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IN THE NEWS

People and programs of the Wisconsin School of Business were in national and local news recently.

Morris Davis, assistant professor, Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, continues to garner national media attention. Davis has become a prominent national expert on the housing market’s economic impact. He has been featured in several national and international publications recently, including CNNMoney.com, U.S. News and World Report, NPR, Sydney News, Dow Jones Newswire and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Davis, who testified before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee in December, previously was quoted in the New York Times and the Christian Science Monitor.

Steve Schroeder, assistant dean for undergraduate programs and director of undergraduate career services, was quoted in the CNNMoney.com article, “Who’s hiring new college grads now.” Schroeder commented on the high demand for college graduates, despite the economic slowdown.

Assistant Professor Phil Kim, Management and Human Resources, was quoted in the Science Daily article, “Off the hook: Stronger soft-plastic fishing lures less damaging to environment.”  The fishing lure project, part of Kim’s entrepreneurial class, was also mentioned in the Wisconsin State Journal.

Regional

The differential tuition policy at the Wisconsin School of Business was included in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article, “UW System to look at tuition restructuring.” The tuition report was also mentioned in the Wisconsin State Journal and the Badger Herald.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=725632
http://badgerherald.com/news/2008/03/03/uw_to_look_at_tuitio.php
http://badgerherald.com/news/2008/03/07/board_looks_at_tuiti.php

Associate Professor Mason Carpenter and Professor Randall Dunham were quoted in the Milwaukee Business Journal article, “Bucyrus eliminates exec perks like cars, club dues.”

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel featured a story on MBA students John Poehling Jr. and Jason Schultz. The article, “‘Stress test’ can protect against worst-case equity tap,” discussed Poehling and Schultz’s advice for dealing with the stressful environment of the current housing crisis.

A video created by MBA students in the Applied Security Analysis Program was featured in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article “No business like show business.”

The Wisconsin School of Business was mentioned in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article, “Student’s the boss.”

Local

“Green Heroes: 25 of the area's savviest, smartest, boldest, well-intentioned and hardest-working stewards of justice, humanity and the environment” was the headline of an article in the April issue of Madison Magazine. Professor Dan Anderson and Senior Lecturer Tom Eggert both in the Actuarial Science, Risk Management and Insurance,   were jointly cited for their efforts to “incorporate environmentalism, sustainability and social justice into the business school curriculum.” 

Dean Michael Knetter was quoted in the Badger Herald article, “Study: Law, engineering, business make most cash.” The article looked at a recent survey of college professors’ salaries.