Troubled times for fantasy sports leagues?
Fantasy sports providers and fans will be closely following the case that centers on the fantasy sports leagues’ use of players’ names without permission and the profits the league derives from doing so. An entertainment law expert and professor at WUSTL says that this case could have an effect on all fantasy leagues.
Quantitative approach to strategy shakes up “business as usual”
Businesses today are turning to quantifiable analysis to map strategies. According to a professor at the Olin School of Business, companies can address specific problems in a scientific way by using basic principals of game theory.
Outsourcing helps or hurts businesses, depending on how they’re used
People’s suspicions about outsourcing are sometimes right; it is just a way for firms to save a buck. But when firms outsource IT projects or share resources with a supplier, they might be creating competitors who could steal customers or profit making ideas, says a professor from the Olin School of Business. Without knowing when it is appropriate to outsource, the financial impact could be quite harmful.
Architecture graduate school ties for 10th ranking
The rankings are according to Design Intelligence, a monthly newsletter published by the Design Futures Council; WUSTL is tied with Illinois.
Squyres to speak on Mars rovers mission
The principal scientific investigator for the Mars Exploration Rover Mission, he’ll be introduced by WUSTL’s Ray Arvidson, the mission’s deputy principal investigator.
Of note
Jacob Schaefer, Ph.D.,
Karen L. Wooley, Ph.D.,
Luis H. Zayas, Ph.D.,
Kenneth Harrington,
Li Mei Chen, Ph.D.,
and more…
No journey too large or too small
Whether she’s following a tantalizing thread of scientific evidence in the laboratory or trekking to remote corners of the world with her husband, Jake, Sheila Stewart loves epic journeys. Stewart, Ph.D., assistant professor of cell biology and physiology, speaks with equal enthusiasm of her studies of molecular structures on the ends of DNA and of […]
Faculty receive promotions, tenure
At recent Board of Trustees meetings, faculty members were granted tenure, promoted with tenure, appointed with tenure or granted a track change with tenure.
Common blood-thinner drug increases risk of bone fracture
Warfarin, also known by the brand name Coumadin, is often given to patients with atrial fibrillation, irregular contractions of the upper chambers of the heart.
Creative outlet
Photo by Bill StoverA graduate student art exhibit titled Offcourse featured the work of some 65 graduate students from numerous disciplines across the University.
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