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Monday, Aug. 27, 2012

 
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Wes Moore opens fall Assembly Series Sept. 4

As the country enters the final phase of an intense political season, the 2012 Assembly Series will feature individuals who bring passion and knowledge concerning issues that affect the way people think and potentially how they will vote. Wes Moore, author of The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates, opens the series.

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New imaging test aids Alzheimer’s diagnosis

WUSTL physicians at Barnes-Jewish Hospital are the first in Missouri to offer a new type of PET scan for patients being evaluated for Alzheimer’s disease. The test detects neuritic plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Vaporizing the Earth for science

A team of WUSTL scientists have vaporized the Earth — if only by simulation, that is, mathematically and inside a computer. They weren’t just practicing their evil overlord skills. By baking model Earths, they are trying to figure out what astronomers should see when they look at the atmospheres of super-Earths in a bid to learn the planets’ compositions.

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Monday, Aug. 27

Sam Fox School student exhibit: In Tangible Spaces

On view through Sept. 21. Photographs by junior fine arts major Jesse Bandler Firestone. Reception for the artist at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31. Free and open to the public. Event details. Steinberg Hall, Weitman Gallery. (314) 935-9300.

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Register now for Freedom From Smoking classes

A new session of Freedom from Smoking classes begins Tuesday, Aug. 28. The classes are offered free to all university employees and continue through Oct. 2. Classes are held at 5 p.m. on the Medical Campus.

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Athletics announces fall, winter live webcast schedule

WUSTL is set to stream 62 live athletic events during the fall and winter seasons, starting with football, volleyball and soccer events next week.

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