Stephen F. & Camilla T. Brauer Hall, the second building in a new engineering complex on the Danforth Campus, was dedicated in a ceremony held Friday, Oct. 1. Brauer Hall, LEED Gold certified, includes state-of-the-art laboratories, a distance-learning classroom and instrumentation and imaging facilities. FULL STORY

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Walking, jogging and other forms of regular aerobic exercise may actually ward off the onset of Alzheimer’s disease pathology in the brain, suggests newly published research from a team led by Denise Head, PhD, assistant professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences, and doctoral student Kelvin Y. Liang (right), lead author of the study.  FULL STORY

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School of Medicine neurosurgeons used a new tool last month for the treatment of brain tumors that were previously deemed inoperable, offering hope to patients who had few or no options. FULL STORY

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The Washington University Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Dan Presgrave, will feature works by two composers affiliated with the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences as part of a program of 19th-, 20th- and 21st-century American music. The performance begins at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, in the E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall. FULL STORY

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The School of Law is hosting a screening and discussion of the award-winning documentary “Off and Running” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall. The film chronicles the coming-of-age story of Avery, the adopted daughter of white Jewish lesbian parents. FULL STORY

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Washington University will simulate an emergency situation on its campuses the afternoon of Tuesday, 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 will participate in the drill. FULL STORY

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• 10 a.m. lecture. “Copyright Law and Your Rights as an Author.” Patty Hart, assoc. general counsel. Sponsored by WUSTL Libraries and Becker Medical Library. Cori Aud. sarlic@wustl.edu.

• Media literacy panel discussion. The School of Medicine will host a panel discussion, “Mental Health and Substance Abuse Messages: Truth or Consequences,” on how the media impact how we receive, process and evaluate messages about mental health and substance abuse. The discussion takes place at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, in Cori Auditorium in the McDonnell Medical Sciences Building.

• Volleyball still perfect. The No. 1 volleyball team (17-0) continues to roll and opened its University Athletic Association season with three victories in an Oct. 2 and 3 round-robin tournament in Atlanta. The Bears had victories over Brandeis University, the University of Rochester and the University of Chicago.