School of Business Gazette

In the News

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is recognized as one of the top "Five Universities You Can Do Business With" in February's Inc. Magazine. The university is identified as one of five universities, which consistently produce upwards of 100 new, patents each year and foster entrepreneurship.

Professor of Real Estate and Urban Land Economics Timothy Riddiough, director of the UW Center for Real Estate, is quoted in "Site Can Help Gauge Value of House" in the Feb. 27 issue of the Baltimore Sun.

A group of MBA students' trip to Africa is featured in "UW Biz Students Travel to Get World View" in the Feb. 2 issue of the Capital Times. Gary Lessuise, assistant dean of the MBA program, Amy Schmidt, director of the Center for Brand and Product Management, and several students are quoted.
 
Finance Professor Jim Seward, of the Nicholas Center for Applied Corporate Finance, and Masako Ueda, assistant professor of finance, are quoted in "Small Businesses Get Angelic Help" in the Feb. 1 issue of the Wisconsin State Journal.

School of Business Dean Michael Knetter is quoted in "Greenspan Has Left the Building" in the Feb. 8 issue of the Daily Cardinal. The article discusses the role of the Federal Reserve chair.

A book by Dan Anderson, professor of actuarial science, risk management and insurance, "Corporate Survival: The Critical Importance of Sustainability Risk Management," was reviewed in the Jan. 30 issue of Business Insurance Magazine. Anderson's book was also featured in the Feb. 15 issue of Wisconsin Week.

School of Business Dean Michael Knetter is quoted in "Are We Saving Less but Getting Richer?" in the Feb. 11 issue of the Wisconsin State Journal. The article explores the decreasing rate of saving and the increasing level of wealth nationwide.

CIBER Director Susan Huber Miller was featured in the February issue of Business Beat. She discusses the Center for International Business Education and Research and challenges for area companies doing business internationally.

Director of the Small Business Development Center, Neil Lerner wrote an article in the February issue of Capital Region Business Journal. His article, "Strategic Partnerships Can Be a Good Way to Grow," was the fifth part of a series on how to grow a business.

Lori Holder-Webb, assistant professor of accounting and information systems, is quoted in "Business Professor Launches Corporate Reporting Study" on the Wisconsin Technology Network.

Toni Whited, associate professor of finance, being given the Brattle Prize in Corporate Finance is in the Jan. 30 issue of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Liah Hansen, an undergraduate marketing student, was featured in stories in the Wisconsin State Journal and Capital Times on her plan to sell advertising space on her forehead.   See “Foreheads for Sale” and “UW Seniors Aim to Use Noggins”.