems?

Lubar Entrepreneurship Center gives students skills to succeed, no matter the field

By Laura OttoOctober 14, 2019Business & World AffairsBusiness

Students across the full gamut of academic disciplines at UWM have innovative ideas, and LEC programming helps turn those ideas into businesses.

Bud and Sue Selig give $1 million to UWM’s Lubar Entrepreneurship Center

By Kari PinkJuly 31, 2019Business & World AffairsBusiness

Their gift will support the entrepreneur-in-residence program, where successful entrepreneurs share their experiences and insights with students. 

Hunter named finalist for entrepreneur of the year award

By Claire HackettMay 15, 2019Business & World AffairsBusiness

James H. Hunter III, Bostrom Entrepreneur-In-Residence and adjunct assistant professor at UWM, is a finalist for the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Midwest.

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