Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Top Stories

How scheduling takes the fun out of free time

While scheduling might help keep people on track when it comes to tasks, new research from Olin Business School shows it can derail all-important leisure time, making fun feel like a chore.

Medical school helps advance One Health movement in region

One Health — a movement aimed at understanding the relationship between human, animal and environmental health — continues to gain traction at the School of Medicine. The Medical Campus will host a seminar Friday, March 11, on the movement.

Events

8:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 9

NBA data analytics talk

11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 9

Studying connectomes seminar

7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10

‘Not So Classical’ film-concert

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Campus Announcements

Reminder: Emergency system test today

Reminder: The university will test its emergency communication system, WUSTLAlerts, at 12:05 p.m. today. The test will take place unless there is the potential for severe weather or another emergency is occurring.

WashU in the News

Your chances of becoming poor may be higher than you think

The Washington Post

Studies offer hope for malnourished children

The New York Times

Mathematics meets music

Ars Technica (U.K.)

Traumatic stress in St. Louis’ marginalized communities

St. Louis Public Radio

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Campus Voices

‘In the kitchen with U Kitchen’

Culinary startup founders and alumni Eddie Chung and Brian Park discuss in a video on Fuse their company and what it takes to launch a business.

Who Knew WashU?

biodiesel truck Q: What happens to the leftover cooking oil from the university’s dining locations?
A: In partnership with Kelley Green Biofuel, founded by Arts & Sciences alum Kristopher Kelley, Washington University converts waste cooking oil to biodiesel, which in turn runs a dining truck on the Danforth Campus.
Congrats to this week’s winner, Arts & Sciences student Will Nickerson, who will receive an ‘I Knew WashU’ luggage tag!

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