Business Archives - 51ÁÔÆæ REPORT /news/section/business/ News from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:06:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Highlighting 51ÁÔÆæ alumni-owned businesses on Small Business Saturday /news/highlighting-uwm-alumni-owned-businesses-on-small-business-saturday/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:55:47 +0000 /news/?p=151382 This is a good chance to consider spending at local businesses rather than big-box retailers. Better yet, why not support businesses owned by 51ÁÔÆæ alumni? Here are a few to consider.

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]]> ‘Bunch of jerks’: Research shows how brands can benefit from reclaiming insults /news/bunch-of-jerks-research-shows-how-brands-can-benefit-from-reclaiming-insults/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 18:23:49 +0000 /news/?p=147550 Companies usually ignore or try to refute criticism. But often, there's a better way to respond, 51ÁÔÆæ researcher Katherine Du found.

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]]> Undergrad students study AI outsourcing and what it means for human jobs /news/undergrad-students-study-ai-outsourcing-and-what-it-means-for-human-jobs/ Mon, 11 Aug 2025 16:50:24 +0000 /news/?p=145666 Businesses are increasingly turning to AI outsourcing to increase productivity. Gaurav Sachdeva and Gaurav Saluja are finding that the effects are not always what we might expect.

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]]> Sociology alum brings sustainability to the vineyard /news/sociology-alum-brings-sustainability-to-the-vineyard/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 20:07:10 +0000 /news/?p=145657 Meghan Murphy parlayed her degree into her dream job, overseeing Gundlach Bundschu Winery’s fields in California, ensuring that the operation is environmentally sound for generations to come.

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]]> How AI-powered chatbots can make – or break – consumer trust /news/how-ai-powered-chatbots-can-make-or-break-consumer-trust/ Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:53:07 +0000 /news/?p=140477 The growing popularity of generative AI programs has supercharged the presence, and abilities, of those little text bubbles that pop up in the corner of so many consumer sites.

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]]> 51ÁÔÆæ helps student navigate career goals, and he lands a job that fits just right /news/uwm-helps-student-navigate-career-goals-and-he-lands-a-job-that-fits-just-right/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:57:24 +0000 /news/?p=137786 Amir Foysal, an international student at 51ÁÔÆæ from Bangladesh, had a career goal: to find a position that blended business and technology. But he was struggling to find job titles that fit what he was looking for.

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]]> 51ÁÔÆæ Research Foundation awards bridge grants to 51ÁÔÆæ-related companies /news/uwm-research-foundation-awards-bridge-grants-to-uwm-related-companies/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 19:25:37 +0000 /news/?p=139041 The Bridge Grant Program invests in new companies of 51ÁÔÆæ faculty, staff and students that have licensed intellectual property from the research foundation.

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]]> Student entrepreneurs look to streamline construction projects /news/student-entrepreneurs-look-to-streamline-construction-projects/ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 15:37:53 +0000 /news/?p=133777 Miscommunication and cost overruns can abound in any building project. Two 51ÁÔÆæ student entrepreneurs are developing a way to overcome these problems, especially in developing countries where language and technology barriers add to the challenges.

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]]> Lubar College of Business signs MBA agreement with Indian university /news/lubar-college-of-business-signs-mba-agreement-with-indian-university-2/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 20:55:50 +0000 /news/?p=131664 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.

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]]> 51ÁÔÆæ alum Satya Nadella marks 10 years leading Microsoft /news/uwm-alum-satya-nadella-marks-10-years-leading-microsoft/ Tue, 27 Feb 2024 22:44:16 +0000 /news/?p=130583 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.

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