Because of a severe winter storm that moved through the St. Louis region, Washington University closed all campuses except for the School of Medicine at 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31. Updated information regarding potential closing of the university today, Feb. 1, can be found on the university’s home page, wustl.edu. Information and messages will be posted there and on the emergency information website at emergency.wustl.edu. A recorded message also will be available at (314) 935-9000. FULL STORY

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Diabetes researchers at the School of Medicine have identified a key mechanism that appears to contribute to the blood vessel damage that occurs in people with diabetes. FULL STORY

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Statesman Strobe Talbott, president of the Brookings Institution, will present “Angels of Our Nature: Polarization in America and Its Challenge to Universities and Think Tanks” at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, in Whitaker Hall Auditorium. The policy address will focus on the challenge of polarization in American politics. FULL STORY

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Art historian Richard Meyer, author of Outlaw Representation: Censorship and Homosexuality in Twentieth-Century American Art, will launch the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts’ Multiple Feminisms Lecture Series Feb. 2. The series aims to expand the conversation about what it means to be feminist. FULL STORY

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WUSTL will host a free Saturday Master of Liberal Arts (MLA) Seminar Series in February titled “The Value of Justice.” The annual seminar series features WUSTL experts from the areas of philosophy, social work, political science and anthropology to address one of the most enduring concepts in social, religious, ethical and political thinking: the idea of justice. FULL STORY

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• Because of the inclement weather, many events may be canceled. Please contact event sponsors for latest information.

• Take the WUSTL Sustainability Pledge. Students, faculty and staff can show their commitment to sustainability by taking the WUSTL Sustainability Pledge at SustainabilityPledge.wustl.edu. The pledge asks those who sign it to live more sustainably at their workplace, school and home by reducing personal energy consumption, producing less waste, conserving resources and recycling.

• Men’s basketball back to winning ways. The men’s basketball team extended its win streak to four games with a pair of home victories over Carnegie Mellon University and Case Western Reserve University this past weekend. The team goes on a four-game road trip to try to extend the streak, beginning with a crucial conference game at Carnegie Mellon University Friday, Feb. 4.