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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Top Stories

Shedding light on the day-night cycle

New research sheds light on how the rhythms of daily life are encoded in the brain. School of Medicine scientists have discovered that different groups of neurons become active at different times of day despite being on the same molecular clock.

Brown School student helps Jennings serve the whole child

Social work practicum student Keyria Jeffries helps the children of Fairview Primary, from giving a hungry child a granola bar to finding another a place to live. (This is the third of three stories on how the university is helping the Jennings district serve its students.)

Annual Chancellor’s Concert to be held Friday

More than 100 musicians from the Washington University Symphony Orchestra and the Washington University Choirs will join forces Friday, March 4, to perform Poulenc’s celebrated “Gloria” (1961) as part of the 2016 Chancellor’s Concert.

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Events

Noon Wednesday, March 2

Timothy Cardinal Dolan lecture

6 p.m. Wednesday, March 2

Cuban poet Nancy Morejon lecture

5 p.m. Thursday, March 3

Boeing Patent Challenge poster session

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Campus Announcements

Emergency communication system to be tested March 9

The university will test its emergency communication system, WUSTLAlerts, at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday, March 9. The test will take place unless there is the potential for severe weather that day or another emergency is occurring at that time.

Washington People

Vanessa Fabbre

Vanessa Fabbre

Years before transgender issues entered the media consciousness, Vanessa Fabbre, of the Brown School, began researching the intersection of aging and gender transitions. The decisions people make about transition, Fabbre said, are a window into broader social forces: racism, sexism, classism and more.

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WashU in the News

Bacteria or virus? New tests may identify what’s causing infection

The Wall Street Journal

Is it the right time for a fresh start?

Scientific American

WashU professor has a business solution for flu vaccine shortages

St. Louis Business Journal

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Campus Voices

‘Patient advocacy key to finding new treatments for rare diseases’

Daniel S. Ory, MD, of the School of Medicine, writes on The Hill’s Congress Blog that patients facing rare diseases, and their families, are crucial to making progress toward better treatments and earlier diagnosis. Hundreds of people are expected on Capitol Hill today to advocate for legislation toward that effort.

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