Mahendra R. Gupta, PhD, dean of Olin Business School, attended a meeting at the White House this week. Olin joined about 40 other business schools in committing to best practices for expanding women’s career opportunities and adapting to a changing workforce.

Two new studies explain why some parasite infections, such as those common in developing countries, sometimes can’t be cured with standard treatments. The School of Medicine research shows the parasite Leishmania — which infects 12 million people worldwide — often harbors a virus that helps the parasite survive treatments.

African fish called mormyrids communicate by means of electric signals. Fish in one group can glean detailed information from a signal’s waveform, but fish in another group are insensitive to the variations. Research from Arts & Sciences has uncovered the neurological basis for this difference in perception.

The Institute for School Partnership (ISP) again is partnering with the Monsanto Fund to bring high-quality science education to students in St. Louis through its MySci program. This summer, the Monsanto Fund awarded $1.9 million to ISP to create a hands-on, inquiry- and project-based middle-school science curriculum that integrates science, technology, engineering and math.