This summer, students participating in the McDonnell Academy Global Energy and Environmental Partnership International Experience traveled to the Shenzhen-Hong Kong metropolitan area to learn about alternative energy research and practice as well as explore the festivals, museums and food of another culture.

Among the many events being offered at WUSTL to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States is an Assembly Series panel discussion. “Navigating a Post-9/11 World: A Decade of Lessons Learned” will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15,  in Whitaker Hall Auditorium.

MBA students Nader Ben Younes (left) and Dieu Nguyen look at the “Inspire” board at the “Share at the Stairs” exhibit in Simon Hall. The display, located near the main staircase, is designed to bring to life Olin Business School’s mission of “Create Knowledge, Inspire Individuals and Transform Business.”

WUSTL students will have the opportunity to meet with more than 85 potential employers during the Fall Internship & Job Career Fair beginning at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, in the Athletic Complex Recreational Gym.

School of Medicine asthma specialist Mario Castro, MD, is seeking volunteers for a study investigating whether taking vitamin D can make asthma medication more effective. Study participants must be 18 or older and have a physician’s diagnosis of asthma. They also must have been taking some type of therapy to control their asthma for at least one year.

7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12

Assembly Series presents Steven Galloway

The author of The Cellist of Sarajevo, the selection for this year’s First Year Reading Program, will speak in College Hall on the South 40. Free and open to the public. (314) 935-4620.

First campuswide blood drive tomorrow

The first of four university-wide blood drives of the academic year will be held tomorrow at eight different locations throughout the university and at a variety of times to accommodate busy schedules. All students, faculty and staff are encouraged to participate in this effort to replenish the region’s blood supply.

Julie Margenthaler, MD

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Football home-opener welcomed Rhodes College

The football team welcomed Rhodes College to Francis Field for its home-opener this past weekend, while volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis, cross country and women’s golf all saw action as well. To find out how your favorite WUSTL sports team fared, visit bearsports.wustl.edu.