Approximately 1,600 members of the Class of 2014 arrived on campus this August. Nearly all graduated in the top 5 percent or 10 percent of their high school class, and more than 60 percent traveled at least 500 miles to get to WUSTL. They represent 50 states and 25 countries around the world. FULL STORY

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Risa Zwerling Wrighton (center) greets members during the Woman’s Club of Washington University’s Fall Welcome Lunch at Harbison House Sept. 14. The club is celebrating its centennial in 2010. FULL STORY

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This fall, the Department of Computer Science & Engineering is holding a five-part lecture series on cyber-physical systems, a topic increasingly recognized as key to the future competitiveness of U.S. industry. The first talk will be Friday, Sept. 24. FULL STORY

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“Japan Embodied: New Approaches to Japanese Studies,” is a four-semester Mellon Sawyer Seminar Series that examines the way the body has been discussed, experienced and imagined in Japanese culture. The first seminar begins at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, in Busch Hall. FULL STORY

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• 5 p.m. Kemper Art Museum. Gallery Talk. “Studying the Art Object.” Mark S. Weil, the E. Desmond Lee Professor Emeritus. In conjunction with the exhibition “Studying the Art Object: Materials and Methods.” kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu/events/gallery-talks/4533. (314) 935-4523.

• Lighting improvements continue on Medical School campus. Washington University Medical Center is continuing to improve lighting around campus sidewalks this fall. Phase II of the public realm lighting project began this month with work along parts of Clayton and Newstead avenues. Work will continue until mid-December, weather permitting, throughout the medical center.

• Men’s soccer puts unbeaten streak to test tonight. The No. 18 men’s soccer team (5-0-2) remained unbeaten following an overtime tie at Illinois Wesleyan Sept. 15 and a win over Loras College Sept. 19. The Bears will put the unbeaten record on the line tonight at 8 p.m when they face Fontbonne University at Clayton High School in Clayton, Mo.