Class Acts: Franklin Taylor
As an Olin Business School MBA student, Franklin Taylor collaborated with mentors and fellow students to build a startup company that aims to help grocery stores alleviate food waste and increase profitability.
Shifting the beauty standard
In her own words, Christine Chang, BSBA ’04, talks about co-founding the Glow Recipe beauty brand.
Riley to deliver annual Brauer Lecture
Jason Riley, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a Wall Street Journal columnist, will deliver the keynote address for Olin Business School’s Brauer Lecture Series on April 18.
McKelvey Engineering offers graduate certificate in financial engineering
Graduate students in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University now can earn a graduate certificate in financial engineering.
How Key Bridge collapse could impact U.S. supply chains immediately, long-term
The devastating collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore will add another wrinkle to recent global supply chain troubles, according to Olin Business School’s Panos Kouvelis, a global supply chain expert.
Don’t believe hype about shorter work week benefits
The studies that are frequently touted as proof of concept for a shortened work week are riddled with statistical flaws, according to Olin Business School’s Liberty Vittert, who testified March 13 before the U.S. Senate Committee on Heath, Education, Labor and Pensions.
Celebrate International Women’s Day at Olin’s ‘She Suite’
Olin Business School’s annual “She Suite,” a panel discussion on women and leadership in the business world, is from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, in Knight Hall’s Emerson Auditorium. Register to attend the event in person or virtually.
The power of persistence: Bridging the gender gap in patent applications
A recent study by Oren Reshef at Olin Business School finds that women are less likely than men to continue pursuing a patent after an initial rejection.
Want to encourage allyship? Highlight its appreciation, research shows
New research by Hannah Birnbaum at Olin Business School finds that one reason why more people in advantaged groups — particularly men and white people — do not engage in acts of allyship is because they underestimate how their actions will be appreciated by members of disadvantaged groups.
Olin Business School to offer free mentorship, guidance for Arch Grants hopefuls
A team of Olin Business School professors, students and staff helped four local entrepreneurs win 2023 Arch Grants. With this year’s competition underway, they are again providing applicants with valuable feedback. The deadline to submit application materials for review is March 3.
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