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ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

With help from the community, Washington U grads pursue an entrepreneurial dream
Student co-founders of Sparo Labs featured in David Nicklaus' column include Abby Cohen who minored in entrepreneurship at Olin.

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Watch graduation LIVE

Interact with all the Commencement festivities via live streaming, webcams, social media and more on May 17. Use hashtag #WUSTL2013 and start Tweeting!

Olin students among million dollar Arch Grants winners

Arch Grants 2013 Global Startup Competition awarded a total of one million dollars to 20 startups May 14. Three of the companies have ties to Olin.

Undergraduate 2013 Honors and Awards

157 graduating seniors from Olin Business School will receive diplomas on Friday, May 17 at the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony. The talents and accomplishments of many students will be acknowledged with special awards and honors.

Olin's exec ed programs in FT's top 50

Olin's non-degree programs for executives are ranked among the best in the world in a new survey published by the Financial Times.

2013 Olin Graduate Awards and Honors

Awards and honors recognizing students' skills, talents and dedication to the community will be part of the Commencement exercises May 17. See list of awards and honorees here.

BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK

The Best Undergraduate B-Schools for Marketing
In a survey conducted by Businessweek, Olin students give their marketing faculty and courses high marks, ranking it #2.

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ST. LOUIS BEACON

Close to home: Work-at-home-moms juggle careers and kids and family
Michelle Duguid, assistant professor of organizational behavior at Olin, comments on the difficult work/life balance for women who work from home.

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Energizer CEO to speak on shareholder value

Ward Klein, CEO of Energizer Holdings, Inc. will address the Olin Century Club on Friday, May 10 at 8 a.m. in May Auditorium, Simon Hall. The top will be "Improving Shareholder Value".

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

The boss makes more, and unions want to know how much more
Under the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act, which Congress passed in 2010, companies are supposed to publish the ratio of CEO pay to earnings of an average worker. Finance profressor Radhakrishnan Gopalan says it's a potentially dangerous number. Photo by 401(K)2013.

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Grads honor inspiring professors

Olin students select recipients of the annual Reid Teaching Awards for exceptional teaching. The results are in just in time for the countdown to Commencement, May 17.

BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK

The Best Undergrad B-Schools for International Business
A survey of undergrad business students conducted by Bloomberg Businessweek finds that Olin students are very satisfied with their international program options.

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Low-cost medical device wins 1st Discovery Competition

A low-cost medical device targeted at improving world health has taken the top prize in Washington University in St. Louis School of Engineering & Applied Science’s inaugural Discovery Competition. Olin students were on the winning team. Photo by Ron Klein.

CNBC

What Netflix and IBM can Teach Us about Disruption
Strategy professor Anne Marie Knott explains the difference between disruptive innovation and quieter types of innovation in this op-ed piece.

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The Hatchery: where innovative ideas are born

More than 50% of student-initiated business plans are launched as result of innovative entrepreneurship course at Olin Business School known as "The Hatchery".

STUDENT LIFE

Looking Ahead to Knight and Bauer Halls
Washington University's student newspaper reports on the progress that has been made on Olin's expansion project since last fall and the growing anticipation for it opening a year from now.

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Design Thinking seminar in Kansas City April 24

A new interdisciplinary executive education seminar taught by faculty members from Washington University in St. Louis’ Olin Business School and the College of Architecture will debut in Kansas City this week at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

Learn about new dual degree in finance April 24

The new Global Master of Finance dual degree program from Olin and Singapore Management University (SMU) will be presented at an information session at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 24, in Danforth University Center, Room 234. All current students are welcome.

Wash U among greenest colleges

Just in time for Earth Day, the Princeton Review releases its annual list of the greenest colleges. Washington University's sustainability programs put it high on the list.

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH

Knight Center chef finishes second in the 10th Annual Copper Skillet Award & International Chefs Competition. Chef Shane Brassel won the national cook-off in January to represent the U.S. in the ICC competition.

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