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Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013

 
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WUSTL launches climate change initiative, to be led by Raven

WUSTL is launching an initiative aimed at expanding scientific research, education and public understanding of global climate change. A signature initiative of I-CARES, the project will be led by Peter H. Raven, PhD, the George Engelmann Professor of Botany Emeritus in Arts & Sciences and president emeritus of the Missouri Botanical Garden.

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Alcohol abuse, eating disorders share genetic link

Part of the risk for alcohol dependence is genetic. The same is true for eating disorders. Now, School of Medicine researchers have found some of the same genes likely are involved in both. They report that people with alcohol dependence may be more genetically susceptible to certain types of eating disorders, and vice versa.

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Discussion on gender and race in ‘age of Trayvon Martin’ opens AFAS colloquium series

A panel discussion, titled “Conversations on Gender and Blackness in the Age of Trayvon Martin,” will open WUSTL’s African and African-American Studies fall colloquium series. WUSTL faculty will lead the discussion at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 6, in the Women’s Building
Formal Lounge.

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Olin Cookout: a tasty start to school year

Mahendra R. Gupta, PhD, dean of Olin Business School, serves a burger during the 19th annual Olin Cookout Aug. 27 at Simon Hall. The tasty tradition brings the Olin community together, with faculty and staff members serving barbecue to hungry students.

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Obituary: Bernard Becker, former head of ophthalmology, 93

Bernard Becker, MD, professor emeritus of ophthalmology and visual sciences, died Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, after a long illness. He was 93.

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Calendar Highlights

4:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5

Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences colloquium

“Spatial Variability in Carbon and Sulfur Isotopic Signatures” by David Fike, PhD, assistant professor. Free and open to the public. Rudolph Hall, Room 203. (314) 935-5603.

1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6

History Dept. International Relations Round Table

“Should the U.S. Do More in Syria?” Open to all WUSTL students. Event details. Danforth University Center, Room 233. mwilliam@wustl.edu or (314) 935-5450.

Announcements

Donate blood at year’s first campus drive Tuesday

The first of four universitywide blood drives this academic year will be Tuesday, Sept. 10, at eight locations across WUSTL. To donate or volunteer, sign up here.

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