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Lunar New Year Festival debuts sword dancing

Traditional Chinese sword dancing debuts this weekend at the annual Lunar New Year Festival at Edison Theatre. “The swords only look dangerous,” dancer and choreographer Sarah Lin said.

Medical Campus fertile ground for drug development

Research led by Irving Boime, of the School of Medicine, may improve treatments for infertility, growth disorders, hemophilia and other conditions.

Surviving breast cancer: Younger women face bigger hurdles

Breast cancer hits younger women especially hard, a new Brown School study finds. Women aged 18-44 with a history of breast cancer reported a lower health-related quality of life than older survivors.

Events

4:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4

Shaping Earth’s seafloor

8 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5

Medical Campus Health Happenings Fair

11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 5

Hong Rhim lecture on campus building projects

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Campus Announcements

Submissions sought for Global Impact Award

The Skandalaris Center is accepting submissions for the Global Impact Award. The award supports students, postdoctoral researchers and young alumni who seek to create ventures with a global impact.

WashU in the News

How to speed read without skimming

The Wall Street Journal

St. Louis Public Library gets access to rare collection of African-American history

KMOV St. Louis

Kemper museum finds art in drone warfare and surveillance

St. Louis Public Radio

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Campus Voices

Super Bowl 50 through an economic lens

Patrick Rishe, director of Olin’s Business of Sports Program, writes in Forbes about the economic impact of Super Bowl 50, saying the Bay Area got half its wish with the matchup for Sunday’s big game.