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Schaal on science and the pleasure of learning

Barbara Schaal, dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences, is assuming the presidency of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She talks about how the nature and practice of science have changed during her career.

Law school to hold panel tomorrow on Scalia legacy

Three School of Law experts on the U.S. Supreme Court will discuss the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, his legacy and how his vacancy will be filled. The panel will be from 12:05-1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, in Anheuser-Busch Hall.

Lending a (3-D printed) hand

Inside the School of Medicine’s Minimally Invasive Surgery Biomaterials Laboratory, physicians, scientists and engineering students have carved a niche in 3-D printing: producing prosthetic arms and hands for children who lost limbs due to disease or accident.

Eliot Trio in concert Friday

Three of St. Louis’ most prominent musicians will perform works by Haydn, Saint-Saëns and Arensky Friday, Feb. 19, when the university’s Eliot Trio presents its annual concert in Holmes Lounge.

Events

11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16

Lecture on eating disorders in the U.S.

3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16

Tuesday Tea at 3: Learn about summer programs

Noon Wednesday, Feb. 17

Divided City talk on urbanization

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Campus Announcements

Bear Cub Challenge deadline approaching

The university’s Bear Cub grant program helps researchers make the leap from bench scientists to budding entrepreneurs. The latest deadline for faculty, postdoctoral researchers and graduate students to submit a two-sentence project description is Feb. 28.

WashU in the News

Name that president? Americans have weird answers

USA Today | Newser

What ‘Star Wars’ can tell us about political risk

The Huffington Post | The World Post

City’s last surviving Mississippian mound, Sugar Loaf, to be preserved this summer

St. Louis Public Radio

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Campus Voices

Brown faculty publish book on public-health policy

Three faculty members at the Brown School are co-editors of a book published this month, “Prevention, Policy, and Public Health” (Oxford University Press). The book, with work by Amy Eyler, Sarah Moreland-Russell and Ross Brownson, offers policy training for both students and professionals in public-health work.