It’s a big claim, but WUSTL planetary scientist Frédéric Moynier, PhD, says his group has discovered evidence that the moon was born in a flaming blaze of glory when a body the size of Mars collided with the early Earth. Nature published the group’s findings in its online edition yesterday.

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WUSTL Libraries is offering a series of five sessions designed to clarify issues surrounding open access and the dissemination of new knowledge as part of national “Open Access Week,” celebrated from Oct. 22 to 28.

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New research by Herbert W. “Skip” Virgin, MD, PhD, and colleagues may explain why advanced AIDS patients often develop gastrointestinal disease.

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Design with the Other 90%: CITIES, on view at the Kemper Art Museum, collects smart, problem-solving projects from around the globe. On Saturday, Oct. 20, local not-for-profits will present their own community design challenges as part of the museum’s Community Day. The free, all-ages event also will feature art-making, scavenger hunts and other activities.

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The inaugural Cabot Corporation-Xinsheng Zhang Lecture was held Oct. 9 in Steinberg Hall Auditorium. The Cabot Corporation-Xinsheng Zhang Lectureship Series was created in 2011 and offers the university community opportunities to learn about issues of global leadership, particularly in China.

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Helen E. Nash, MD, professor emerita (clinical) in pediatrics at the School of Medicine, died Oct. 4, 2012, at Clermont Manor in Creve Coeur. She was 91.

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