Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016

Top Stories

$3.8 million to help explore brain’s circuitry using light

As part of the White House BRAIN Initiative, researchers at the School of Medicine have received two grants to develop tools to map and activate pathways in the brain using light.

NSF gives $5 million boost to STEM higher education

Washington University is part of a statewide consortium that aims to double degree attainment in STEM fields among underrepresented minorities. The group received $5 million from the National Science Foundation for the effort.

Symphony Orchestra presents Wagner’s music Sunday

New conductor Horst Buchholz and new director of strings Amy Greenhalgh will make their debuts with the Washington University Symphony Orchestra Sunday, Oct. 30. The concert will be in the 560 Music Center.

Events

Noon Tuesday, Oct. 25

Alzheimer’s prevention trial seminar

5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25

‘Fluctuation in language strategy functions’

9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26

Cohen Veterans Network presentation

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Campus Announcements

Volunteers needed for December ceremony

The Commencement Office seeks staff volunteers for the recognition ceremony for December 2016 degree candidates. The ceremony will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, in Graham Chapel. Sign up to help by Friday, Nov. 4.

WashU in the News

Type 1 diabetes often comes with other autoimmune diseases

Reuters

Icy heart could be key to Pluto’s strange geology

Nature

U.S. officials, experts dispute Trump’s election claims

Voice of America

Scientists record mother chimps teaching offspring to use tools

St. Louis Public Radio

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Campus Voices

Historian, writer discusses ‘Slavery at Sea’ book

Historian Sowande’ Mustakeem, of Arts & Sciences, has just released a new book, “Slavery at Sea: Terror, Sex, and Sickness in the Middle Passage,” which delves into the forgotten world of 18th-century slave ships. Learn more on “Hold That Thought.”

Notables

Yoram Rudy photo Yoram Rudy, the Fred Saigh Distinguished Professor of Engineering, was a Royal Academy of Engineering distinguished visiting fellow and a fellow of Merton College at the University of Oxford this fall.

Who Knew WashU?

gargoyle on campus Question: In the spirit of Halloween, where on the Danforth Campus does this gargoyle (or, more accurately, boss) appear?
A) Eads Hall B) Graham Chapel
C) January Hall D) Umrath Hall

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