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News for the Washington University Campuses & Community
Straight from The Source
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New concussion recommendations for kids
The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its concussion recommendations to support children and teens engaging in light physical activity and returning to school as they recover. The School of Medicine’s Mark Halstead, MD, was lead author of the report.
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Monster Challenge exhibit reimagines Frankenstein’s monster
Sarah Adcock and other students created sculptures, paintings, books, musical compositions and works of fiction that reimagined Frankenstein’s monster for the Monster Challenge, sponsored by the Frankenstein Bicentennial. Their work is on view in Olin Library.
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WashU Expert: Death of a salesman — Stan Lee
Comics scholar Peter Coogan, lecturer in American culture studies in Arts & Sciences, reflects on the death of comic book and superhero legend Stan Lee, calling him “a man of contradictions.”
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Events
4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14
10 a.m. – Noon Thursday, Nov. 15
Noon–4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15
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Campus Announcements
A university blood drive will be held today on the Danforth and Medical campuses. Appointments are encouraged, but walk-ins also are welcome.
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Washington People
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Jennifer Silva, MD, a pediatric electrophysiologist at the School of Medicine, treats children with abnormal heart rhythms. She also co-founded a startup that is developing technology to help doctors see real-time 3D holograms of the heart during procedures to fix erratic heart rhythms.
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As the biggest dust storm on Mars that humans have ever seen calms, NASA announced it will continue attempting to contact the Opportunity rover. Ray Arvidson, of Arts & Sciences, deputy principal investigator for the Mars rover mission, shares details of the space agency’s efforts.
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 Lei Liu (right), professor of biostatistics at the School of Medicine, has been elected a fellow of the American Statistical Association, the country’s pre-eminent professional statistical society.
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Research Wire
Jay Ponder, professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, received a $1.17 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) toward development of a next-generation nucleic acid force field.
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Who Knew WashU?
 Question: During National Entrepreneurship Month, we ask about one of the many successful women entrepreneurs from WashU. Which alumna founded Nudest, a machine-learning skin tone matching software for beauty and fashion brands?
A) Morgan DeBaun
B) Atima Lui
C) Zoe Scharf
D) Amanda Signorelli
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