IN THE NEWS
May 1, 2009People and programs of the Wisconsin School of Business were in the news recently, including the examples listed below.
Associate Professor of Marketing Joann Peck’s research on the impact of touch in purchasing decisions was featured in TIME Magazine.
Jon Davis, professor, Accounting and Information Systems, offered tax advice to Fast Company. The magazine referred to Davis as the “Tax Guru.”
City Dictionary took home the top prize in the G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition. Add The Flavor took home the second-place prize.
- http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/latest/447592
- http://www.jsonline.com/business/43344367.html
- http://www.jsonline.com/business/43076812.html
- http://www.worldeshipday.com/world-today/
The Business Writer in Residence, Dan Gross of Newsweek, was interviewed by Dean Michael Knetter. Video of the interview was featured on BigThink’s web site.
The full-time Wisconsin MBA program moved up one spot in the 2009 U.S. News & World Report Rankings, as reported in U.S. News & World Report, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and The Milwaukee Business Journal.
Stephen Malpezzi, professor, Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, was quoted in a Wisconsin State Journal article on recent Sun Prairie real estate auction, one of the largest in state history.
The Wisconsin School of Business alum Lowell Robinson was interviewed by BusinessWeek. The article also mentioned the Director’s Summit.
University World News mentioned the Wisconsin School of Business’ “Ethics Day” that was launched by accounting students earlier this year.
Professor Mason Carpenter, Management and Human Resources, was quoted in a Wisconsin State Journal article on the high number of recent layoffs.
Deborah Mitchell, associate dean, Enterprise MBA Programs, was featured in an Associated Press piece on General Motor’s continuing woes. The story appeared in several national outlets, including Forbes, New York Times, Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune.
The band, Toxic Assets, comprised of Wisconsin School of Business faculty members, was featured in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel College Notebook blog and The Decider.
Jim Johannes, associate dean, Executive Education, commented on the upcoming opening of a branch of Minnesota’s Globe University, a career college network, in Middleton.