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Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017

Top Stories

Brown School program helps minority students feel welcome

Nearly 30 percent of U.S. college students drop out in their first year, on average. Underrepresented minority students have a particularly difficult time. A new program through the Brown School aims to help such students feel that they belong on campus.

Washington University Dance Theatre this weekend

“Here.Now.Together,” the 2017 Washington University Dance Theatre concert, will feature seven new works by faculty and visiting choreographers in Edison Theatre Friday through Sunday, Dec. 1-3.

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Events

6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30

Dick Gregory tribute

6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30

Lecture on artist Kader Attia

7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30

Student music recital

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Campus Announcements

Free vehicle inspections Saturday

The university’s Police and Parking Services departments, in partnership with Hartmann’s Towing, once again will sponsor free vehicle inspections for students, faculty and staff from noon-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, in the lower level of Millbrook Garage.

WashU in the News

What we’re learning about the science of sleep

Minnesota Public Radio

Think you’re being underpaid? Here’s what to do

MarketWatch

‘Stitching together’ bacteria for better biofuel production

Biofuels International

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Obituaries

Obituary: Adrienne Glore, former associate dean of students, 75

Adrienne Glore photoAdrienne Glore, who retired from the university in 2008 after 32 years as a beloved member of the student affairs staff, died Nov. 22 of complications related to vascular dementia at Sunrise on Clayton in Richmond Heights, Mo. She was 75.

Campus Voices

Hansman discusses his book on Pruitt-Igoe

Bob Hansman, of the Sam Fox School, discusses his recently published book, “Pruitt-Igoe,” in an audio interview with St. Louis Magazine. The book collects the stories of those who lived in the infamous public housing project in St. Louis.

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Notables

The building blocks of successful tobacco-control programs are detailed in a new user guide developed by the Center for Public Health Systems Science at the Brown School. The guide recently was published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office on Smoking and Health, which funded the effort.

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Who Knew WashU?

McDonnell Academy partial mapQuestion: The McDonnell International Scholars Academy has 33 partner universities around the world. Which country has at least two universities in the academy?
Answer: A) China is home to McDonnell partner universities in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Xi’an.
Congrats to this week’s winner, Diane Merritt, MD, of the School of Medicine, who will receive an “I Knew WashU” luggage tag!

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