Author: Ken Duenke

National Day of Prayer

Applicants from the basic sciences, epidemiological and behavioral science departments are particularly encouraged to apply.

The Pediatric Asthma Controller Trial will evaluate three popular medications to find out how well they control mild asthma.

By completing the project, researchers believe they are launching a new age of discovery that will transform human health.

Business, Law & Economics Tip Sheet

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is tied for 2nd in the nation, according to new graduate and professional rankings released today by U.S. News and World Report magazine. It is the highest ranking in the school’s history. In all, U.S. News has ranked 18 of Washington University’s graduate and professional programs in the top 10 of their respective fields, and 46 graduate and undergraduate programs in their top 25.

Dean H. Kropp, the Dan Broida Professor of Operations and Manufacturing Management and Co-Director of The Boeing Center for Technology, Information, and Manufacturing and Operations at Washington University, left an indelible impression on all he touched, including the thousands of students he taught since 1986 at the John M. Olin School of Business and his fellow Olin faculty and higher education colleagues. He died April 11 at Barnes Hospital after a three-year battle with leukemia. He was 57 years old.

Picturing our Past

Three teak commemorative benches were designed by world-renowned architects to honor architecture Dean Cynthia Weese.

HutchingsIt’s going to be another tough year for grads looking for that perfect job they hope their newly minted degrees will help them nab. Though the war in Iraq could impact hiring, the outlook is still pretty good for business school grads, says Gregory Hutchings, associate dean and executive director of the Weston Career Resources Center (WCRC) at the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis. Accounting, financial services, and healthcare are a few of the industries where Hutchings sees “pockets of opportunity.”