Thursday, May 5, 2016

Top Stories

High-fructose diet during pregnancy may harm baby

Consuming a high-fructose diet during pregnancy may cause defects in the placenta and restrict fetal growth, School of Medicine researchers have found in mice and people. But a drug used to treat gout and kidney stones may mitigate the negative effects.

Middle-schoolers learn about classic heroes, monsters

Classics faculty and students from Arts & Sciences spent time teaching middle-schoolers at KIPP Triumph Academy about the figures of Greek and Roman mythology. It’s one of many ways the university is enriching experiences for St. Louis students.

Events

Noon Friday, May 6

Last Friday Mass & Soup of spring semester

7 p.m. Friday, May 6

Kemper summer exhibitions opening celebration

8 p.m. Friday, May 6

Guitar gala in Graham Chapel

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Campus Announcements

Fair Saint Louis to use some campus parking again

Fair Saint Louis will again be held in Forest Park, running July 2-4. The university again will sponsor Fair Saint Louis by providing access to several campus parking areas during the fair, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Friday, July 1.

WashU in the News

Study: Breast milk good for ‘preemies’

CBS News (Philadelphia)

Lab-grown meat is in your future, and it may be healthier

The Washington Post

‘Documenting the Now’ builds social-media archive

Library Journal

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Notables

'Reading Time' exhibition Heather Corcoran, director of the College and Graduate School of Art in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, has an exhibition on view through May 21 at COCA. It’s called “Reading Time Across Words and Numbers: Visualization Projects.”

Class Acts

Triumph over tragedy

Carmen Valero-Aracama and her son, Luca Audiology graduate student Carmen Valero-Aracama shifted career paths out of a desire to help her son and others who are deaf or hard of hearing. She is set to earn a doctorate in audiology from the School of Medicine this month. Read more about outstanding graduating students on the Commencement website.

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