As a solution to the high number of high school students who struggle with math and science, Wash. U. graduate student Leo Shmuylovich and Princeton University graduate Josh Salcman created a Web site called Virtual Nerd (virtualnerd.com) that provides interactive online video tutorials instructing students in math and science.

Business Week ranked the Olin Business School 13th in its fifth annual undergraduate business school rankings, up from 16th last year and 15th in 2008. Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business took first place in the rankings, while the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce came in second.

Students traveling to and from St. Louis next academic year will notice some changes in the appearance of Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. In fall 2010, Terminal 1 will begin a two-year, $50 million interior renovation project, the largest in the airport’s history. The renovation is the second phase of the $70 million Airport Experience Program.

While organizations across campus are busy trying to attract students to their events with free food, freshman Stan Rosenthal launched a Web site called nomealpoints.com to facilitate an exchange of this information. Nomealpoints.com launched on Jan. 19, the first day of spring semester, and lists all of the free food events that are happening on campus each day.

Exactly 200 men at Washington University accepted bids in the first week of February to become a member of one of 11 active social fraternities on campus. Four hundred and fifty-three men had registered online, although the actual numbers are estimated to be lower, said Dave Wallace, coordinator for Greek housing programs.

On Tuesday, Sir John Major, former U.K. prime minister, came to speak to Olin Business School MBA students in a session about leadership as part of the MBA “Creating Exceptional Value” course co-taught by former Emerson CEO Chuck Knight and Olin professor Anjan Thakor.

In 2015, a newly designed modern park will showcase a St. Louis historic icon: the Gateway Arch. A 10-month international design competition that started in December 2009 will select a winning architectural design among portfolios submitted by professionals around the country and the world.

The Washington University Students for Endowment Transparency met with administrators last November in hopes of increasing endowment transparency and holding the University accountable for making socially responsible investments.

Judges on Thursday will select which 2009 Olin Cup Competition team finalists will go on to compete for a total of $70,000 in seed investments.
The Olin Cup Competition is co-sponsored by Olin Business School and several corporate sponsors from the community to help and encourage young entrepreneurs to create successful and viable business ventures.

The pediatrics department at Washington University’s School of Medicine will begin a new child abuse pediatric subspecialty program under the direction of Robert Paschall at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in July 2010.