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Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016

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Closing the STEM skills gap

St. Louis’ leading employers, school districts and the Institute for School Partnership have united to form STEMpact. The organization is dedicated to improving science, technology, engineering and math education in elementary school.

Use of internet in medical research may hinder minority recruitment

A study led by School of Medicine researchers finds that, even in this internet age, explicit efforts are needed to encourage participation in medical research among under-represented groups. Otherwise, health-care disparities may persist.

Breaking the laws of science

Lan Yang, of the School of Engineering & Applied Science, has received a four-year, $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. She’ll use the funds to oversee the takedown of two venerable physical laws: time-reversal symmetry and reciprocity.

Study finds marker of aggressive prostate cancer

The level of a specific molecule present in prostate tumors is an indicator of whether the cancer is aggressive and likely to spread, according to new School of Medicine research.

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Washington People

Adrienne Strong

Adrienne Strong

The doctoral candidate in anthropology in Arts & Sciences has researched maternal health and mortality in Tanzania for years. Along the way, she has learned Swahili, become a doula and raised funds for a boat to improve access to medical care.

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WashU in the News

Private prisons to be phased out, administration seeks higher goal

The Christian Science Monitor

Is there such a thing as ‘fat but fit’?

Scientific American

Lochte apologizes for ‘behavior,’ says he learned ‘lessons’ (video)

NBC News

How owners of a $600,000 house get away with paying $400 in property taxes

St. Louis Magazine

Climate change can threaten health in St. Louis

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Campus Voices

‘Turkey’s coup and the call to prayer’

Ethnomusicologist Denise Gill, of Arts & Sciences, writes in The Conversation about the sounds of the recent coup in Turkey, as those marking violence mixed with others tied to Islamic worship.

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Notables

two doctorsTwo members of the School of Medicine faculty, George Kyei, MBChB, PhD (left), and Rithwick Rajagopal, MD, PhD, have received Young Physician-Scientist Awards from the American Society for Clinical Investigation.

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Who Knew WashU?

Who Knew WashU graphicQuestion: Students are drawn to the university from every state in the U.S. and far beyond. How many countries are represented among first-year students, who will move in and celebrate Convocation on Thursday, Aug. 25?
A) 6 B) 14 C) 21 D) 25

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