The achievement gap separating black and white students has been known and studied for a number of years. However, new research focusing on black males shows the gap may be much bigger than originally thought. How to breach the divide? Better teachers, suggests William F. Tate, PhD, the Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor. FULL STORY

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A piece of medical and computer history is at the center of a new exhibit at the Bernard Becker Medical Library at the School of Medicine. The Laboratory INstrument Computer (LINC), regarded as one of the first personal computers, will be on display at the Medical School until August, then move to the Danforth Campus. FULL STORY

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Actress Marlo Thomas talks Oct. 28 with Richard Wilson, PhD, director of The Genome Center at the School of Medicine. The Genome Center is partnering with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis on the Pediatric Cancer Genome Project. FULL STORY

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Students in various disciplines throughout universities receive hands-on training through service-learning programs such as law school clinics. But that type of academic training is under attack from both big business and legislative bodies, say two professors from the School of Law. FULL STORY

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• 4 p.m. Dept. of Music Lecture Series. “Dancing Men and Misbehaving Nuns: Faculty Authors Preview Their Books.” Todd Decker, asst. prof. of musicology, and Craig Monson, prof. of musicology. Music Classroom Bldg., Rm. 102. kschultz@artsci.wustl.edu or (314) 935-5566.

• Memorial service for G. Robert Blackburn Saturday, Nov. 13. A memorial service for G. Robert Blackburn, WUSTL’s first director of community and government relations, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Knight Center, Room 200. To RSVP, contact Jane Miller at (314) 935-5752 or janemiller@wustl.edu.

• Senior defensive back Brandon Brown was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week, as announced by the website on Wednesday. For more, visit bearsports.wustl.edu.