Standard & Poor’s recently released study on “Global Aging 2010: An Irreversible Truth” calls for the raising of the retirement age and says that age-related public spending is “unsustainable without policy change.” But WUSTL Social Security expert Merton Bernstein, LLB, the Walter D. Coles Professor Emeritus in Law, says raising the retirement age could be a costly mistake. FULL STORY

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Art historian Monica Amor will discuss “Affect and the Participatory Dimension of Brazilian Neoconcretism: 1959-1964” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8, in Steinberg Hall Auditorium. The lecture is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other, on view at the Kemper Art Museum. FULL STORY

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In her research, Jennifer R. Smith, PhD, associate professor of earth and planetary sciences and of environmental studies, both in Arts & Sciences, uses the tools of classic earth science to address questions of archeological interest. FULL STORY

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A symposium and discussion for faculty, staff and students that addresses how people manage the intersections of their identities through race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or class will be held from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, in the Women’s Building Formal Lounge. FULL STORY

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Adam Kibel has been named the Holekamp Family Chair in Urology at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the School of Medicine. The endowed chair was established by Bill and Kerry Holekamp and the Holekamp Family Foundation through the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation. FULL STORY

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• 5:30 p.m. Public Reading and Talk. “A Peek Behind the Iron Curtain.” Alumna, author Shirley H. Perry to speak about her days as a CIA operative during the Cold War. Free and open to the public. Danforth University Center, Tisch Commons. ncwest@wustl.edu or (314) 935-7379.

• University-wide blood drive Nov. 10. The second of four blood drives this academic year will be held Wednesday, Nov. 10, at various times and locations. To make a donation appointment, to volunteer and to see the full schedule, visit communityservice.wustl.edu/bd.

• Find out how your team fared. It was a busy weekend in WUSTL sports as games were scheduled for volleyball, football, women’s soccer, men’s soccer, swimming & diving and even an exhibition for women’s basketball. To find out how your favorite team fared, visit bearsports.wustl.edu.