Students put the finishing touches on a mural at the entrance to Buder Elementary School in St. Louis Sept. 4 as part of the WUSTL’s Service First program. More than 1,200 students donated time and talent this year, helping to paint, landscape and clean 12 St. Louis-area schools. FULL STORY

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Five minutes in a scanner can reveal how far a child’s brain has come along the path from childhood to maturity and potentially shed light on a range of psychological and developmental disorders, scientists at the School of Medicine have shown. FULL STORY

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Internationally known human rights attorney and alumnus Arsalan Iftikhar, JD, also known as “The Muslim Guy,” will address the timely topic of “Islamic Pacifism” as the next speaker in the annual School of Law Public Interest Law & Policy Speakers Series, titled “Access to Justice.” This popular series, now in its 13th year, runs from fall 2010 through spring 2011 and includes nationally prominent lawyers, academics and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists. FULL STORY

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James “Jamie” Kolker has been named assistant vice chancellor of campus planning and director of capital projects in Facilities Planning & Management, announced Henry S. Webber, executive vice chancellor for administration. FULL STORY

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• 11 a.m. Colloquium Series Talk. “Unlocking Creative Computing.” Nick Montfort, assoc. prof. of Digital Media Program in Writing & Humanistic Studies and Comparative Media Studies Program, MIT. Sponsored by the Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering.  engineering.wustl.edu/eventdetail.aspx?event=5995&eventtype=other.  Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. (314) 935-6160.

• Olin Cup and YouthBridge SEIC kickoff Sept. 16. The fall kickoff of the Olin Cup and YouthBridge SEIC will allow participants to learn more about the competitions and connect with others to help move ideas forward.

• Men’s soccer hosts Greenville College at 7 p.m. tonight at Francis Field. The men’s soccer team will try to remain unbeaten as the team posted a 2-0-1 record through the season’s first week.