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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

 
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Bowen gets prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship

John R. Bowen, PhD, a sociocultural anthropologist, has been selected for a prestigious fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation. Bowen, the Dunbar-Van Cleve Professor in Arts & Sciences, was among the 181 Guggenheim Fellows chosen in 2012 from nearly 3,000 scholars, artists and scientists in the United States and Canada.

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PAD’s As You Like It begins this weekend

 As You Like It is among Shakespeare’s most popular works, but it is more than just a pastoral romance. So says Annamaria Pileggi, senior lecturer in the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences, who will direct the show that runs Friday, April 20, through Sunday, April 29, in Edison Theatre.

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Study of half siblings provides genetic clues to autism

When a child has autism, siblings are also at risk for the disorder. New research from the School of Medicine shows that the genetic reach of the disorder often extends to half siblings as well. The discovery is giving scientists new clues to how autism is inherited.

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Brown School panel explores the American Dream

What is the American Dream’s role in today’s society? WUSTL experts will explore this question in a panel discussion at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, in Brown Hall Lounge. Panelists are Steven Fazzari, PhD, professor of economics in Arts & Sciences; Carter W. Lewis, playwright-in-residence in the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences; and Mark R. Rank, PhD, the Herbert S. Hadley Professor of Social Welfare at the Brown School.

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Research Without Walls symposium Thursday

What is the Burrito Index? Can marriage impact cancer survival rates? WUSTL students in social work and public health will explore these and other topics at the Brown School’s inaugural Research Without Walls Student Research Symposium at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 19, in Brown and Goldfarb Halls.

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9 a.m. Tuesday, April 17

Dept. of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

“First Do No Harm: The Challenge of Antidepressants in Older Adults.” Eric Lenze, prof. of psychiatry. Free and open to the public. Wohl Clinic Bldg., Clopton Aud. (314) 362-2462.

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Morris to deliver Friedman lecture April 30

John C. Morris, MD, the Harvey A. and Dorismae Hacker Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurology and director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, will deliver the 2012 Friedman lecture at 3 p.m. Monday, April 30, in Graham Chapel. His lecture is titled “The Aging Mind: Realities and Myths.”

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Men’s tennis wins sixth straight match

The No. 17 men’s tennis team ran its winning streak to six matches with a 7-2 win at No. 30 University of Chicago April 15. The team improved its overall record to 12-5 and picked up its fifth win this season over a ranked opponent.

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