A sampling of news stories covering from December 2008 and January 2009 concerning the people and programs of the Wisconsin School of Business.

Charlie Trevor’s research on “Downsizing Effects on Voluntary Turnover Rates” was featured in the Boston Globe and Canada’s Globe and Mail.

Associate Professor François Ortalo-Magné , Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, was quoted in Forbes magazine about the best places to buy real estate in the world market. He was also quoted in the International Herald Tribune’s “Raising the Roof” blog regarding the best places in the world to invest in real estate.

The announcement of the deanship and Dean Knetter’s new role as special assistant/liaison to the Chancellor was covered in The Economist.

Associate Dean of Enterprise MBA Deborah Mitchell talked to Smart Money magazine about holiday shopping deals. Mitchell was also quoted in an Associated Press story about Super Bowl advertisements.

Associate Professor Marjorie Rosenberg was featured in a Washington Post article on the actuarial likelihood of so many members of the 1995 AFC Championship San Diego Chargers dying young.

Mark Browne and Martin Halek presented a paper on flood insurance, which was featured in National Underwriter.

Professor Berry Gerhart, Management and Human Resources, discussed ThedaCare’s ‘”no  layoffs” policy with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Gerhart also contributed to an Human Resources Executive article examining ways companies can adapt HR policies during a down economy.

Andrew Taylor , director of the Bolz Center for Arts Administration commented on the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art in the Los Angeles Times.

Assistant Professor Morris Davis, Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, was quoted in USA Today.

Dean Mike Knetter talks about the job market in 2009 in this MSNBC article The Wisconsin School of Business was mentioned in a BusinessWeek article on diversity within business schools.

The naming of Michael Knetter as Albert O. Nicholas Dean of the Wisconsin School of Business was announced in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Dean Michael Knetter was named a special assistant/liaison to the chancellor for long-term strategy and development in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Sky Vegetables, winner of the 2008 G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition, hosted an Urban Agriculture Summit covered in a New York Times blog.

Recent graduate Corey Capasso was profiled again in BusinessWeek, as part of a special on new startups.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board praised the Wisconsin School of Business entrepreneurial program.

Neil Lerner, director of the Small Business Development Center, was quoted in the Wisconsin State Journal on the need for businesses to have a succession plan.

Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship featured in a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article on Yahoo’s new CEO, Carol Bartz.

Dean Michael Knetter commented on the 2008 job market in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Senior Associate Dean and Professor of Actuarial Science, Risk Management and Insurance Joan Schmit discusses the relevance of a risk management background in today’s economy in an insurance industry Web site.

Associate Dean of Enterprise MBA programs Deborah Mitchell spoke at a seminar to help businesses market in a down economy covered by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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