Family-friendly workplaces benefit employees, businesses
Paid leave and employee well-being are the focus of a three-part policy series on family-friendly business practices put together by the Brown School’s Clark-Fox Policy Institute. “Creating a family-friendly workplace benefits both employees and businesses,” said Gary Parker, institute director.
Entrepreneurs and innovators honored
The Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship awarded more than $125,000 in funding to WashU startups at its spring awards ceremony.
Class Acts: Franklin Taylor
As an Olin Business School MBA student, Franklin Taylor collaborated with mentors and fellow students to build a startup company that aims to help grocery stores alleviate food waste and increase profitability.
Turning the Giant
Disrupting Your Industry with Persistent Innovation
In Turning the Giant, John Berra, BS ’69 (Systems Science & Engineering) shares his amazing life’s journey that took him from being a shy, uncertain student to becoming the chairman of Emerson Process Management.
STL DataFest unites region’s data scientists
The inaugural STL DataFest later this month will feature presentations and discussions on a range of data applications, including data science’s impact in particular fields and larger questions of data ethics, privacy and security. Register to attend by May 6.
Next-gen testing
Erica Barnell co-founded the life sciences company Geneoscopy to develop innovative diagnostics and transform gastrointestinal health.
Shifting the beauty standard
In her own words, Christine Chang, BSBA ’04, talks about co-founding the Glow Recipe beauty brand.
Riley to deliver annual Brauer Lecture
Jason Riley, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a Wall Street Journal columnist, will deliver the keynote address for Olin Business School’s Brauer Lecture Series on April 18.
McKelvey Engineering offers graduate certificate in financial engineering
Graduate students in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University now can earn a graduate certificate in financial engineering.
How Key Bridge collapse could impact U.S. supply chains immediately, long-term
The devastating collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore will add another wrinkle to recent global supply chain troubles, according to Olin Business School’s Panos Kouvelis, a global supply chain expert.
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