Business
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.
Bringing out the entrepreneur in students
UW-Milwaukee helps budding entrepreneurs by offering competitive opportunities to obtain hard-to-come-by, early-stage financing.
Controlling risky business
It’s baptism by fire in UWM’s elite investment management certificate program.
UWM footprints on a company’s lean transformation
What began as a quest to procure the right kind of raw materials from vendors became ongoing process improvement.