Andrew Jordan: using economics to improve criminal justice
Economist Andrew Jordan in Arts & Sciences uses data analytics to uncover potential bias in the criminal justice system by studying the decisions made by courts, police and prosecutors.
Comparing annual inflation changes each month can distort reality
John Horn, an economics expert at Olin Business School, explains the math of inflation and why focusing on the annual rate of change, rather than month-to-month inflation changes, makes an already bad situation look worse.
Making chocolate for a cause
Brenda Barnicki, BSChE ’86, parlayed a candy-making hobby and job loss into a nonprofit for children’s charities.
From the Field House to the front office
Former WashU basketball player David Fatoki, BSBA ’15, is working his way up the administrative ladder of the NBA champion Golden State Warriors.
Learning from the best
David Rogier earned a degree in political science in 2005, and has never let himself — or us — stop learning. In 2015, he created MasterClass as an online school for the rest of our lives.
The type of leaders the world needs today and how WashU can develop them
According to leadership expert Kurt Dirks, anyone can be a leader. Here, he proposes three ways WashU can help transform the concept and create leaders who can make positive change.
Timing is everything
Robyn LeBoeuf, professor of marketing at Olin Business School, searches how people’s time perceptions affect the way they make decisions.
One-hit wonder: How awards, recognition decrease inventors’ creativity
New research from Olin Business School has identified one reason why some first-time producers struggle to repeat their initial creative productions while others go on to continually produce creative works.
Kouvelis receives 2022 Distinguished Fellow Award
Panos Kouvelis, at Olin Business School, is the 2022 recipient of the Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society’s Distinguished Fellow Award, widely regarded as the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a research scholar in the field of operations management.
WashU Experts: Supreme Court decision will transform American life, politics
Experts from Washington University in St. Louis offer perspectives on the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and the impact it will have on American law, people and politics.
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