Business
With overnight shifts and neutral accents, call centers provide insight into the future
UWM sociologist A. Aneesh says the future can be glimpsed in the call centers of India, where workers adjust their hours to meet the needs of customers thousands of miles away and adopt globally acceptable names, accents and habits.
Sheldon and Marianne Lubar donate $10 million to create entrepreneurship center at UWM
Lubar Center for Entrepreneurship will bring together, enhance and expand UWM’s strong array of entrepreneurial programs, classes and activities for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as start-up and growing companies throughout the region.
UWM sociologist finds stay-at-home dads’ experiences bring mutual understanding to couples
UWM sociologist Noelle Chesley’s research of stay-at-home-fathers and breadwinner mothers has uncovered benefits and drawbacks to swapping traditional family roles.
Snap-on rolls out industrial wrench developed at UWM
Nearly 30 percent of worker injuries in the gas utility industry come from changing meters. To reduce those injuries, engineers at UWM have partnered with Kenosha-based toolmaker Snap-on Inc. to develop an ergonomic wrench.
More Milwaukee residents to bike to work; UWM researcher explains why
In time for Wisconsin Bike Week, UWM biking infrastructure expert Robert Schneider explains why bike commuting is becoming more popular in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee joins National Innovation Network
Five academic institutions in Milwaukee are joining forces to form a local site of the National Innovation Network that will recruit and train 90 entrepreneurial teams over the next three years. With training, the teams will conduct deep research into their chances of starting a viable business or find new pathways to market.
Before you light up, consider this: cigarette cravings signal poor credit
Two UWM economists have figured out a way to guess your credit score: They look at whether or not you need a nicotine fix.
Student entrepreneurs could change how athletes compete
The Student Startup Challenge provides funding and classroom support to help winners develop prototypes, mobile applications and business plans.
Support, reality can help older workers cope with late-career job loss
Helping older people who lose their jobs deal with that reality is a challenge for mental health professionals.
Turning student brainstorms into businesses
UWM’s Student Startup Challenge, a campuswide competition for students, puts the focus on the earliest entrepreneurial stage – a product idea.