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A survey of tanning salon operators in Missouri shows that 65 percent would allow children as young as 10 to 12 years old to use tanning beds. That’s despite evidence that any tanning bed use increases the risk of all skin cancers, including melanoma. The survey was part of a study led by WUSTL dermatologists. Study co-author Lynn Cornelius, MD, says the survey should serve as a “wake-up call for parents.”
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WUSTL engineering researchers have created a new type of air-cleaning technology that could better protect human lungs from allergens, airborne viruses and ultrafine particles. Traditional air cleaners can trap viruses in the filter, where they linger and grow. This device finds the virus, toxic particle or bioterror agent and inactivates it.
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Olin Business School’s fourth annual Olin Sustainability Case Competition challenged students to propose plans for developing more than 10,000 vacant properties in St. Louis. From solar panels to community service projects, students came up with creative ideas to combat “Blight, Plight and Urban Flight” in the City of St. Louis.
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It’s hard to wave when your elbow can’t bend. In Beauty, choreographer Jane Comfort deploys the robotic, stiff-jointed movements of Barbie and Ken dolls to withering satirical effect. On Friday and Saturday, March 1 and 2, Jane Comfort and Company will perform Beauty — and the BESSIE Award-winning Underground River — as part of the Edison Ovations Series.
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5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27
“Writing a Research Paper I: Conducting Research (with Olin Library).” Open to WUSTL students and faculty. Event details. Eads Hall, Room 109. Contact: (314) 935-4981 or writing@artsci.wustl.edu.
7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27
“Why Do We Keep Burning Coal? Should We?” Richard Axelbaum, the Stifel & Quinette Jens Professor of Environmental Engineering Science and dir., Consortium for Clean Coal Utilization. Free and open to the public. Event details. Schlafly Bottleworks, Crown Room, 7260 Southwest Ave., Maplewood. sciontap@wustl.edu.
7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27
“Developing and Maintaining a Healthy, Happy Mindset,” Timothy J. Bono, asst. dean, College of Arts & Sciences, and lecturer in psychology. Free and open to the public. Event details. Danforth University Center, Goldberg Formal Lounge. josh.gruenke@wustl.edu.
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The WUSTL military care package group has been sending snacks, sporting goods, toiletries, baked goods and other items to the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan since March 2004. The deadline to make contributions for the next mailing is 10:30 a.m. March 20.
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Mike Hayes
Helping students redefine leadership FULL STORY
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