Putting the business of health front and center
Transformative solutions to the deepest societal challenges — that’s what WashU’s strategic plan “Here and Next” aims to advance. As a professor of strategy, I find this vision statement to be a compelling one. It articulates the university’s purpose, identity and portfolio. In other words, this vision tells us who we are, why we’re here […]
Open Educational Resources awards announced
WashU’s Digital Intelligence & Innovation Accelerator and WashU Libraries recently awarded funding to faculty developing open educational resources for students.
WashU rises in global patent ranking
WashU rises in the National Academy of Inventors’ annual global ranking of patent awards.
What Walgreens’ $10 billion private equity deal means for consumers, pharmacy industry
After years of financial turmoil, Walgreens recently announced that it has reached a $10 billion buyout deal with private-equity firm Sycamore — a move that likely will have wide-ranging consequences for how consumers access health care and health-care products, according to Olin Business School experts Patrick Aguilar and Peter Boumgarden.
WashU launches FARM to drive food system transformation
Rooted in public health, WashU’s new FARM initiative reimagines agriculture to improve nutrition, sustainability and food access for communities worldwide.
Job/Security
A Composite Portrait of the Expanding American Security Industry
Co-authored by Edward Schwarzschild, AM ’89, PhD ’94, the book is an illuminating collection of candid interviews and photographs with workers in America’s burgeoning security state.
Artificial intelligence comes home
Vanessa Perry, MBA ’90, helps students and policymakers understand the dangers and benefits of using AI in the housing market.
Amplifying success
After a remarkable career in the financial services industry, Tom Anderson, BSBA ’96, provides expertise and resources to support WashU.
Leaders appointed for digital transformation
Two WashU faculty members have been appointed to leadership posts supporting the university’s Digital Intelligence & Innovation Accelerator.
Tariffs may not bring global supply chains back; WashU research explains
In a recent paper, Panos Kouvelis, director of the Boeing Center for Supply Chain Innovation at WashU Olin Business School, examined how global supply chain managers weigh decisions to reshore manufacturing when faced with tariffs.
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