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Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012

 
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New photo ID laws may impact key elections

Election turnout among young people of color, including African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans, may drop by nearly 700,000 voters in states with new photo ID laws — a decline that could impact presidential contests in battleground states — a study suggests.

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Researchers identify mechanism that leads
to diabetes, blindness

Wolfram syndrome is a rare disorder caused by mutations in a single gene, but its effects on the body are far reaching. Researchers now report a finding that will aid in the understanding of Wolfram syndrome and also may be important in the treatment of milder forms of diabetes and other disorders.

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Students ‘test drive’ jobs with internships

More than 115 organizations will recruit students and alumni at the Fall Internship & Job Career Fair Wednesday, Sept. 19. The Career Center encourages students to complete one internship before graduating. Senior Kelsey Brod spent this past summer in Johannesburg, South Africa, working with a master printer.

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No Child… at Edison Sept. 21-30

No Child Left Behind was the signature education bill of the George W. Bush administration. No Child… is a one-woman play by Nilaja Sun, who spent eight years teaching in New York City public schools. The Black Rep is reviving its award-winning production in Edison Theatre. Patrese D. McClain (right) stars, portraying 16 characters of two genders and eight ethnicities.

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Calendar Highlights

4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18

Assembly Series lecture

“The $10 Million a Minute Bus Tour to Educate Citizens About the National Debt Crisis.” David Walker, former comptroller general and CEO of the Comeback America Initiative. Record story. Free and open to the public. Lab Sciences Bldg., Room 300. (314) 935-4620.

Announcements

Emergency communications test tomorrow

WUSTL will test its emergency communication system, WUSTLAlerts, at approximately 12:35 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19. For this test, WUSTLAlerts will send e-mails to @wustl.edu addresses and text messages to cell phones.

Liberman memorial service set for Sept. 20

A memorial service for Lee M. Liberman, life trustee and former chair of the university’s Board of Trustees, will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, in Graham Chapel. Liberman died Aug. 31. He was 91.

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Leslie Markle

New public art curator integrates art and architecture. FULL STORY

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

Men’s soccer picks up two shutouts

The No. 18 men’s soccer team improved to 4-0-1 on the season by earning a pair of shutout wins. The Bears finish a three-match road trip with a 7 p.m. contest at Greenville College tonight before hosting No. 15 Wheaton College at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21.

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