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Olin earns rare triple accreditation, launches online MBA for digitally enabled leaders

Washington University in St. Louis’ Olin Business School is the only highly ranked business school in the United States to earn triple accreditation. Fewer than 1% of all business schools globally hold this distinction.

Academics

Megan Flake: Keeping engineering labs running during the pandemic

McKelvey School of Engineering labs couldn’t shut down due to COVID-19. Megan Flake kept them running smoothly while research was on hold.

Campus & Facilities

Reminder about campus parking during Commencement events

Parking & Transportation Services provides updates on parking and traffic flow plans for spring Commencement events, which will take place May 20, 21 and 30.

Awards & Notables

Hammond receives Merck research fellowship

J. Gmerice Hammond, MD, a cardiologist and health policy research fellow in the Cardiovascular Division at Washington University School of Medicine, has received a Merck Fellowship Research Award from the Association of Black Cardiologists and the American College of Cardiology.

Health & Society

FDA menthol ban would benefit Black, younger Americans

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s proposed ban on menthol flavored cigarettes and all flavored cigars could be particularly beneficial for Black and young people, says an expert on tobacco control at Washington University in St. Louis.

Engineering

Bai lab develops stable, efficient, anode-free sodium battery

The lab of Peng Bai has developed a stable, anode-free sodium ion battery that is highly efficient, will be less expensive and is significantly smaller than a traditional lithium ion battery.

Humanities & Society

Wealth, status could not shield 19th-century families from parasitic infection

New research conducted by Theresa Gildner, assistant professor of archaeology in Arts & Sciences, suggests that parasitic disease was likely widespread in New England during 19th century, even in remote rural areas and in wealthy households.

Obituaries

Michael Friedlander, professor emeritus of physics, 92

Michael W. Friedlander, professor emeritus of physics in Arts & Sciences, died April 29, 2021, in St. Louis. He was 92.

Campus & Community

Rethinking the international student experience

More than a year into the pandemic, with more knowledge about COVID-19 under our belts and the vaccine rollout underway, it’s beginning to look like campus might soon return to some semblance of normal. But in early 2020, it was a different story. Last March, most Washington University in St. Louis students returned home to […]

Campus & Facilities

Public Safety Committee recommendations to be adopted, implemented

Washington University in St. Louis announced details of its plan to adopt recommendations made in a recent Public Safety Committee report.