Business
Bud and Sue Selig give $1 million to UWM’s Lubar Entrepreneurship Center
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
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.
UWM Lubar Entrepreneurship Center opens its doors
More than 200 visitors, faculty and students celebrated the opening Wisconsin’s new address for innovation – the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center and UWM Welcome Center.
New Venture Business Plan Competition rewards student entrepreneurs
A total of $16,000 in prize money was awarded to four top teams of UWM students and alumni in the recent 2019 New Venture Business Plan Competition, hosted by the Lubar School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
UWM names new dean of the Lubar School of Business
Kaushal Chari has been named dean of the Lubar School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He begins his tenure in June.
As US diversifies, few women of color found on company boards of directors
America is becoming increasingly diverse, but the boards of directors of large companies aren’t keeping up, UWM researcher Maria Goranova found.
Avdeev named director of innovation at Lubar Entrepreneurship Center
In his new role, Ilya Avdeev — an associate professor of mechanical engineering who has been instrumental in fostering entrepreneurship at UWM — will lead program development and partnership cultivation.
Collaboration with high schools helps create pipeline of entrepreneurs
New Berlin students learn about business and earn UWM credits in a program co-facilitated by the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center.
UWM, Foxconn create international internship program in engineering
Five students will go to Taiwan in February to study at Chung Yuan Christian University and work at Foxconn facilities.
UWM study looks at how company politics affect restructuring goals
So why do similar companies obtain successful outcomes from reorganizing while others do not? It depends on how the various internal players behave, said Daniel Albert at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.