Thursday, March 10, 2016

Top Stories

Gut microbes linked to deadly intestinal disease in preemies

An imbalance of certain gut microbes appears to be the underlying cause of a frequently fatal intestinal illness in premature babies, according to new research led by the School of Medicine.

Law students explore Supreme Court ideology, future

Students who explored the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts got an unexpected real-world lesson with Justice Antonin Scalia’s death. The School of Law’s Lee Epstein and The New York Times’ Adam Liptak taught the three-day course.

WashU Expert: Manning’s financial legacy

Peyton Manning’s true impact on the game of football goes beyond his record wins, Super Bowl victories or passing yard record, said sports business expert Patrick Rishe. It also involves a massive financial footprint.

Events

1 p.m. Thursday, March 10

‘The Future of Cybersecurity’

4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10

‘American Catholicism, American Politics Reconsidered’

Noon Friday, March 11

‘Developing a Rehabilitation Research Plan at NIH’

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Campus Announcements

Nominate exceptional staffer for Gloria W. White award

Help the university recognize a staff member who goes above and beyond to help students, faculty or others in the university community by nominating him or her for the Gloria W. White Distinguished Service Award. The nomination deadline is March 31.

WashU in the News

Standard practice of giving premature babies antibiotics needs to be rethought, argues new study

Newsweek

Heroin fear is going away; what comes next could be terrifying

Yahoo News

Museum examines ‘Contemporary Art and Drone Warfare’

St. Louis Jewish Light

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Campus Voices

CEOs: Campus racism protests may come to your office

Adia Harvey Wingfield, of Arts & Sciences, writes in a commentary in Fortune that students who have protested on college campuses about racism may take the movement into the corporate world as they graduate and pursue jobs in environments that are also predominantly white.

Notables

Capital Innovators, which provides tech startups with seed funding and mentorship, announced the six companies that will make up its 2016 spring accelerator class, and half were founded by university students and alumni.

The Record