Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Top Stories

Map provides detailed picture of how the brain is organized

A detailed new map by School of Medicine researchers lays out the landscape of the cerebral cortex. The brain’s outer layer is involved in sensory perception and attention, as well as functions such as language, tool use and abstract thinking.

High schoolers tackle systems of gun violence

A few dozen St. Louis area high school students gathered for a summit this summer to discuss how system dynamics can affect gun violence. The Brown School’s Ferguson Seed Fund and Social System Design Lab and the Institute for Public Health were sponsors.

What happens when you steam a planet?

Numerical models show hot, rocky exoplanets can change their chemistry by vaporizing rock-forming elements in steam atmospheres that are then partially lost to space. Planet researchers from Arts & Sciences explore the possibilities.

Events

5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 26

Gentle yoga

4 p.m. Wednesday, July 27

‘New media: New opportunities or new problems’

1 p.m. Thursday, July 28

Public health student research symposium

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Campus Announcements

Take part in summer staff book discussion

University staff members are invited to participate in a discussion of “Between the World and Me,” by Ta-Nehisi Coates. The book is this year’s selection for the 2016 First Year Reading Program. Sessions begin Aug. 2.

The View From Here

Through the Washington University lens View Gallery →

WashU in the News

Brain map carves cortex into twice as many areas

BBC News

SCOTUS usually steers clear of politics … sort of

Bloomberg

Can caring for your family get you fired?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Missouri delegates look ahead to Democratic convention

St. Louis Public Radio

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Campus Voices

Assessing Tim Duncan’s $300 million impact on Spurs

Patrick Rishe, director of the Sports Business Program at Olin, writes about athlete Tim Duncan’s impact on the financial fundamentals and success of the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs.

Notables

medical student Alexandra Keane smiles about receiving a summer research fellowship Alexandra Keane (center), who this fall will begin her second year as a medical student at the School of Medicine, is among 50 recipients of a $5,000 summer research fellowship from the Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Medical Society.

Who Knew WashU?

Who Knew WashU? graphic Question: How many pieces by Pablo Picasso does the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum have in its collection?
A) 9 B) 25 C) 31 D) 52

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