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Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012

 
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Raven, Kidder speak at Inaugural I-CARES Day 

The International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES) will celebrate I-CARES Day Friday, Oct. 19. The event features talks by Peter H. Raven, PhD, president emeritus of the Missouri Botanical Garden, on climate change and its impact on biodiversity, and T.R. Kidder, PhD, chair of WUSTL’s Department of Anthropology in Arts & Sciences, on the idea that humans may be entering a geological era called the Anthropocene. A QR-code scavenger hunt is among the student activities.?

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Political empowerment fading for black Americans in the age of Obama?

Hailed by some as the beginning of a “post-racial” America, the election of Barack Obama sparked a measurable bump in feelings of political empowerment among black Americans. But those sentiments have faded considerably, according to political survey data, with the sharpest declines in perceived political power coming from blacks who identify themselves as conservatives or “born again” Christians.?

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Two elected to Institute of Medicine?

Wayne M. Yokoyama, MD, and Charles F. Zorumski, MD, have been elected to the Institute of Medicine, a part of the National Academy of Sciences. Membership in the organization is one of the highest honors physician-scientists in the United States can receive.?

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Jones named manager of WUSTL Campus Store

Rodney Jones has been named manager of the  Campus Store. Jones, previously assistant manager of the store, replaces Betsy Schneider, who retired in June.? The store is located in Mallinckrodt Center on the Danforth Campus.

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Calendar Highlights

6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18

Arts & Sciences Connection Series

“Decision 2012,” a panel discussion featuring four Arts & Sciences faculty members. Event details. Free and open to the WUSTL community; RSVP online. Reception at 5:30 p.m. in Rettner Gallery. Panel discussion in Lab Sciences Bldg. Aud.

Announcements

Policy forum on Affordable Care Act set for Oct. 23

Just two weeks before the presidential election, the Brown School puts the Affordable Care Act front and center with a policy forum on the signature legislation of Barack Obama’s presidency. “Affordable Care Act — the Evolution Continues” takes place at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, in Brown Hall Lounge. Jay Angoff, senior adviser at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will keynote the forum.

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Sports Highlights

Men’s soccer tops New York, falls to Brandeis

The men’s soccer team split a pair of weekend matches against ranked opponents — winning 1-0 over No. 20 New York University and losing 2-1 against No. 9 Brandeis University. WUSTL plays Principia College at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Francis Field.

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