Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016

Top Stories

New therapy for leukemia shows promise in small trial

A School of Medicine team is evaluating a new immunotherapy against acute myeloid leukemia. The treatment harnesses the immune system’s “natural killer” cells, training them to attack leukemia cells in the blood.

The shape-shifting protein behind Alzheimer’s disease

New research from the School of Engineering & Applied Science shows that the protein behind Alzheimer’s disease shape-shifts, changing its internal structure to infiltrate brain cells and become toxic.

Leaders gather in Australia to address global challenges

University leaders from around the globe are meeting at The University of Queensland today through Sunday, Sept. 25, to focus on how research universities can join forces to tackle critical problems. The McDonnell International Scholars Academy is a co-sponsor.

Sports executives from across nation to join in conference

The second annual Olin Sports Business Summit will be held on campus Sept. 30. Sports executives from across the country will share best practices and discuss trends within the sports business industry.

Flying high

The X-Calibur telescope completed a long stratospheric balloon flight and landed safely with disks full of data about neutron stars and black holes. Henric Krawczynski, of Arts & Sciences, led the project’s scientific team.

Events

4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22

Lecture on World War I in Africa

8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22

Jazz at Holmes: St. Louis piano tradition

8:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 23

Perspectives dialogue on politics and immigration

9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 23

‘The remoralization of illness’

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Presidential Debate Oct. 9, 2016. Visit debate.wustl.edu for more

WashU in the News

Clawbacks often leave out the clawing

Marketplace

Now you know: Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

Time

Region, nation struggle to embrace shared responsibility of flooding

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Campus Voices

Another cost of smoking: sky-high insurance

Mary Politi, of the School of Medicine, writes for The Conversation about one indirect cost of smoking: markedly higher insurance premiums, which make coverage out of reach for many low-income smokers.

Notables

The Monsanto Fund has awarded the Institute for School Partnership a $200,000 grant to support the STEM Teacher Quality program, which helps elementary-school teachers integrate science, technology, engineering and math into their curriculum.

Who Knew WashU?

students in Ridgley Hall in 1906 Question: Which building on the Danforth Campus housed an exhibition of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee gifts during the 1904 World’s Fair?
Answer: D) The university was the setting for the fair. While Brookings Hall served as the fair’s administrative building, Ridgley Hall housed a display of the queen’s gifts.
Congrats to this week’s winner, Mary Wingate, a staff member in the School of Medicine, who will receive an “I Knew WashU!” luggage tag!

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