Improving the lives of infants and children with developmental disabilities will be the focus of Washington University’s new Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center. Terrie E. Inder, MD, PhD, will serve as director. FULL STORY

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Mezzo-soprano Leah Summers (right) and pianist Charis Dimaris will perform a Liederabend at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10, in Holmes Lounge. Literally translated as “evening of song,” Liederabend refers to a recital given by a singer and pianist, particularly of works by 19th-century Austrian or German composers. FULL STORY

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Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton has led a National Research Council (NRC) team of 18 academic and industrial experts who have reviewed laws on publicly funded university research and intellectual property rights. The committee’s report, “Managing University Intellectual Property in the Public Interest,” was released Oct. 1. FULL STORY

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Faculty and administrators are invited to submit proposals for program initiatives that strengthen and promote diversity and inclusion at WUSTL. The Advisory Committee for the Diversity and Inclusion Grants, which will review the proposals, is particularly interested in proposals that address work environment, recruitment and retention of diverse faculty and administrative staff, and cultural competence. FULL STORY

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The 89 staff members who retired from the university this past year contributed a total of 1,664 years of service to the university. The contributions of these employees helped make WUSTL the exemplary institution it is today, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton says. FULL STORY

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• 4 p.m. Art History & Archaeology Lecture. “A Different Shade of Black: Panama Al Brown and Paris Between the World Wars.” Lyneise Williams, asst. prof., Dept. of Art, U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Kemper 103. (314) 935-5270.

• Stadermann memorial service Oct. 8. A memorial service for Frank J. Stadermann, PhD, a senior research scientist in physics in Arts & Sciences, will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at the Ethical Society of St. Louis, 9001 Clayton Road. Stadermann, who was 48, died Oct. 4. For more information, visit news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/21294.aspx.
• Memories and stories subject of “Meet the Leaders” discussion. Experts on memory, writing and storytelling will gather at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, at the Danforth University Center, Room 233, as part of the Woman’s Club’s Meet the Leaders panel discussion series. Admission is free and includes box lunch. RSVP by Friday, Oct. 8, at brauhut@wustl.edu. For more information, visit news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/21296.aspx.

• Women’s soccer opens conference play with tie. The women’s soccer team opened University Athletic Association play with a 0-0 double-overtime tie with No. 14-ranked Emory University Oct. 3. Sophomore goalkeeper Clara Jaques picked up her fourth shutout of the season. WUSTL faces Webster University today at 5 p.m. at St. Louis Soccer Park.