Journalists and government officials have suggested that either WikiLeaks or The New York Times might face legal liability for publishing the contents of diplomatic cables and other leaked documents. But Neil Richards, JD, professor of law, says the U.S. government will have a tough time proving it. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/21621.aspx

The National Children’s Study, the largest study ever conducted in the United States to learn about the health and development of children, is beginning in St. Louis this week. Washington University is collaborating on the study. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/21606.aspx

Laura Rosenbury, JD, professor of law, grew up in rural Indiana with two very strong grandmothers but in a church community that did not have much of a track record on women’s rights. “I think it was pretty obvious from a young age that women weren’t given the same opportunities as men and were expected to take on different roles,” she says. “And I didn’t understand why.” FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/21615.aspx

The Department of Facilities Planning & Management, School of Medicine Facilities Management Department and Office of Sustainability have partnered on a pilot project to retrofit a number of water fountains on the Danforth and Medical campuses to allow for the easy refilling of reusable water bottles. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/21598.aspx

• 4 p.m. American Culture Studies Workshop. “Cold War Captives Imprisonment, Escape, and Brainwashing.” Susan Carruthers, assoc. prof. of history, Rutgers U. Co-sponsored by the faculty seminar on “Intimate Histories of the Cold War and Decolonization,” under a grant from the Center for the Humanities. Free. Danforth University Center, Rm. 234. (314) 935-5216.

• Kid’s art on display beginning today. Artwork by the children of WUSTL employees, designed for the first Children’s Sustainability Art Contest, will be on display today through Friday, Dec. 17, at the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center at the School of Medicine. Winning entries will be displayed in Brauer Hall beginning Monday, Dec. 20, through the end of the year.

• Hardcourt updates. Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams played over the weekend. The women were at home, hosting Central College last Friday and Loras College on Saturday. Also on Saturday, the men traveled to Wheaton College in Wheaton, Ill. Find out how both WUSTL teams fared by visiting bearsports.wustl.edu.