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Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013

 
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School-age drinking increases breast cancer risk​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Here’s a sobering fact for millions of young women: The more alcohol they drink before motherhood, the greater their risk of future breast cancer. School of Medicine research links increased breast cancer to drinking between early adolescence and first full-term pregnancy.

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New video explores university’s academic integrity policy

No student arrives at WUSTL planning to cheat. And yet, 15 to 40 academic integrity cases are adjudicated every semester. A new video produced by the Office of Student Conduct explores the university’s academic integrity policy and why it matters.

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Poet Mónica de la Torre to read Thursday 

Poet and BOMB magazine Senior Editor Mónica de la Torre is the visiting Hurst Professor of Creative Writing in Arts & Sciences. She will read from her work at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, in Duncker Hall’s Hurst Lounge.

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Deadline for diversity, inclusion grant proposals Oct. 29

Faculty and administrators at WUSTL with ideas for improving the campus environment for women, members of underrepresented minority groups and other diverse groups are encouraged to apply for a Diversity and Inclusion Grant. The deadline is Oct. 29.

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Obituary: Richard M. Kurtz, former director of psychology clinical training, 76

Richard M. Kurtz, PhD, associate professor emeritus of psychology in Arts & Sciences, died of cardiac arrest Monday, Aug. 26, 2013. He was 76 and residing in Cincinnati.

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Calendar Highlights

7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11

Dept. of Music concert

Contemporary music by Wolfgang David, violin, and David Gompper, piano. Free and open to the public. Program/
event details
. 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity Ave. (314) 935-5581 or music@artsci.wustl.edu.

5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12

Gephardt Institute’s St. Louis Up Close series

“Race Matters.” Includes discussion and video that identifies Delmar Boulevard as a “dividing line” between races and socioeconomic classes. Free and open to the public. Event details. Danforth University Center, Room 233. (314) 935-9104 or gephardtinstitute@wustl.edu.

Announcements

LGBTQ graduate student group hosts mixer 

OUTgrads, the universitywide group for LGBTQ graduate and professional students at WUSTL, is hosting a mixer for LGBTQ graduate students, faculty and staff at 6 p.m. Sept. 18 in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center.

Portions of sidewalk closed outside 276 Skinker Building

Due to emergency MetroLink repairs, portions of the sidewalk along the southern edge of the 276 Skinker Building will be closed for four to five weeks.

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