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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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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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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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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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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