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WSB’s Most-Read Stories of 2020
New degrees, new investments in online learning, new approaches to helping industry address challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic—these are just a few of the milestones that shaped 2020 for the Wisconsin School of Business. Here’s a look at some of our top stories of the year based on readership.
The M. Keith Weikel Leadership Speaker Series: A Conversation With Affectiva CEO Rana el Kaliouby
Affectiva co-founder and CEO Rana el Kaliouby talks about AI, emotional intelligence, and the rewards of taking on big challenges during the virtual M. Keith Weikel Leadership Speaker Series.
Seeding Tech Growth in Wisconsin’s Fertile Ground
The Creative Destruction Lab is launching a program in partnership with UW–Madison and American Family Insurance focused on high-tech startups tackling risk. The program leverages WSB's strength in risk management and insurance, as well as the UW-Madison School of Computer, Data and Information Sciences.
WSB's Business Analytics Master's Program Celebrates Inaugural Year
Launched in the fall of 2019, WSB’s business analytics master of science degree program celebrates its inaugural year.
WSB Alumna at Forefront of Madison's New Affordable Housing for Veterans
Gorman & Company Development Director Nicole Solheim (BBA ’08, MS ’11) is applying her Badger expertise to Valor on Washington, an affordable housing development designed specifically for veteran families. "People would come up to me and say, 'Can I put my nephew on the waiting list? Can I put this person on it?' They wanted to be on it before we even had financing in place."
New Career Engagement Studio Positions WSB Undergraduates for Success
Newly opened in September, WSB's Career Engagement Studio is a state-of-the-art central hub for career education, professional development, and network-based learning for undergraduate business students.