Author: Jessica Roberts Martin

Aaron Jennings was unsure of his next move. He had a solid educational background in politics and government and a strong desire to help others, born out of his faith and upbringing, but he was unsure of a career path. A late-night Internet search gave him unexpected clarity. “It was my senior year at the […]

The new Master of Public Health program (MPH) at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work is offering four new full-tuition, merit-based scholarships to support students interested in improving community health locally, nationally and internationally. The scholarships are available to prospective MPH students who have professional interests or experience in a range of areas, including health communications, nursing and community or public service as well as to prospective students completing health and preprofessional health majors who seek career opportunities in public health. Additional tuition assistance also is available to students entering the program, which debuts with the fall 2009 class.

The new Master of Public Health program at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work is offering four, new full-tuition, merit-based scholarships to support students interested in improving community health locally, nationally and internationally.

“Timely identification and diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can impact a child’s development and is the key to opening the door to the services and therapies available to children with autism,” says Paul Shattuck, Ph.D., assistant professor at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. “Unfortunately, our research shows that the average age of autism diagnosis is nearly six years old, which is three to four years after diagnosis is possible.” Shattuck is the lead author of an article on the timing of ASD identification in the current issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Video available

Charles Burson, J.D., has been named the School of Law’s first senior professor of practice.

Photo by Mary ButkusLeila Nadya Sadat, J.D., the Henry H. Oberschelp Professor of Law and director of the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute introduces Guénaël Mettraux, former associate legal officer and former defense counsel for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, during a meeting April 13-15 at the School of Law to begin work on a Specialized Convention on Crimes Against Humanity.

The George Warren Brown School of Social Work will honor five distinguished individuals for outstanding service to their profession during its annual Alumni Awards celebration at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, in Whitaker Hall Auditorium. Three alumni will receive Distinguished Alumni Awards, and two faculty members will receive Distinguished Faculty Awards. Distinguished Alumni Awards Rita […]

The Brookings Institution and Washington University in St. Louis will begin offering joint programs including internships, lectures and other educational activities, the institutions announced today. Washington University’s John M. Olin Business School will also lead management of Brookings’ executive education activities, effective July 1, 2009.

Jackson Nickerson Jackson Nickerson is the Frahm Family Professor of Organization and Strategy at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis. He joined the University in 1996 and teaches strategic management courses on innovation, management of life science, organizational strategy, and critical thinking. His research focuses on why firms choose different organizational […]

• Before reaching 30 years old, Robert S. Brookings transformed a small St. Louis business, Cupples & Marston, into the nation’s largest distributor of household products. At 35, he conceived and created a central warehousing terminal that revolutionized the cost structure for wholesale merchants in St. Louis and became the model for the nation’s freight […]