It’s time to Give Thanks Give Back. The annual holiday gift-giving drive begins its push Monday, Oct. 11, with a four-day promotional campaign to get students, staff and faculty involved in giving back to the St. Louis-area community for the holidays. FULL STORY

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A genetic condition that increases risk of brain tumors also may impair development of the brain system that facilitates attention, according to researchers at the School of Medicine. FULL STORY

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Lingxiu Dong, PhD, professor of operations and manufacturing management at Olin Business School, is passionate about making a difference in real-world business practices. Her research seeks solutions to problems managers face when juggling all the links in complicated supply chains. FULL STORY

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The St. Louis section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and WUSTL will hold a symposium from 2-5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, to celebrate William E. Buhro’s receipt of the St. Louis Award, presented to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the chemistry profession. Buhro, PhD, is the George E. Pake Professor in Arts & Sciences and chair of the Department of Chemistry. FULL STORY

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The Department of Anthropology in Arts & Sciences is presenting a seminar series throughout this academic year and into next titled “Interrogating Diversity: Race, Gender, and Class Across Time and Space.”  The first speaker is the Mayo Clinic’s Barbara A. Koenig, PhD, at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, in McMillan Hall, Room 149.  FULL STORY

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Eric Edmonds, PhD, associate professor of economics at Dartmouth College, will speak about “Poverty Alleviation and Child Labor” at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, in Goldfarb Hall, Room 132. His talk is a follow-up discussion to Nicholas Kristof’s recent WUSTL presentation on his book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. FULL STORY

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• 7 p.m. Middle East-North Africa Film Series. Inch’Allah Dimanche (2001). Followed by discussion. Sponsored by Arabic Section of the Dept. of Asian & Near Eastern Languages and Literatures. McDonnell Hall, Rm. 362. (314) 935-5110.

• Emergency drill tomorrow. WUSTL will simulate an emergency situation on its campuses tomorrow afternoon, Oct. 12, to help ensure the university is prepared should an actual emergency occur. Staff from participating departments throughout the Danforth, Medical, West and North campuses — including the Record — will participate. Because of the Record staff’s involvement, there will be no e-mail on Wednesday, Oct. 13. For more information on the drill, visit news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/21275.aspx.

• Football back in action. After a bye-week, the WUSTL football team (2-2) resumed its season with a home game against No. 19 Wabash College last Saturday, Oct. 9. In the interim, two WUSTL players received University Athletic Association honors: kicker Eric Chalifour was named special teams player of the week, and quarterback Stephen Sherman was named offensive player of the week for their performance in the Sept. 25 win over Westminster College.