Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016

Top Stories

Wild chimps teach young to use tools, study confirms

The first documented evidence of wild chimpanzee mothers teaching their offspring to use tools has been captured by video in a national park in the Republic of Congo, according to new research by anthropologists in Arts & Sciences.

Decoding of tarsier genome reveals ties to humans

Small enough to fit in your hand, with enormous eyes and an appetite for meat, tarsiers are an anomaly of nature. They are also our distant cousins, according to School of Medicine scientists, who recently sequenced and analyzed the tarsier genome.

Weidenbaum Center panel focuses on economics

Students, alumni and others interested in the U.S. economy filled the Steinberg Hall Auditorium to listen to a debate between economic advisers to presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The Weidenbaum Center sponsored the event.

Events

3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13

IT community town hall meeting

3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13

Zebrafish analysis research symposium

5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13

Elizabeth Childs talk at Kemper

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Campus Announcements

Danforth Staff Council town hall Monday

The Danforth Staff Council will hold a town hall meeting for staff from 2-4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17. Also, the council is accepting applications for new members. Those interested should apply by Oct. 31.

WashU in the News

It’s time to rethink high-protein diets for weight loss

Time

Presidential debate has big economic impact on WashU, St. Louis

KMOV-TV

Washington University partners with KIPP St. Louis to increase college completion rates

Fox 2 St. Louis

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Campus Voices

An open letter regarding climate change

Hundreds of members of the National Academy of Sciences — including Joan Strassmann of Arts & Sciences — have written an open letter warning that we must do more to combat climate change and that the U.S. needs to remain a part of the international Paris agreement.

Notables

Cindy Brantmeier photo Cindy Brantmeier, professor of applied linguistics and education in Arts & Sciences, has been named a distinguished visiting professor of applied linguistics by the School of Foreign Languages of Northeast Normal University in Changchun, China.

Who Knew WashU?

football players on the field in 1920s Question: In which sport did the Washington University men’s team beat the University of Missouri, in a game called “the greatest upset” of the season, in 1923?
Answer: B) Football. The Washington University team, then called the Pikers, beat the University of Missouri Tigers 13-7 on Francis Field. This image from the Hatchet is from that era.
Congrats to this week’s winner, Maggie Konich, who works in Arts & Sciences and will receive an “I Knew WashU” luggage tag!

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