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Scientists team up to fight Zika virus

Over the past seven months, two teams of scientists at the School of Medicine have been probing the Zika virus. They’re laying the groundwork for development of a precise diagnostic test for Zika as well as therapeutics and an eventual vaccine.

The latest from Ultra-Condensed Science: pulsars in the spin cycle

In the latest animated video from Ultra-Condensed Science, Kumar Mallavarapu, a graduate student in physics in Arts & Sciences, helps explain why dead stars known as pulsars sometimes speed up.

Levin urges caution on regulatory reform efforts

While the administrative process can be improved, Ronald Levin, of the School of Law, is critical of the proposed SCRUB Act Congress is considering. Levin, an authoritative voice on administrative law, has testified several times in recent years.

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Events

3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5

‘Memorizing the Bible’

1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6

Churchill exhibit talk

1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6

Stuart Weiss memorial

11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 7

Richard Davis memorial

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Campus Announcements

Donate old shoes for water projects

Donate pairs of gently used shoes from now through May at locations around campus to the Shoeman Water Projects. Shoes are sold to raise funds for clean-water projects in developing countries.

WashU in the News

Does a Super Bowl really help the local economy?

Bloomberg Business

Americans want limits on presidents — even those they voted for

Vox

I’m an atheist. So why can’t I shake God?

The Washington Post

Tyco deal shows need for a grand bargain on corporate taxes

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Notables

Works by the Sam Fox School’s Patricia Olynyk will be featured in “Some Provocations from Skeptical Inquirers,” a two-person show opening Feb. 18 at The Mishkin Gallery in Manhattan.

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