Helping students succeed
After a distinguished career in international banking and hospitality investing, Albert Ip, BSAMCS ’73, advocates for WashU in Hong Kong.
Creating the best of what life can offer
As founder and CEO of City Winery, a national chain of music venues that offers wine and fine dining, Michael Dorf, AB ’84, BSBA ’84, has made it his mission to provide an experience that will “indulge the senses.”
Twitter controversy highlights corporate brand risk
If changes at Twitter conflict with businesses’ values, it’s time for companies to re-evaluate use of the social media platform, said Olin Business School marketing expert Michael Wall.
Nobel Prize awarded to WashU economist Philip Dybvig
Philip H. Dybvig, a banking and finance expert at Washington University in St. Louis, is one of three economists to share the 2022 Nobel Prize in economic sciences, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Monday, Oct. 10.
Americans harmed by COVID-19 more likely to advocate for equality
New Olin Business School research suggests those touched by the sometimes devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are now more likely to recognize sources of inequality and, in turn, advocate for greater equality in the United States.
US has capacity to make essential drugs, study finds
The White House has sounded the alarm about vulnerabilities in the pharmaceutical supply chain. But new research from the Center for Analytics and Business Insights at Olin Business School found that the U.S. actually has the capacity to make the nation’s most essential and critical drugs — yet it’s mostly sitting idle.
Pierce named editor of Organization Science
Lamar Pierce, professor of organization and strategy at Olin Business School, has been appointed editor-in-chief of Organization Science.
Bellwether-funded project tackles funding gap for female, minority founders
Staggeringly disproportionate startup funding available to founders who are women or underrepresented minorities has inspired the next project of the Olin Brookings Commission.
Assessing state of worker power, economic opportunity in the US
A new landscape report conducted by Jake Rosenfeld, a professor of sociology in Arts & Sciences, examines the decline in worker power over the last several decades and outlines policy recommendations to rebalance the economic playing field for workers.
Andrew Jordan: using economics to improve criminal justice
Economist Andrew Jordan in Arts & Sciences uses data analytics to uncover potential bias in the criminal justice system by studying the decisions made by courts, police and prosecutors.
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