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Close to 3 billion people in the developing world burn fires in rudimentary stoves for cooking and heating needs. As a result, 4 million people die each year, and the black soot created has a staggering negative impact on health, climate and advancement of the poor. Gautam N. Yadama, PhD, professor and director of international programs at the Brown School, and photographer Mark Katzman explore the issue in a new book.
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A master’s degree program designed for high school science teachers nationwide is helping them learn techniques for inspiring the most motivated science students as well as students with other interests. The two-year program through University College in Arts & Sciences offers online courses during the school year and an on-campus summer institute.
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The obesity epidemic and how science may be able to impact it is the focus of the upcoming annual conference of WUSTL’s Institute for Public Health. Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH, deputy director of the institute and a disease prevention expert at Siteman Cancer Center, will deliver the keynote address.
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Christine Dolan, coordinator for LGBT Student Involvement and Leadership, has helped organize events in honor of LGBT History Month. Tonight’s Out in the Workplace event will help such students navigate the job market.
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Noon Wednesday, Oct. 9
Learn about the adventures of six WUSTL staff members who traveled to Santiago, Chile, through the Global Diversity Overseas Seminar Program. Event details. Danforth University Center, Room 232. Contact: Shanon Langlie, (314) 935-8286 or langlie@wustl.edu.
4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9
“Geographies of Fear and Development in Guatemala: Contradictions and Implications” by Rebecca Clouser, postdoctoral fellow, IAS. Free and open to the public. Event details. Seigle Hall, Room 204. (314) 935-5958.
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This year’s Albert P. and Blanche Y. Greensfelder Lecture will focus on climate change and human health. Howard Frumkin, MD, DrPh, dean and professor at the University of Washington School of Public Health, will speak at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, in Simon Hall.
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She finds family, community, work-life balance key to success.
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