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Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012

 
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Insights From India: Chancellor shares thoughts as WUSTL leads global energy conference

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton is in India this week with a group of WUSTL leaders and MAGEEP members to first talk about global energy and environmental solutions and then meet with the university’s International Advisory Council for Asia. The first stop: Mumbai.

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WUSTL named Truman Scholar Honor Institution

WUSTL has been named a Truman Foundation Honor Institution because of its two Truman Scholarship winners this year and its sustained success in helping students win Truman Scholarships to pursue careers in public service. The highly competitive federal scholarship is awarded based on academic performance, leadership and dedication to public service.

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Super-TIGER is up: A chance to track a stratospheric balloon in real time

The Super-TIGER cosmic-ray experiment had a perfect launch Sunday at 9:45 a.m. New Zealand Daylight Time. The enormous balloon that will carry it to the limits of Earth’s atmosphere was stretched out on the ice and then partially filled. (It rounds out nicely as it rises into the stratosphere.) As it came up off the ice, it lifted the two-ton cosmic-ray instrument effortlessly into the skies over Antarctica. 

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Into adulthood, sickle cell patients rely on ER

Patients with sickle cell disease rely more on the emergency room as they move from pediatric to adult health care, according to researchers at the School of Medicine and other institutions. One possible explanation is the relative lack of adult health care providers with experience caring for these patients.

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Calendar Highlights

Noon Wednesday, Dec. 12

Office of Sustainability presentation

“Repurposing and Living With Less.” Jenny Murphy, WUSTL alumna and exec. dir., Perennial LLC. Explore creative reuses for old, ready-to-be-discarded items — from a tattered chair in an alley to an aging belt. Danforth University Center, Room 276. (Also Dec. 14 on Medical Campus.) RSVP to sustainability@wustl.edu.

Announcements

Teachers, volunteers sought for English summer camp

The past two summers, WUSTL students and faculty members have taken part in Tsinghua University’s annual English summer camp in Beijing. Applications are being accepted for the next camp, which will be held from July 1-19, 2013.

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Tili Boon Cuillé, PhD

Structuring the art of conversation FULL STORY

In the Spotlight: Faculty, Staff and Studet News & Achievements
Notables: Grants, Awards, Lectures, Publications & Other Activities
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Sports Highlights

Women’s basketball adds two wins

The No. 5 women’s basketball team improved to 6-1 with a pair of wins over Millikin University (71-42) and Augustana College (74-61) last week. The Bears host Fontbonne University at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

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