Friday, Oct. 21, 2016

Top Stories

Surgery helps MLB pitchers overcome nerve injuries

Research from the School of Medicine shows that surgery to correct nerve-compression shoulder injury can help Major League Baseball pitchers return to the game and perform at, or better than, pre-injury play.

Four teams vie for annual Global Impact Award

Finalists for the Global Impact Award will compete for up to $50,000 in funding plus mentoring next month. Learn more about the startups’ ideas and work to get this far.

WashU Expert: Trump’s claim ‘dangerous demagoguery’

The claims by Donald Trump and some of his surrogates that this year’s presidential election is rigged against Trump have no basis in logic or fact, said election law expert Greg Magarian.

Planetary scientist McKinnon to speak for Assembly Series

William McKinnon, professor in Arts & Sciences, will give an Assembly Series talk next week. “Reaching the Final Frontier: NASA’s New Horizons Mission to Pluto … and Beyond!” will be at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27.

Events

2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23

U.S. Navy jazz ensemble performs

4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24

Tyrrell Williams Lecture: Judge Robert L. Wilkins

5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24

‘Real / Radical / Psychological’ featuring New Morse Code

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WashU in the News

Camera traps catch chimpanzee moms teaching their children

NPR

Metabolomics study reveals another energy source for cancer cells

National Cancer Institute

Seeking treatments for brain illnesses, WashU tests how a mouse’s brain responds to light

St. Louis Public Radio

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