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  • Updated: UW-Green Bay mourns the passing of Professor Emeritus Ismail Shariff

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Prof. Emeritus Ismail Shariff (Economics, Public and Environmental Affairs), passed away Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. Services were held Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022 at the Appleton Mosque at 12:45 p.m. and burial at Riverside Cemetery, Appleton Wis. He was one of the longest-tenured faculty members in the history of UW-Green Bay, serving 44 years until his retirement…

  • Ethics in Action awards virtual luncheon, Oct. 15

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    Editorial Student

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    UW-Green Bay community, please consider attending the “Ethics in Action” awards luncheon that is being held this year for the first time as a virtual 45-minute event on Oct. 15, 2020. Formerly called the “Ethics in Business” award, since its inception in 2008, Prof. John Stoll and many campus students have assisted with its development. This…

  • Faculty note: Shariff paper to be presented at World Bank Conference

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay Prof. Emeritus Ismail Shariff (Economics) has a new paper, “The Paradox of Rural Development in the Context  of New Innovations Facing the Agricultural Sector of Developing Countries,” that has been accepted for presentation at the World Bank Conference,  June 20-15, 2018.

  • Stoll and class helps community keep their eyes on ethics

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    Sue Bodilly

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    The Ethics in Business Awards were held Nov. 9 at the KI Convention Center, downtown Green Bay. With about 700 people in attendance, UW-Green Bay and specifically Public and Environmental Affairs (PEA, Economics) faculty and students were recognized for their work as part of the “research team,” of which Prof. John Stoll (PEA) coordinates. The…

  • Stoll presents on economic evaluation of Cat Island Chain

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay Prof. John Stoll (Economics, Public and Environmental Affairs) gave a presentation entitled “CBA, Benefits Transfer, and the Cat Island Chain.” In the talk, he summarized work conducted with his former graduate student, Michael Hastreiter, performing an economic evaluation of the Cat Island Chain reconstruction in the Bay of Green Bay. The presentation was…

  • UW-Green Bay Prof. Stoll interviewed on Fox 11

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay Prof. John Stoll (Public and Environmental Affairs, Economics) is collaborating with a team of researchers to gauge the economic impact of Wisconsin fisheries. “We want to get an idea how much fishing is happening here, how much is happening from outside the region with people coming here, or even from out of state,…

  • Faculty note: Huh published in leading journal

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay Assistant Professor Yunsun Huh (Democracy & Justice Studies, Dept. of Economics, Women’s and Gender Studies) has recently had a paper published in the top field journal, Feminist Economics. Her paper, “Gender Empowerment and Educational Attainment of U.S. Immigrants and Their Home Country Counterparts,” was first published online, and will later appear in the…

  • Faculty note: Shariff publication

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    Christopher Sampson

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    Ismail Shariff, Professor Emeritus of Urban and Regional Studies, has published a book titled “Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts and Principles for the High School Curriculum.” Printed by CAT Publishing Inc., a subsidiary of W.W.Norton, the book can be found by its ISBN number, 978-1-50226-673-8215.

  • Faculty note: Nesslein chosen to participate in ‘Research on Poverty’

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    Christopher Sampson

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Economist Thomas Nesslein, associate professor of Urban and Regional Studies, has been chosen to participate in a four-day intensive workshop focused on the poverty theory and policy analysis, sponsored and paid for by the Institute for Research on Poverty at UW-Madison. The event takes place May 26-29. Key topics to be presented include A Historical…

  • Kangayappan, University Mace and scroll will feature prominently


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    Christopher Sampson

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    The University Mace — a ceremonial staff signifying authority — will be carried to the stage Friday by the University’s most senior faculty member, Prof. Kumar Kangayappan, a faculty economist since 1968. As part of the ceremony, Kangayappan will remove from the Mace handle a scrolled parchment document signed previously by each of UW-Green Bay’s…