High school students who smoke, drink, use drugs or engage in other risky behaviors also are more likely to become pregnant or to impregnate a sexual partner, according to new research from psychiatry researchers at the School of Medicine. FULL STORY

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In a marriage of two disciplines that don’t often overlap — politics and medicine — a study by Matthew Gabel, PhD, professor of political science in Arts & Sciences, finds that group consensus is an effective method for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease. FULL STORY

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Are you looking to make the government’s new dietary recommendations part of your life? Begin by writing down what you eat, says Connie Diekman, director of University Nutrition. The U.S. departments of Agriculture and Health & Human Services this week released new food guidelines that call for more fruits and vegetables, less sodium and more whole grain. FULL STORY

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Cultural critic and Iranian scholar Hamid Dabashi, PhD, will give an Assembly Series presentation at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, in Steinberg Hall Auditorium. His address, “The End of an Islamic Republic,” is free and open to the public. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/21838.aspx

• 1 p.m. Skandalaris Seminar Series: Developing Entrepreneurial Skills, Perspectives and Relationships. “The Market and Value Proposition.” Followed by panel discussion with start-up and experienced social and commercial entrepreneurs. Sponsored by Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. Free and open to the public. Reception follows at 4 p.m. Simon Hall, Rm. 110. sces@wustl.edu or (314) 935-9134.

• Volunteer opportunity at Tsinghua University in Bejing. WUSTL faculty members, graduate and professional students, and undergraduate students have an opportunity to volunteer for three weeks this summer at one of China’s premier universities, Tsinghua University in Beijing. Applications are due Feb. 15. The goal of the three-week camp, beginning June 22, is to teach and expose Chinese undergraduate students to the English language and American culture.

• Men’s basketball on the road. The men’s basketball team will play its next four games on the road, starting with a crucial game tonight at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.