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James ’20 and Chris ’20 Kardatzke provide alternate financial data.
An ingenious start-up by Max Schauff ’19 lets you skip the line.
Innovate Week helps entrepreneurs turn dreams into world-changing businesses.
Ashley Bredemus ’14 left engineering to run a boys’ camp deep in the woods.
Michael Fishman ’11 creates bikes that are both unique and affordable.
Dave Arnold ’08 oversees communications for business and political legends.
With Danish pastry, Peter Olesen ’09 helps customers endure the pandemic.
For all their computer wizardry, the undergrads who created Spacebar got the word out through low-tech means. Courtesy of Spacebar
You’re a UW–Madison student who can’t go to clubs or parties during the pandemic. Is there any option besides staying home alone?
Now there is: you…
Katie Lorenz ’12 sells alpaca-fleece products while ensuring fair wages for Peruvian artisans.
A face covering by Max Bock-Aronson ’13 is one of 2020’s best inventions.
Celebrating Ada Deer ’57, Gary Ebben ’82, and Thomas J. Falk ’80.
Lisa Skriloff ’77 helps companies reach out to underserved communities.
Blake Sorensen ’11 makes snacking safe for those with allergies.
Fetch Rewards takes a new approach to brand loyalty.
Tech giant Jeff Kessenich helps UW students launch their own STEM careers.
As society embraces maximum convenience, UW alumni are transforming the business of on-demand dining.
The honorees have made exceptional contributions to the world.
Erin Strepy MBA'15 plays with dolls every day because that’s her job.
From YouTube star to professional BMX rider, Badger alums have proven the versalitity of a UW diploma.
Jason Tracy
If you’ve been to a wedding, baby shower, funeral, or birthday party in the last 13 years, you’ve probably crossed paths with Melvina Young ’90, MS’92, PhDx’07. She’s a quiet party presence — she usually arrives hidden in an envelope — but Young’s voice…
Renee Meiller
Nancy Spelsberg ’99, MBA’06 will gladly nudge students toward industrial engineering. And it’s not just because she’s a graduate of the UW Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) and a member of its advisory board.
“You can go into business, you can…
Hamilton Pier became the first woman in the country to be granted a judicial appointment. Courtesy of Fond Du Lac County Historical Society
Kate Hamilton Pier LLB1887 was a successful real estate saleswoman in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, when she decided to get a law degree.…
Larzette Hale-Wilson, pictured with accountant Milton Wilson, became the first African American woman in the country to earn a PhD in accounting. Courtesy of Theresa A. Hammond
Larzette Hale-Wilson MPh’43, PhD’55 was the first female African American CPA to earn a PhD in accounting. Orphaned…
UW economics professor Menzie Chinn explains the tradeoffs of tariff policy.
WAA recognizes the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients.
What Marie Moody ’90 started in her Manhattan apartment has turned into a multimillion-dollar pet-food brand, all thanks to a mutt named Chewy.