Wednesday, June 1, 2022
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Top stories
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| Vaccinated people with mild breakthrough COVID-19 infections can experience debilitating, lingering symptoms that affect the heart, brain, lungs and other parts of the body, according to researchers at the School of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System. |
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| Arts & Sciences biologists from the lab of Jonathan Myers determined that tree beta diversity — a measure of site-to-site variation in the composition of species present within a given area — matters more for the ecosystem than other components of biodiversity at larger scales. |
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| Nobel laureate and astronomer Adam Riess will give a public lecture June 7 explaining how his team discovered that the expansion of the universe is speeding up. His talk is part of an international conference organized by the Department of Physics and the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences, both in Arts & Sciences. |
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Events
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Campus and community news
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| Notables
Ranen Miao, a rising senior studying political science and sociology in Arts & Sciences, has been named a Udall Undergraduate Scholar. Miao was among 55 students selected for the honor. |
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| Research Wire
A $2.3 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant will fund an effort by the McKelvey School of Engineering’s Jianjun Guan (left) and Fuzhong Zhang to develop and deliver therapeutic proteins to help treat injured limbs. |
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| Announcements The School of Medicine’s Facilities Integrated Service Center will open Thursday, June 2, in its new location at the Mid Campus Center. |
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| Announcements Metro U-Pass registration and fiscal year 2023 faculty and staff parking permits will be available starting Monday, June 6, Parking and Transportation Services announced. |
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Perspectives
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In this Q&A, Andrew Butler, chair of the Department of Education in Arts & Sciences, discusses the St. Louis School Research-Practice Collaborative and the importance of researchers working with educators to address critical challenges that schools face.
The Ampersand
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In memoriam
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| Justin Hardy, the Bears basketball forward whose courage inspired players and fans nationwide, died May 29 of stomach cancer. He was 22. |
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