Parent & Family Weekend 2010 kicks off Friday, Oct. 22. Myriad activities are planned across campus as parents join their sons and daughters for a peek into their classes, walking tours, open houses, concerts, information sessions, a football game and much more. FULL STORY

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The Department of Developmental Biology in the School of Medicine celebrates its 100th anniversary today with a symposium from noon to 5 p.m. in Moore Auditorium. Six of the department’s former heads, faculty or alumni have won Nobel Prizes in physiology or medicine. FULL STORY

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University City Council member L. Michael Glickert (left) presents Michael Sherraden, PhD, the Benjamin E. Youngdahl Professor of Social Development, with a proclamation Oct. 18. The proclamation celebrates Sherraden, a resident of University City, being named to the TIME 100, the magazine’s annual list of the world’s 100 most influential people. FULL STORY

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Brookings Institution Press has published the first in a series of Innovations in Leadership books written by Olin Business School professors. Jackson Nickerson, PhD, the Frahm Family Professor of Organization and Strategy, is the first author in the series that offers managers a new approach to leading change in their organization.  FULL STORY

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The Office of Human Resources will offer two post-recession retirement investment seminars for WUSTL faculty and staff members Thursday and Friday, Oct. 28 and 29: “New Rules for Investing” and “Which Way Is Up? — Mapping Your Retirement Strategy in a Post-Recession Economy.” Brett Hammond, PhD, managing director and chief investment strategist for TIAA-CREF, will lead each seminar. FULL STORY

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• 7 p.m. McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences Third Annual Robert M. Walker Distinguished Lecture. Robert L. Behnken, NASA astronaut and WUSTL alum, speaks on NASA’s manned exploration activities and his experiences on the International Space Station. Lab Sciences Bldg., Rm. 300. (314) 935-6276.

• Institute for Public Health annual conference today. The Institute for Public Health annual conference, “What Hurts, What Works, and What Have We Learned in Eliminating Health Disparities?” will be held from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. today in the Eric P. Newman Education Center. For information, call (314) 935-3312.

• Volleyball gets first losses. The No. 1 volleyball team (23-2) posted a 2-2 record at the second University Athletic Association round robin Oct. 16-17 in Waltham, Mass., losing to New York University and Case Western University. The team returns to action at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, hosting Webster University.