Wednesday, March 30, 2016

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Pow Wow celebrates American Indian language

Language is a vital and essential part of Native American cultural identity, and this year’s Pow Wow is a recognition of its importance. The 26th annual event, a celebration of American Indian cultures, will be held Saturday, April 9, in the Field House.

Rare form of diabetes may require alternate treatment

Patients with a rare, genetic form of diabetes often are misdiagnosed as having type 2 diabetes because the two share symptoms. But new research at the School of Medicine suggests that treating such patients with therapies designed for type 2 diabetes is potentially harmful and that treatment guidelines need to change.

PAD presents Caryl Churchill’s ‘Love and Information’ April 1-10

With more than 50 scenes and 100 characters, “Love and Information” is arguably the most audacious work by acclaimed English playwright Caryl Churchill. From April 1-10, the Performing Arts Department presents her kaleidoscopic tour de force in the A.E. Hotchner Studio.

Events

12:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 30

Medical Campus WashU Moves kickoff event

2 p.m. Thursday, March 31

Panel: ‘Structural Racism, Power & Privilege’

5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 31

Assembly Series: ‘Implications of Drones’

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Campus Announcements

Deadline for Gloria W. White award nominations March 31

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

Victory for unions as Supreme Court, Scalia gone, ties 4-4

The New York Times

The 13 most important STEM colleges for women

Forbes

Deep water: Who is this South African architect who sees our problems so much more clearly than we see them ourselves?

St. Louis Magazine

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Campus Voices

‘Claude Monet and the Science of Style’

When you look at a painting by Claude Monet or Pablo Picasso, what do you really see? Mark Rollins, professor of philosophy and director of the Performing Arts Department, shares his fascination with both cognitive science and visual art for an Arts & Sciences’ “Hold That Thought” podcast.

Notables

Alberti Program participants The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts’ Alberti Program: Architecture for Young People is the American Institute of Architects’ 2016 Diversity Recognition Program honoree.

Who Knew WashU?

inside of Graham Chapel Q: How many seats are there in the balcony of Graham Chapel on the Danforth Campus?
A: There are 196 seats in Graham Chapel’s balcony. Since its dedication in 1909, the chapel has undergone a number of renovations, including adding the balcony in the 1940s and replacing the balcony seats in 1998.
Congrats to this week's winner, alumnus Kevin Lin, in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, who will receive an ‘I Knew WashU!’ luggage tag!

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