Gregory Magarian, JD, professor of law and former clerk for retired Justice John Paul Stevens, provides an insider’s view on what new Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan can expect today, her first day on her new job. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/21261.aspx

Siblings of children with autism have more frequent language delays and other subtle characteristics of the disorder than previously understood. Girls also may be mildly affected more often than recognized in the past, according to a new study led by John N. Constantino, MD, and researchers at the School of Medicine. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/21258.aspx

When Kerry Kornfeld, MD, PhD, says his life began at the School of Medicine, he means that literally. Kornfeld’s family tree has deep roots at the School of Medicine. FULL STORY

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Beginning Friday, Oct. 8, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum will present Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other, the Brazilian artist’s first major midcareer survey. The exhibition reveals a wide-ranging interdisciplinary practice that merges painting, photography, film, sculpture, installation and collaborative action. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/21011.aspx

An entrepreneur who has helped thousands of people in poverty-stricken countries throughout Africa says she couldn’t have done it without WUSTL students and professors. In gratitude, The Blessing Basket Project bestowed its annual World Changer award on the university. FULL STORY

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The Department of Athletics launched its new website Friday, Oct. 1. The website address will remain the same, bearsports.wustl.edu. FULL STORY

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• 4 p.m. Assembly Series/Youngdahl Lecture. “Half the Sky: From Oppression to Opportunity for Women Worldwide.” Nicholas Kristof, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times. Graham Chapel. (314) 935-4620.

• Trustees meet Oct. 1. The Board of Trustees met on the Danforth Campus Friday, Oct. 1. For a complete report of Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton’s remarks, click here.
• Sirens test today. WUSTL will test its outdoor warning sirens on the Danforth Campus at 11 a.m. today in conjunction with St. Louis County’s monthly siren test. The test will take place unless there is the potential for severe weather that day or some other emergency is occurring at that time.

• Cross country competes in Louisville. The No. 2 men’s cross country team and the No. 4 women’s cross country team put their rankings on the line Oct. 2 at the Greater Louisville Classic in Louisville, Ky. The teams were coming off a third-place finish at the Southern Illinois University Saluki Invitational Sept. 25 in Carbondale, Ill.