Better decisions, better choices
Every day we make thousands of decisions, from the small – what to eat? what to wear? – to the potentially life-changing choices involving our health or financial future. Olin Business School consumer behavior psychologist Hannah Perfecto does her research at the juncture of judgment and decision-making and has learned none of it has to be so hard.
Navigating a difficult tax year
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is expected to have another challenging year processing returns. Experts at Washington University’s Low Income Taxpayer Clinic offer tips, including: file early and electronically if possible.
Executive Cybersecurity Leadership Program launches
The McKelvey School of Engineering is launching a cybersecurity leadership certificate program. The first cohort will begin in April.
The Foundry Bakery: WashU entrepreneurs find the sweet spot
Alums Ray and Leah Yeh created The Foundry Bakery.
Design for good
No other discipline operates at the intersection of innovation and creativity as does fashion, which has the power to change us and our world. Great fashion design not only makes us look better, it helps us be better. Here’s an in-depth look how.
Reimagining textile production
Cotton fabric is natural, renewable, biodegradable and at least theoretically sustainable. With her patented RECLEM process, WashU fashion associate professor Mary Ruppert-Stroescu hopes to revolutionize how recycled fabrics are processed and used to create new garments.
Research demonstrates importance of consistent branding in political television ads
An analysis of television ads from the 2016 presidential election shows messages that are centrist and consistent with the candidate’s primary messages lead to increased online word of mouth chatter and higher daily poll ratings.
Expanded child tax credits did not reduce employment, study finds
An analysis of Census Pulse Survey data from Washington University’s Social Policy Institute shows that the expanded Child Tax Credit did not cause an exit from the labor force.
Flores lawsuit highlights lack of diversity among coaches, leadership in professional sports
A lawsuit by former Miami Dolphins Head Coach Brian Flores is shining a light on the lack of diversity among coaches and leadership in the NFL and other professional sports, according Patrick Rishe, director of Olin Business School’s sports business program.
IpsiHand stroke-recovery device named product of year by science society
The IpsiHand, an innovative stroke-recovery device developed by a WashU startup that helps stroke patients recover arm and hand function by retraining their brains, has received the 2021 Pantheon Product of the Year Award from California Life Sciences.
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