In today’s global economy,
finance professionals need specialized skills and
expertise that go beyond the boundaries of traditional graduate
education. The new Global Master of Finance dual degree program offered by Olin Business School and Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University is designed to prepare
students for success in a wide variety of finance-related careers
worldwide.
Washington University in St. Louis is a Tree Campus USA for the third year in a row, the Arbor Day Foundation recently announced. Tree Campus USA is a national program created in 2008 to honor colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging staff and students in conservation goals.
In an effort to increase father participation in parenting programs, as well as
improve father-child interactions, Patricia L.
Kohl, PhD, associate professor of Social Work at the Brown School at
Washington University in St. Louis, has collaborated with the
Father’s Support Center of St. Louis to develop Engaging Fathers in
Positive Parenting, a program funded by the CDC designed to be used in
conjunction with the evidence-based parenting intervention, Triple P,
Positive Parenting Program.
Every Tuesday afternoon, an undergraduate from WUSTL’s School of Engineering & Applied Science heads back to middle school. Nick
Okafor leads the after-school Young Engineers Club at Brittany Woods
Middle School in University City. N’Desha Scott, a sophomore majoring in
biomedical engineering, started the club last fall as a way to reach
out to middle school students from groups traditionally underrepresented
in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.
Cancer drugs should kill tumors, not encourage their spread. But new evidence suggests that an otherwise promising class of drugs may actually increase the risk of tumors spreading to bone, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Scientists have identified a genetic mutation that may underlie common behaviors seen in some people with autism, such as difficulty communicating and resistance to change. The mutation disrupts levels of serotonin, a chemical messenger produced by a limited number of neurons (red) in the brain.
A new study published earlier this month found that men and women don’t fit neatly into gender stereotypes, that perhaps men aren’t from Mars nor are women from Venus. But why do we want them to be? Lead author Bobbi Carothers, PhD, senior data analyst at Center for Public Health System Science at Washington University in St. Louis, has some theories as to why.
With more St. Louis public school pupils than ever requesting tutors, WUSTL’s Each One Teach One program is expanding to serve more of them. The Community Service Office is looking for 50 enthusiastic tutors to build relationships, strengthen literacy skills, and foster a love of learning.
Cindy Brantmeier (left), associate professor of applied linguistics and Spanish in Arts & Sciences, has been collaborating with scholars from China to study the best methodologies and techniques for native Chinese speakers to learn English.
Tracy Collins, who earned a bachelor’s degree in English literature from WUSTL, returns to his alma mater after 20 years at the Creative Producers Group, a St. Louis-based agency. As WUSTL’s first senior creative director, Collins will help communicate the university’s brand through words and imagery.
