‘The World Cup of paradoxes’
Sunita Parikh, in Arts & Sciences, writes on the “Human Ties” blog about the recent World Cup in Qatar, the juxtaposition of thrilling moments on the field with ugly business and political elements behind major sporting events and the concept of “sportswashing.”
How a Drug Company Made $114 Billion by Gaming the U.S. Patent System
Rachel Sachs, Treiman Professor of Law
Law blocking federal gun regulation sows confusion in Missouri
Leila Sadat, the James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law
WashU Medicine to no longer participate in U.S. News & World Report rankings
David H. Perlmutter, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and the George and Carol Bauer Dean of the School of Medicine, explains the school’s decision to no longer submit data to U.S. News & World Report to support their “best medical schools” survey and ranking.
High-Earning Men Are Cutting Back on Their Working Hours
Yongseok Shin, professor of economics
Could getting Covid raise cholesterol?
Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, assistant professor of medicine
‘Mentoring: It’s in our genes’
Jennifer Heemstra, the Charles Allen Thomas Professor of Chemistry in Arts & Sciences, discusses the #MentorFirst initiative, which emphasizes being a mentor to students while also conducting excellent research, in a post on the Biomedical Beat Blog.
Pediatricians are giving out free gun locks to approach the gun violence epidemic as a public health crisis
Lindsay Clukies, MD, assistant professor of emergency medicine
John Maynard Keynes Can’t Save You Now
Martin Riker, senior lecturer in English
‘What’s wrong with being a one-hit wonder?’
Markus Baer, at Olin Business School, takes part in a podcast episode to discuss his research on why some first-time producers struggle to repeat their initial creative success.
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