NASA has announced that Raymond E. Arvidson, PhD, the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in Earth and Planetary Sciences in Arts & Sciences, has been selected to be a participating scientist on the Mars Science Laboratory, a mission to land and operate a rover named Curiosity.

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Classic movie stills, vintage postcards, book illustrations and other found materials are at the heart of the work of contemporary British artist John Stezaker. Beginning Friday, Jan. 27, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum opens John Stezaker, the artist’s first major solo museum exhibition.

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After defeating an infection, the immune system creates a memory of the attacker to make it easier to eliminate in the future. Researchers at the School of Medicine have discovered an important component of the immune system’s strategy for preserving such immunological memories.

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This spring, the WUSTLAlerts emergency notification system will change the way it alerts the university community of tornado warnings in and approaching St. Louis City and County. In addition to sirens and Alertus beacons, community members will also receive emails, pop-up messages on computer screens and cable TV overrides.

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Ann Behan Rehme, academic adviser at the Sever Institute in the School of Engineering & Applied Science, died Dec. 30, 2011, of pancreatic cancer. She was 60.

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4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23
“Global Climate Change and Demand for Energy” by Ralph Cicerone, pres., National Academy of Sciences and chair, National Research Council. Sponsored by the International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES) and Tyson Research Center. Free and open to the public. Lab Sciences Bldg., Room 300. Contact Suzanne Loui at sloui@wustl.edu.
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The next campus-wide blood drive will take place Tuesday, Jan. 31, at eight locations throughout all WUSTL campuses and at a variety of times to accommodate busy schedules. Collection also is taking place Monday, Jan. 30, on the Medical Campus.
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Registrar Monolo (left) plays a key role at the School of Medicine. FULL STORY
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Both the swimming and diving team and the track and field team took to the road for meets over the weekend, while the men’s and women’s basketball teams enjoyed home court advantage. Find out how your favorite winter WUSTL sports teams fared by visiting bearsports.wustl.edu.
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