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Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013

 
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‘Christmas Creep’: Happiness or humbug?

“Christmas Creep,” the “technical” term for the pre-holiday appearance of retail decorations and promotions, crept into stores and marketing in October this year. Major department stores even pre-empted Black Friday by opening on Thanksgiving Day. Four marketing professors at Olin discuss whether starting the holiday shopping season earlier and earlier is a good marketing move or could backfire.

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  Christmas Creep - humbug - black friday advertising clutter

Anesthesiology launches collaboration with hospital in Ghana

The Department of Anesthesiology has established a partnership with a hospital in Ghana to help improve medical care in that African nation while providing training opportunities for residents and fellows. Pictured is Ellen Lockhart, MD, of the School of Medicine, alongside Divine Kwami, MD, a faculty member at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana.

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Scientists stitch up photosynthetic megacomplex

In Science, WUSTL scientists report on a new technique that allowed them to extract a photosynthetic megacomplex consisting of a light antenna and two reaction centers from the membrane of a cyanobacterium. This is the first time an entire complex has been isolated and studied as a functioning whole.

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Washington University Dance Theatre Dec. 6-8

From tap to West African dance to contemporary ballet, WUSTL’s Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences will highlight seven new works by guest and faculty choreographers Friday through Sunday, Dec. 6-8, as part of Shifting Limits, the 2013 Washington University Dance Theatre concert.

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  WUSTL Dance Theater Rollup
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2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4

CNISS Political Economy Seminar Series

“The Economies of Violence and the Resource Curse” by Massimo Morelli, prof. of political science and of economics, Columbia U. Free and open to the public. Event details. Seigle Hall, Room 248. RSVP to Alana Bame at cniss@artsci.wustl.edu.

5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4

‘Exploring Literacy’ exhibit

In conjunction with “The 1968 Exhibit” at the Missouri History Museum. A poster and video exhibit features community-based projects conducted by WUSTL students in the “Literacies, Schools and Communities” course. Free. Event details. Missouri History Museum, Grand Hall. (314) 361-9017.

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Taylor overpass reopens, Newstead to open Friday

The Taylor Avenue bridge reopened last week, and the Newstead bridge is to open Friday, Dec. 6. The Missouri Department of Transportation project to construct a new interchange at Tower Grove Avenue and replace four bridges over Interstate 64/Highway 40 should be completed by mid-2014.

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