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Richard Axelbaum
Professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering
Axelbaum is the Director of the Consortium for Clean Coal Utilization. He also heads the Laboratory for Advanced Combustion and Energy Research and has directed the Engineering section of the NASA Missouri Space Grant Consortium at Washington University in St. Louis since 1997. He served as the associate ...
Expertise: Clean coal, nanoparticles, nanotechnology, materials, synthesis, flames
Direct contact: (314) 935-7560
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rla@wustl.edu
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Alfred Darnell
Visiting lecturer in political science
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Alfred Darnelll has extensively researched the politics of indigenous peoples of the North (Alaska Natives, Canadian Inuit, Scandinavian Sami), but especially Alaska's population, having completed a book manuscript on the political-cultural processes of creating Alaska Natives as a category and population. ...
Expertise: Politics, Alaska, cultures, native people
Direct contact: (314) 935-7455
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adarnell@wustl.edu
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Charles Cuny
Senior Lecturer in Finance
Professor Charles Cuny has published research on the role of growth on corporate capital structure, the impact of market volatility on the stock index-futures basis, the effect of portfolio manager compensation on turn-of-the-year stock prices, the design of futures contracts, valuing employee stock ...
Expertise: Capital structure, financial innovation, venture capital, employee stock options, stock index changes, corporate payout policy
Direct contact: (314) 935-4527
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cuny@wustl.edu
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Barak Aharonson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Organization and Strategy
Professor Aharonson's research focuses on patterns of technological competition and cooperation among firms, and their influence on the firm's behavior. His current projects examine a firm's behavior and knowledge flows in geographic agglomerations, technological space and networks. Aharonson's professional ...
Expertise: Business policy and strategy, microeconomics, industrial organization, management strategy, corporate strategy, geographic agglomerations, technological clusters, …
Direct contact: (314) 935-4846
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aharonson@olin.wustl.edu
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Cheryl Block
Professor of Law
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Cheryl Block is an expert in tax law and policy. Author of a leading book on corporate taxation, she has also written numerous articles on taxation, public policy relating to federal bailouts, legislative voting rules, social choice theory, federal budget process, and the interplay between tax and ...
Expertise: federal budget, tax law and policy, corporate taxation, federal bailouts
Direct contact: (314) 935-6444
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cblock@wulaw.wustl.edu
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Can baby boomers work with Gen X and Y employees?
Managing multiple generations is topic at Olin Business School seminar
June 15,
2009 -- Managers face new challenges with multiple generations working together as baby boomers delay retirement and members of Gen X and Gen Y enter the workforce. A seminar at the Olin Business School is designed to help executives juggle the needs and talents of employees in the 20 to 60 year-old age range.
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Master's degree will give students competitive edge in vital career sector
Olin Business School announces new degree in supply chain management
May 18,
2009 -- The Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis will launch a Master of Science in Supply Chain Management specialized program in September 2009. The 12-month, 36-credit-hour program will be multi-disciplinary with a cutting-edge curriculum and active collaboration with industry leaders and the supply chain issues they encounter.
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Social entrepreneurs receive awards totalling $150,000
Five local ventures win seed money in competition
April 27,
2009 -- The largest award pool for social entrepreneurship in the U.S. was split five ways on April 23, 2009 when winners of the Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition were announced at Washington University in St. Louis. The five finalists were chosen from an original field of 42 entrants and represent diverse ventures with missions to provide educational and cultural and vocational training.
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Vacation: What the Heck Is That?
MSN Money
June 26,
2009 -- Not taking some R&R could leave you carrying some heavy baggage down the line, bringing you and your company down. WUSTL entrepreneurship specialist Clifford Holekamp advises that shorter vacations are less stressful for small startups that are "very dependent on the founder to run the day-to-day operations."
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Jobs Had Liver Transplant
The Wall Street Journal
June 22,
2009 -- Steve Jobs, who has been on medical leave from Apple Inc. since January to treat an undisclosed medical condition, received a controversial liver transplant in Tennessee about two months ago. The chief executive has been recovering well and is expected to return to work on schedule later this month, though he may work part-time initially. WUSTL pancreatic and gastrointestinal surgery professor William Hawkins and surgery professor William Chapman both comment.
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Keeping a True Identity Becomes a Battle Online
The New York Times
and 3 others
June 18,
2009 -- Since Facebook started giving out customized Web addresses last Friday, some 9.5 million people have rushed to grab their top choice. But for people signing up for these accounts, the battle over domain names is taking place in murky waters. WUSTL student Jeremy Fancer comments.
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How to Win a Business Plan Competition
The New York Times
June 11,
2009 -- Since their advent in 1984, more than 50 American colleges and universities host business plan competitions, yielding prizes worth more than ever. Still, it's really not about the money, says Cliff Holekamp, a senior lecturer in entrepreneurship at WUSTL's Olin business school, which hosts multiple competitions, including the recently introduced Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition, a do-good variation with a $150,000 prize pool.
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When Second Really Is the Best
U.S. News & World Report online
June 10,
2009 -- In industry after industry, entrepreneur after entrepreneur is saying the same thing: Being first can surely be an advantage, but so can being second. Those who follow a market leader can actually be more successful in most cases, says WUSTL business strategy professor Anne Marie Knott, who discusses second-to-market advantages on the first day of her entrepreneurial studies class.
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Former Army Doctor Accused of Research Fraud Takes Leave From University
The New York Times
and 6 others
May 26,
2009 -- Orthopaedic surgeon Timothy Kuklo, a former Army physician accused of falsifying research involving injured soldiers, has taken a leave of absence from WUSTL medical school and its affiliated hospitals.
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2009 Commencement Address Highlights
CBS Evening News
May 26,
2009 -- Public service has been a common theme at college commencement ceremonies around the country this past month. Sunday's CBS Evening News gives a sampling, including WUSTL's commencement speaker Wendy Kopp.
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Are Medical Residents Worked Too Hard?
Time.com
May 26,
2009 -- There has been much hand-wringing over the dangers of medical residents' grueling schedules. One recent study advised that a solution would be to reduce the length of their shifts. But many in the medical community, including residents themselves, worry that shorter shifts could come at the expense of educational opportunities and possibly even patient safety. Includes comments by WUSTL Department of Medicine chairman Kenneth Polonsky.
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Sen. Grassley investigating army surgeon who allegedly wrote bogus study of Medtronic graft
Los Angeles Times
and 8 others
May 20,
2009 -- Influential Senator Charles Grassley is investigating a former Army surgeon who the Army says forged signatures and falsified data in a study touting the benefits of an implant from Medtronic. Orthopaedic surgeon Timothy Kuklo retired from the Army in 2007 and is now a professor of orthopedic surgery at WUSTL. WUSTL spokeswoman Joni Westerhouse comments.
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Senator Seeks Data on Doctor Accused by Army of Falsifying a Product Study
The New York Times
and 1 others
May 19,
2009 -- A top Republican lawmaker has opened an inquiry into a former Walter Reed Army Medical Center doctor whom the Army has accused of falsifying a medical study involving a product made by Medtronic, a company for whom he works as a paid consultant. The doctor currently works as an associate professor at WUSTL Medical School.
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Doctor Falsified Study on Injured G.I.'s, Army Says
The New York Times
and 9 others
May 13,
2009 -- According to the Army, WUSTL orthopaedic surgery professor Timothy Kuklo, a former surgeon at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, who is a paid consultant for a medical company, published a study that made false claims and overstated the benefits of the company's product in treating soldiers severely injured in Iraq. A WUSTL official declined to say whether it was investigating Dr. Kuklo but added that he remained on the faculty.
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Is The FDA Easing Up?
Forbes
May 8,
2009 -- Matthew Herper reports on the controversy surrounding the FDA and its policy for approving new schizophrenia drugs. Includes comments by WUSTL psychiatry professor John Newcomer.
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How Being Materialistic Can Actually Make You Happy
U.S. News & World Report online
May 1,
2009 -- Consumer behavior and psychological research has found all sorts of counterintuitive lessons about how we shop. So it's not surprising that a forthcoming study in the Journal of Consumer Research shatters some myths about materialism. Includes comments by WUSTL marketing professor Joseph Goodman, study co-author.
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Scientists Develop USB Ultrasound for Phones
PC Magazine
April 23,
2009 -- WUSTL computer scientists William Richard and David Zar have developed a USB Ultrasound probe that works with Windows Mobile smartphones, giving doctors a medical imaging device that they can carry with them wherever they go.
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Soon, smartphones to provide ultrasound imaging
Hindustan Times (India)
and 10 others
April 23,
2009 -- WUSTL computer science and engineering professors William Richard and David Zar have made commercial USB ultrasound probes compatible with Microsoft Windows mobile-based smartphones.
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Greenpeace appoints veteran organizer to its top post
The New York Times
April 14,
2009 -- Greenpeace USA announced the appointment today of its top organizer, Phil Radford, as its new executive director. Radford, 33, is a WUSTL alum (1998). He has been with Greenpeace since 2003 and was behind the launch of the "Frontline" initiative that nearly doubled the organization's annual budget to $30 million.
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Brand Names Live After Stores Close
The New York Times
and 4 others
April 14,
2009 -- While some stores like Sharper Image have disappeared, their brand names live on. Consumers might be confused by the new products or even feel deceived by the practice. Includes comments from WUSTL economics professor David Levine and WUSTL intellectual property law professor Charles McManis.
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Defendants, With Assets Frozen, Find It Tough to Hire Attorneys
The Wall Street Journal
April 3,
2009 -- Some defendants with frozen assets are having trouble hiring lawyers. WUSTL law professor Sam Buell, a former federal prosecutor comments.
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Engineer finds ways to improve gas mileage
United Press International
and 2 others
March 23,
2009 -- A U.S. engineer says he is trying to develop methods of reducing vehicle drag so as to improve the gas mileage of planes, automobiles and trucks. WUSTL mechanical engineering professor Ramesh Agarwal said that although the technology has not yet been deployed on any commercially available vehicle, it is being investigated by airplane and automobile companies worldwide.
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More companies turn to furloughs to save money, jobs
USA Today
and 1 others
March 5,
2009 -- To curtail costs while avoiding the strain of layoffs, companies, colleges and state governments are mandating temporary hiatuses, commonly known as furloughs. WUSTL employment and labor law professor Marion Crain comments.
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