NASA astronaut Robert L. Behnken, PhD, a WUSTL alum who has completed two missions to the International Space Station, returns to campus this week for two lectures, including the McDonnell Center for Space Sciences’ third annual Robert M. Walker Distinguished Lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21.  FULL STORY

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University College, the continuing education and professional studies division in Arts & Sciences, will host a symposium titled “The Sustainability Challenge: Local to Global” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, in Steinberg Hall Auditorium. The symposium will feature experts from WUSTL and the greater St. Louis region as they discuss questions and challenges facing the environment and community development. FULL STORY

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The Institute for Public Health will host a symposium titled “What Hurts, What Works, and What Have We Learned in Eliminating Health Disparities” at 8 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, at the Eric P. Newman Education Center on the Medical Campus. FULL STORY

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Outlook, the magazine for the School of Medicine, is debuting today a new, enhanced online edition, outlook.wustl.edu. The online version will publish six times each year, allowing the magazine to communicate with audiences more frequently.  FULL STORY

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Tiffany Stern, PhD, professor of English at Oxford University, is the visiting Hurst Professor in the Department of English in Arts & Sciences this week. Stern, whose expertise is in Early Modern theatrical practice, will give three presentations in Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall, beginning today. FULL STORY

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The American College of Bankruptcy and the School of Law will present a lecture by James H.M. Sprayregen, JD, one of the nation’s top restructuring attorneys, at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public. FULL STORY

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• 7 p.m. Assembly Series/Neureuther Library Lecture. Adam Ross, author of Mr. Peanut. Co-sponsored by University Libraries and the Writing Program. Women’s Bldg. Formal Lounge. (314) 935-4620.

• Take an arbor tour of Danforth Campus. Kent Theiling Jr., grounds and landscape design manager for the Danforth Campus, will lead the Second Annual Fall Arbor Tour at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 21. Meet in front of Brookings Hall. To reserve a spot, e-mail Kim Shilling at KShilling@wustl.edu.

• Football wins third straight game. Senior quarterback Stephen Sherman scored from one-yard out to break a tie midway through the fourth quarter as the football team escaped with a 14-13 victory at The College of Wooster Oct. 16. The Bears (4-2) return home to host Oberlin College at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23.