Day care

Addressing an oft-cited need on campus, Washington University has entered into a contract with the Child Day Care Association (CDCA), a St. Louis nonprofit group, to help staff and faculty find suitable day care facilities for their children.

Under the agreement, employees can turn to the child care resource and referral service for comprehensive information about area day care centers and help in finding the one that best meets their needs.

In an additional innovative feature, the agreement provides as well for help in finding elder care, both locally and across the nation.

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MBA students tackle real-world e-challenge

If the business world is a playing field, then the management consulting competition held Friday, March 24, at the John M. Olin School of Business was a high-powered warm-up -- with financial rewards.

In this fourth annual case competition, sponsored for the first time by Epic Partners, a national information technology services provider headquartered in St. Louis, 10 teams of students in the full-time master of business administration (MBA) program matched wits as they presented business strategies for an actual Epic client.

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'Neighbor News' offers link between campus, community

A new tool has been developed to strengthen the University's relationship with neighboring communities. The first issue of WU Neighbor News, a four-page newsletter, was mailed this week to 2,200 residents in Clayton, University City and the city of St. Louis.

Produced three times a year by the Office of Governmental and Community Relations, the newsletter is designed to foster mutual understanding and respect with neighbors through the sharing of information. In addition to the mailing, the newsletter also has been placed at a few locations on campus.

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China now leads world in sulfur emissions, research shows

As the new century begins, the dark reaches of the world have shifted from the West to the East.

An ambitious analysis of global sulfur emissions estimates spanning two centuries shows that the United States, Europe and the former Soviet Union have stabilized their emissions over the past 20 years, while mainland China's sulfur emissions have soared. China now holds the dubious distinction of the country with the highest production of sulfur emissions.

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