Bridging the gender gap in patent applications

A recent study by Oren Reshef at Olin Business School finds that women are less likely than men to continue pursuing a patent after an initial rejection. The study’s findings highlight the importance of persistence in overcoming the gender gap in innovation.

Preschoolers with depression at greater risk of suicide later

Children ages 3 to 6 who have had clinical depression are more likely than their peers to have attempted suicide or to have had thoughts of killing themselves by age 12, according to a new study by university researchers.

Norma Guerra Gaier on career engagement

Norma Guerra Gaier, leader of WashU’s new Center for Career Engagement, has assembled a talented team of career coaches and employer engagement specialists. She’s also enlisting partners from across campus to help prepare students. Here, Gaier shares the center’s goals.

Notables

John Klein, a professor of art history and archaeology in Arts & Sciences, contributed one of three principal essays to “Matisse and the Sea.” The monograph accompanies a special exhibition of the same title currently on view at the Saint Louis Art Museum.

Research Wire

Teaching science in a way that includes and engages all learners can be challenging. A new framework developed by the Institute for School Partnership, and published in the journal Science and Children, provides criteria for equitable lesson development in elementary science.

Philip E. Cryer, former division director, 84

Philip E. Cryer, MD, a professor emeritus and former longtime director of the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research at the School of Medicine, died Feb. 24 in St. Louis. He was 84. A memorial service will be held March 17.