Business
Accounting students help with taxes – for free
51ÁÔÆæ accounting students and AARP are offering free tax help to students and neighborhood residents during March and April at 51ÁÔÆæ’s Cambridge Commons.
English professor explains the trouble with tourism
Rhetorician Shevaun Watson has taken countless tours of Charleston, South Carolina, where a common narrative glossing over the city’s history of slavery and racism has translated into a multibillion-dollar tourism industry.
JCI/51ÁÔÆæ partnership fuels the future of energy storage
51ÁÔÆæ is working with industry-leader Johnson Controls Inc. to develop batteries for next-generation vehicles.
Would-be entrepreneur gets training she needs at 51ÁÔÆæ
Tammy Imme dreamed of owning her own child care center, rather than managing ones owned by others. 51ÁÔÆæ’s Small Business Development Center gave her the practical skills she needed to launch and then expand her business.
11 student and alumni businesses started with help from 51ÁÔÆæ
When it comes to starting your own business, 51ÁÔÆæ is the place to do it. Students and alumni have launched 20 companies with support from the university, and Milwaukee philanthropists Sheldon and Marianne Lubar recently gave $10 million to support 51ÁÔÆæ’s Ideas Challenge, a network of entrepreneurial activities involving students and researchers.
With overnight shifts and neutral accents, call centers provide insight into the future
51ÁÔÆæ 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 51ÁÔÆæ
Lubar Center for Entrepreneurship will bring together, enhance and expand 51ÁÔÆæ’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.
51ÁÔÆæ sociologist finds stay-at-home dads’ experiences bring mutual understanding to couples
51ÁÔÆæ 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 51ÁÔÆæ
Nearly 30 percent of worker injuries in the gas utility industry come from changing meters. To reduce those injuries, engineers at 51ÁÔÆæ have partnered with Kenosha-based toolmaker Snap-on Inc. to develop an ergonomic wrench.
More Milwaukee residents to bike to work; 51ÁÔÆæ researcher explains why
In time for Wisconsin Bike Week, 51ÁÔÆæ biking infrastructure expert Robert Schneider explains why bike commuting is becoming more popular in Milwaukee.