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New engineering building Preston M. Green Hall, on the northeast corner of the Danforth Campus, was dedicated Sept. 23. Nancy Green (right, with Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton), widow of Preston M. Green, spoke at the dedication along with keynote speaker Charles M. Vest, PhD, president of the National Academy of Engineering.
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Excess nutrients, such as fat and sugar, don’t just pack on the pounds but can push cells in the body over the brink. Unable to tolerate this “toxic” environment, these cells commit suicide. Scientists at the School of Medicine have discovered three unexpected players that help a cell overloaded with fat initiate its own demise.
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More than 20 years ago, Sarah C.R. Elgin, PhD, the Viktor Hamburger Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences, founded Washington University’s Science Outreach. Elgin’s success with Science Outreach is being recognized as WUSTL launches the interdisciplinary Institute for School Partnership to strategically improve teaching and learning within the K-12 education community.
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Compression. Suspension. Torsion. Failure. The language of dance finds surprising echoes in the language of engineering. This weekend, Lucy Guerin Inc., one of Australia’s premier young dance companies, will launch this year’s Edison Ovations Series with Structure and Sadness, a work inspired by the 1970 collapse of Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge.
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Gloria Lubowitz, president of the Woman’s Club of Washington University, talks to club members and other members of the WUSTL community during the club’s Fall Welcome Lunch at Harbison House Sept. 16. Woman’s Club member Risa Zwerling Wrighton hosted the luncheon to introduce women new to the university to the Woman’s Club.
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Noon Tuesday, Sept. 27
“Zotero 101: Organize Your Research.” Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool that helps collect, organize, cite and share research sources. Class limited to students, faculty and staff. Olin Library Arc, level A. (314) 935-4824 or (314) 935-4581.
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The Institute for Public Health will host its fourth annual conference, “Beyond Borders: Transforming Health at Home & Abroad,” from 12:30-5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, at the Eric P. Newman Education Center on the Medical Campus. Keynote speaker is Roger I. Glass, MD, PhD, director of the Fogarty International Center.
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Canyoneering helps Ruoff in emergency medicine. FULL STORY
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The No. 4 men’s soccer team saw its seven-game, season-opening win streak come to an end with a 3-1 loss at No. 15 Dominican University Sept. 25 in River Forest, Ill. Senior Cody Costakis scored his third goal of the year in the first half.
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