Discrediting official uninsured estimates only minimizes the real health care problem, says health economist

McBrideThe health reform debate to date has been characterized by a lot of confusion and misinformation. “The conclusion that most of the uninsured either are voluntarily uninsured or do not need assistance is erroneous,” says Timothy McBride, Ph.D., leading health economist and associate dean of public health at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. The Census Bureau will announce the official health insurance estimates on Thursday, Sept. 10. According to McBride, because of the economic downturn, the number of uninsured may top 50 million.

Social enterprise competition gets renewed funding; changes name

The Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition (SEIC) enters its fifth year with a new name in recognition of a St. Louis community foundation. The competition offers mentoring, business advice and workshops for social enterprise start-ups. Contestants in the seven month-long competition must pass several hurdles before investment awards, totaling thousands of dollars, are announced next spring for the most promising ventures.

Kouvelis named head of executive education at Olin

Mahendra Gupta, Ph.D., dean and the Geraldine J. and Robert L. Virgil Professor of Accounting and Management at Olin Business School, has named Panos Kouvelis, Ph.D., the Emerson Distinguished Professor of Operations and Manufacturing Management, to the newly created position of senior associate dean and director of executive programs at Olin. The new position is […]

Olin Business School names new head of executive education

Kouvelis Panos Kouvelis, a professor of operations and manufacturing management at the Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, has been named to the new position of senior associate dean and director of executive programs. From St. Louis to Shanghai, Olin offers a wide variety of executive education programs including the Executive MBA degree, topic-focused seminars and custom corporate learning programs. Kouvelis brings a rich background of teaching, research and consulting to this new position which is part of a larger strategic plan for continued growth and innovation in executive education.

Small market baseball teams may do better signing a pitcher over a hitter

While the St. Louis Cardinals decide whether to re-sign baseball’s best hitter, Albert Pujols, following the 2010 season, they might want to consider a new study by a business professor at Washington University in St. Louis. Mike Lewis, assistant professor of marketing at the Olin Business School, claims that small market teams can get as many as four times more incremental wins by signing a high-level pitcher over an all-star hitter.

Gender Discrimination has a new metaphor: the labyrinth

WHEN: Thursday, June 18, 2009 WHAT: Program on “The truth about how women become leaders” Presented by the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Assoc.; hosted by Olin Business School WHO: Linda L. Carli, co-author of Through the Labyrinth: The Truth About How Women Become Leaders. WHERE: Charles F. Knight Center, Washington University in St. Louis, Forrest Park Parkway and Troop Drive.

Five local ventures win seed money in competition

The largest award pool for social entrepreneurship in the U.S. was split five ways on April 23, 2009 when winners of the Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition were announced at Washington University in St. Louis. The five finalists were chosen from an original field of 42 entrants and represent diverse ventures with missions to provide educational and cultural and vocational training.
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