Jailing people accused of low-level and nonviolent crimes while they wait for their day in court is morally bankrupt. St. Louis should join Los Angeles and other cities shifting their policies to end cash bail. St. Louis should close the Workhouse.
New research from Arts & Sciences suggests that many “redundant” enzymes are actually specialists that ensure maximal growth across different environments. They also seem to increase resistance to antibiotics in conditions like those in the GI tract or urinary tract — raising concerns that current antibiotic susceptibility tests are inadequate.
While there are still many unknowns surrounding the legalization of recreational marijuana, I believe that this shows that it will be a positive influence.
Centene Corp. and the School of Medicine announced a partnership April 8 to transform and accelerate research into treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, breast cancer, diabetes and obesity. As part of the partnership, Centene will fund up to $100 million over 10 years in research at the university.
Two Olin Business School faculty members at Washington University in St. Louis collaborated to create a new customer choice algorithm designed to better populate six available slots for products in online stores hosted by Alibaba. Their model produced 28% higher revenues in one week — or nearly $22 million. The study earned them the 2019 Olin Award.
The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded a $226,392 grant to Washington University Libraries’ Film & Media Archive to fund the “Eyes on the Prize II” Interview Digitization and Dissemination Project.
Given the ever-increasing reliance on the few players in the proxy advisory industry, we believe we are past due for some increased oversight, accountability and transparency in this space.
Michael Sherraden, the George Warren Brown Distinguished University Professor; Margaret Sherraden, research professor; and Jin Huang, research associate professor, all at the Brown School, will headline the conference “Innovation and Evaluation for Anti-Poverty Initiatives” April 11 and 12 at National Taiwan University.
Undergraduate and graduate students from all schools may apply to join the university’s delegation to attend a United Nations climate conference in fall 2019 or spring 2020. Applications will be reviewed beginning Friday, April 12.
