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From intern to CEO

While earning an MBA at WashU, Nina Leigh Krueger joined Purina as an intern and never left. Now, she’s the company’s first female CEO of the Americas.

Humanities & Society

Making life-saving medicine available

Michael Holmes was determined to make a difference, and with a little guidance from above, help from pharmaceutical companies and some ingenuity, he started saving lives with Rx Outreach.

Humanities & Society

Arsalan Iftikhar: Combating fear of a Muslim planet

Arsalan Iftikhar, AB ’99, JD ’03, has spent his career speaking out against Islamophobia. In his new book, “Fear of a Muslim Planet,” he writes that the need to stand against hate is more urgent than ever.

Science & Technology

Protecting everyday superheroes

Alumnus Karl Zelik is taking on common back pain with wearable technology that helps reduce back strain and injury risk.

Medicine

School of Medicine climbs ever closer to No. 1 in NIH funding.

What is our secret?

Humanities & Society

Investigating racial health disparities to eradicate them

The Brown School’s Darrell Hudson digs deep into data and researches how social determinants like racism affect multiple health outcomes, especially among Black Americans.

Humanities & Society

How do you engage the community?

Starting a new course on community engagement in a pandemic seemed impossible. Yet Liz Kramer, a lecturer in the Sam Fox School, did just that.

Athletics

Scholars, athletes and champions

A new mural honors some of the university’s athletes and a program that lets students shine both on the field and off.

Arts & Culture

A fresh look at our past

In her new book, Making the World Over: Confronting Racism, Misogyny, and Xenophobia in U.S. History, R. Marie Griffith addresses the helplessness many feel around public debate, giving readers tools to listen, respond and address deep social injustices.

Business & Entrepreneurship

The launch pad

Olin’s MBA entrepreneurship program — ranked No. 1 by Poets & Quants for three consecutive years — is a pivotal part of a school-, university- and community-wide entrepreneurial ecosystem helping students and alumni become successful entrepreneurs. And St. Louis’ status as a national epicenter for entrepreneurs is soaring as a result.