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Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013

 
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations planned

“Hope in Action” is the theme of this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration. A program will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, in Graham Chapel featuring a keynote address by Vice Provost Adrienne Davis, JD. A commemoration also is planned on the Medical Campus.

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Tread the Med exercise program under way

The third round of Tread the Med, a walking program and competition open to School of Medicine employees, is under way. Among those participating is medical assistant Deloris Brown, who credits the program with improving her health and helping her lose about 70 pounds. Program registration remains open until Feb. 15.

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Discovery Competition narrows teams to six

The School of Engineering & Applied Science has selected six semifinalists to receive a $1,000 interim funding award and to go on to compete for a $25,000 grand prize in the inaugural Discovery Competition.

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Jackie and Me at Edison Jan. 11-27

In 1947, Jackie Robinson took the field with the Brooklyn Dodgers and changed baseball forever. Now, imagine traveling back in time to witness Robinson’s historic season firsthand. In Jackie and Me, an upcoming play at Edison, young Joey Stoshack does exactly that, when a rare baseball card transports the headstrong Little Leaguer to Ebbets Field.

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Obituary: Nobel Laureate Rita Levi-Montalcini

Rita Levi-Montalcini, PhD, a Nobel Prize-winning neurologist who performed the majority of her research at WUSTL from 1947-1977, died Sunday, Dec. 30, at her home in Rome. She was 103.

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6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12

School of Medicine Second Annual Winter Concert

Features performances by WUSTL medical faculty, staff and students. Enjoy music and food, mingle with colleagues and friends and meet new ones. Free and open to the public. Center for Advanced Medicine lobby. Contact Nabeel Yaseen at nyaseen@wustl.edu or (314) 362-0306.

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Olin Library hosts ‘Winter Warm-Up Tweet Up’ today

Curious who else on campus is tweeting? Join the University Libraries for its winter Tweet Up Wednesday, Jan. 9, in Olin Library’s Ginkgo Reading Room on Level 1. 


Basketball Staff and Family Day benefits Winter Outreach

Faculty, staff and other members of the university community are invited to help St. Louis-area homeless while cheering on the men’s and women’s basketball teams as they square off against Brandeis University Sunday, Jan. 20. The men’s game begins at noon and the women tip off at 2 p.m. 

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Women’s basketball gets by Chicago in UAA opener

Sophomore forward Melissa Gilkey scored 18 of her game-high 22 points in the first half to lead the No. 3 women’s basketball team to a 96-67 victory at the University of Chicago in the University Athletic Association (UAA) opener for both teams Saturday in the Windy City. For details, click here.

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