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Tuesday, May 10, 2016

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Murphy, Virgin elected to National Academy of Sciences

Two School of Medicine scientists have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. They are Kenneth M. Murphy, MD, PhD, and Herbert W. “Skip” Virgin IV, MD, PhD, both of the Department of Pathology and Immunology.

WashU Expert: The president’s plan to fight tax evasion

President Barack Obama introduced reforms designed to eliminate loopholes that allow foreigners to conceal tax fraud and evasion in the U.S. Olin’s Lamar Pierce said the move aims to show global partners that the U.S. is ready to practice what it preaches.

A new route to chaos

Researchers in the School of Engineering & Applied Science have discovered a novel route to encode chaos on light in an optomechanical microresonator system.

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Campus Announcements

WUSM Secure wireless network extended

Information Technology has extended the WUSM Secure wireless network to enable better collaboration and access. Medical school faculty, staff and students can connect to the encrypted WUSM Secure wireless network when visiting the Danforth Campus.

WashU in the News

Report alleges profit motivated OxyContin’s 12-hour claim

CBS News

Churchill’s paintings star in an exhibit on the Queen Mary

Los Angeles Times

American Medical Association teams with St. Louis incubator

St. Louis Business Journal

New way to treat groundwater contaminated by nuclear waste

Water Online

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Notables

Sarah Gehlert photoSarah Gehlert, the E. Desmond Lee Professor of Racial and Ethnic Diversity at the Brown School, has been named to the steering committee of the California Breast Cancer Research Program.

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Who Knew WashU?

Who Knew WashU?Question: Which campus building includes a public display of fossils from creatures that lived long ago, including a 12-foot crocodile?
A: Duncker Hall B: Knight Hall
C: Rudolph Hall D: Umrath Hall

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