Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s move to strip or significantly narrow his state’s public-sector workers’ collective bargaining rights has significant implications for all unionized workers, both in the public and private sector, says Marion Crain, JD, the Wiley B. Rutledge Professor of Law and director of the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Work & Social Capital. FULL STORY

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Sir Nigel Sheinwald, British ambassador to the United States, will deliver a major policy address at 4 p.m. Friday, March 4, in Holmes Lounge, Ridgley Hall. His talk is the annual T.S. Eliot Lecture, which is named in honor of the famed poet and author who was the grandson of WUSTL co-founder William Greenleaf Eliot. FULL STORY

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Raphael Kopan, PhD, professor of developmental biology in the School of Medicine, is addicted to discovery. Growing up on the outskirts of Tel Aviv, Israel, he discovered snakes, butterflies and bits of ancient pottery. Today, his discoveries continue in his lab, working to understand how cells communicate. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/21919.aspx

Marcus E. Raichle, MD, professor of radiology, of neurobiology and of neurology in the School of Medicine, received a MetLife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer’s Disease Feb. 24 in New York. Raichle has been producing brain imaging research contributing to the way Alzheimer’s is now diagnosed and treated for nearly 40 years. FULL STORY

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Mental health professionals participate in a panel discussion, “When Love Hurts,” Feb. 16 at Seigle Hall on the Danforth Campus. The panel discussed dating violence and what can be done to confront it in a healthy manner. The event was sponsored by the WUSTL Pre-Law Society, Men Organized for Rape Education and Committee Organized for Rape Education. FULL STORY

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• 8 p.m. Dept. of Music Senior Lecture and Demonstration. “Settings of ‘Ave Verum’ Through the Years.” Austin Wesevich. Free and open to the public. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. (314) 935-5566.

• Skandalaris Center funding applications due tomorrow. The Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies is providing support for faculty members who wish to conduct research in the areas of entrepreneurship and innovation. Proposals are due Tuesday, March 1, with awards announced by the end of the month.?

• Play ball! Both the baseball and softball teams were scheduled to open their seasons this past weekend – the men at home yesterday vs. Fontbonne University and the women with two games in Memphis. Men’s and women’s basketball, track & field, swimming & diving and tennis all saw action as well. Find out how your favorite WUSTL teams fared at bearsports.wustl.edu.