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States may not be getting the financial benefits that the $5 billion private prison industry advertises. Anita Mukherjee, an assistant professor of actuarial science, risk management, and insurance at the Wisconsin School of Business, conducted what is believed to be the first study comparing public…
Four alumni who make us proud, including Steve Levitan ’84 co-creator of TV’s Modern Family.
Herb Kohl ’56 was a U.S. Senator, a businessman, and a sports titan, but he remains a Badger at his core.
A new report points to UW–Madison’s impact on the state.
A new effort guides entrepreneurs from campus to commercialization.
The 2014 Forward under 40 Award-winners are bettering lives around the world.
Before she became one of the country’s most powerful prosecutors, Bridget Brennan began her legal career oh and one.
Andrew Stoltmann ’94 witnessed the cruel effects of fiscal crime when his father was swindled in a real estate deal, losing $80,000.
"If you want to become better and new, the positive tension that comes from diversity, people holding divergent views, is essential to making innovation happen."
Creative ideas and a supportive campus culture are helping more and more students embrace the entrepreneurial spirit.
“I felt guilty eating breakfast. I had to get in to work and make the game.”
Meet five Badgers every alum should know.
Although Dave Florin ’92 is entering his eighth year of service with WAA’s national board of directors, his involvement began long before that.
The persistence of "hipsters" shines a light on product choices.
WAA honors eight alumni who have a global impact.
Just days before launching his professional career in Hastings, Minnesota, Zach Bassett ’09 was sailing a forty-six-foot yacht in the Mediterranean.
WAA honors distinguished alumni at 74th annual awards program.
Since Tony Dreyfuss ’97 opened Metropolis Coffee in 2003 in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood, it’s garnered publicity in publications ranging from Saveur to London’s Evening Standard.
Shane Welch ’01 founded Sixpoint Craft Ales in the basement of his former Vilas Avenue apartment. Now based in Brooklyn, New York, Welch distributes exclusively in New York City to more than five hundred bars and restaurants.
By necessity, Americans have tightened their belts during the economic downturn‚ but will the valuable lessons learned bring lasting changes to our relationship with money?
WAA honors outstanding alumni at 73rd annual awards program.
An academic setback at the UW propelled Joyce Carol Oates MA’61 on to the pinnacle of literary achievement. Read how Madison changed her life, and find an excerpt from “Nighthawk,” her campus memoir.
