Newsroom Stories

The Olin School’s Claus Langfred found that too much trust could actually be bad for business — when it comes to working on team projects.

The illustrated lecture stems from her recent book, 100 Best Books for Children, an in-depth survey of children’s literature.

Each spring, four student plays — two full-length works and two shorts — are selected by blind jury and work-shopped the following fall.

It came down to three choices: botany, chemistry or zoology. So, logically, Shanta Pandey chose social work. “I always wanted to be in a helping profession, but after completing my pre-med undergraduate studies, I realized that I didn’t want to be a doctor. I didn’t like being around blood,” she says. “The only other options […]

She died of complications stemming from leukemia at Barnes-Jewish Hospital on Oct. 29; she had taught at the University since 1974.

Beginning Jan. 1, Medicare will offer 41 prescription drug plans through 16 private insurance companies to Missouri residents who are Medicare-eligible.

Photo by Mary Butkus Sesame Street characters greet children from the community during the annual Safe Trick-or-Treat Oct. 29 in the residence halls of the South 40.

Photo by Mary ButkusC-SPAN’s 45-foot long Book TV bus stopped at the University Oct. 20 as part of its cross-country tour.

Photo by Kevin LowderThe formation of the Jessica Campbell Travel Scholarship was announced at an Oct. 28 ceremony in Hurst Lounge in Duncker Hall.

Thomas Rodebaugh, Ph.D., and Irit Kleiman, Ph.D.