Spring 2021
In This Issue
![Joann Peck](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/q-and-a-joann-peck-2400x1500-1-512x320.png)
Joann Peck’s Research Helps Connect People to Places
Professor Joann Peck’s research shows a trail to better stewardship.
![Two students working together](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/msba-2400x1500-1-512x320.jpg)
New Master’s Program Delivers In-Demand Analytics Skills
WSB’s MS in Business Analytics prepares students for career success turning data into decisions.
![Joseline Nyinawabera](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/what-inspires-you-joseline-nyinawabera-2400x1500-1-512x320.jpg)
What Inspires You? Joseline Nyinawabera Responds
Double Badger and entrepreneur Joseline Nyinawabera shares what motivates her to be the best version of herself.
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Health Care Executive Jennifer Olson Leads Through Turbulent Times
With a passion for mission-driven work, the children’s hospital leader is dedicated to moving her industry forward.
![Question mark illustration](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/risk-2400x1500-1-512x320.jpg)
Alumni Manage Risk During a Year of Immense Challenges
Business Badgers in risk management respond to recent disruptions while preparing for the future.
![Illustration of a skyline](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/now-you-know-2400x1500-1-512x320.jpg)
Now You Know: Faculty Research Answers Business Questions
Do e-visits create more work for doctors? Can “superstar cities” remain sustainable? How does founders’ experience impact startup survival?
![Madison residents waiting in line to get the COVID-19 vaccine](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/school-news-2400x1500-1-1-512x320.jpg)
School News
New alumni event series, Day of the Badger success, online undergraduate degrees, and other updates from Grainger Hall.
![Tyler Kennedy](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/tyleer-kennedy-featured-image-2400x1500-1-1024x640.jpg)
Tech Exec Turns WSB Assignment Into Billion Dollar Startup
Tyler Kennedy took a fast track from college to co-founder and describes how helping others has become his biggest reward.
![Drawing of a fish, lightbulb and plant.](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/launch-business-2400x1500-1-512x320.jpg)
Business Badgers Launch Businesses During Pandemic
For some alumni and students, the economic downturn lit a fire to make their passion projects a reality.
![Dean Sambamurthy](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/deans-letter-2400-512x334.jpg)
Dean Sambamurthy Shares His Optimism
Dean Sambamurthy celebrates the Business Badger community, reflects on the spring semester, and looks ahead to a more typical fall.
Photo Gallery: A Terrace for All Time
For nearly a century, the Memorial Union Terrace has been a place to gather, study, or enjoy a picture-perfect day.
![WSB alumn and his daughter pose for a photo with Bucky Badger](https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/photo-gallery-2021-featured-image-2400x1500-1.jpg)
Photo Gallery: A Terrace for All Time
For nearly a century, the Memorial Union Terrace has been a place to gather, study, or enjoy a picture-perfect day.