Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Top Stories

Early signs of Alzheimer’s: Navigating may hold key

Long before Alzheimer’s disease can be diagnosed clinically, increasing difficulties building cognitive maps of new surroundings may herald the eventual clinical onset of the disorder, new university research finds.

Achievements, goals in campus sustainability

As people across the globe prepare to celebrate Earth Day on Friday, April 22, Washington University recognizes its sustainability achievements over the past five years and lays out its goals for the next five years.

Two science students win Goldwater scholarships

Two juniors in Arts & Sciences have been awarded the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for the 2016-17 academic year. They are Trevor J. Krolak, a biology and neuroscience major, and Krishna S. Paranandi, who is majoring in molecular biology and biochemistry.

Annual Fashion Design Show to be held Sunday

The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts will present its 87th annual Fashion Design Show Sunday, April 24, at the Missouri History Museum. The show will feature scores of outfits by more than 20 sophomore, junior and senior fashion-design students.

Events

8 p.m. Wednesday, April 20

Jazz Band concert

8 a.m. Thursday, April 21

Zika’s rise to international threat

4 p.m. Thursday, April 21

‘The Paris agreement’ campus conversation

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Campus Announcements

Skinker/Delmar intersection closure to begin Monday

As work on the Loop Trolley project continues, drivers near the North Campus and Danforth Campus should take note. The intersection of Skinker and Delmar boulevards will be closed for 12 days beginning Monday, April 25. Crews will be installing tracks, and detours will be necessary.

Washington People

Christine Berg

The associate professor in the School of Medicine’s Program in Occupational Therapy has developed relationships with more than 100 agencies in St. Louis. Her work gives students the opportunity to take what they’ve learned in the classroom to the community.

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WashU in the News

Study finds women who wait to have kids make more money

New York Magazine

Microsoft suit is latest tech clash with US over privacy

The Washington Post

CEOs turn activists when social issues affect the bottom line

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Campus Voices

‘Sorry, you can’t speed read’

Psychologists Rebecca Treiman and Jeffrey Zacks, of Arts & Sciences, write an op-ed in The New York Times about efforts to improve reading speed (and warning there are no easy shortcuts if you want to retain what you read).

Notables

hazardous waste website graphic A website that maps hazardous waste was a finalist in the Climate Change and Environmental Exposures Challenge. Amanda Koltz, a postdoctoral research associate in biology in Arts & Sciences, led the team that designed it.

Who Knew WashU?

Who Knew WashU? Question: In all, how many people affiliated with Washington University have won a Nobel Prize?
Answer: C) 25. Read more about our Nobel winners, from former Chancellor Arthur Holly Compton, for physics in 1927, to alumnus W.E. Moerner, for chemistry in 2014, on the University Archives site.
Congrats to this week’s winner, Shana Zucker, a senior in Arts & Sciences, who will receive an ‘I Knew WashU’ luggage tag!

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