Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016

Top Stories

Achilefu receives inaugural breast cancer research award

Samuel Achilefu, of the School of Medicine, received a Distinguished Investigator Award from the Defense Department. The award includes $4.5 million to support his innovative work to use light to activate drugs and the immune system.

Recreating wildfires

Forest fires have enormous effects on both climate change and human health. A team of university engineers is working to recreate scaled-down forest fires in a lab to better understand their emissions.

Skandalaris Center announces new fund for startups

The university has launched a new venture-capital seed fund aimed at helping propel early-stage business ventures by students, faculty and recent alumni. The William Greenleaf Eliot Seed Fund is managed by the Skandalaris Center.

Events

Noon Wednesday, Nov. 2

Physical activity, sitting and obesity

3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2

Study abroad showcase

Noon Thursday, Nov. 3

Perspectives dialogue: ‘The model minority’

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Campus Announcements

Take part in Green Office Program

The Office of Sustainability is encouraging offices around campus to take part in the Green Office Program, making improvements such as reducing energy use and office waste. An awards event is planned in January.

WashU in the News

Zika virus reduces male fertility in mice

Time

Compound in broccoli may slow signs of aging

Fox News

Politics, not qualifications, matter most for SCOTUS

Bloomberg BNA

Decade-old cancer research grant paying dividends

KTVI-TV | FOX 2 St. Louis

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Campus Voices

The Holocaust and the ‘whew’ effect

Scholar Erin McGlothlin, of Arts & Sciences, explores whether survivor stories — and their moments of liberation — draw attention away from the true horrors of the Holocaust. Her article on the Center for the Humanities website comes ahead of today’s annual Holocaust Memorial Lecture.

Notables

Carl Phillips photo Carl Phillips, professor of English in Arts & Sciences, has won the 2016 poetry award from PEN Center USA for “Reconnaissance,” his latest collection.

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