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Class Acts: serving the community

From teaching in neighborhood classrooms to healing the sick in clinics abroad, WUSTL’s graduating students are creating a better future for children and improving the lives of adults. In the first installment of a five-part series, we celebrate just a few of the many graduates, such as Mike McLaughlin, who are making a difference.

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Mouse study offers new clues to cognitive decline​

New research suggests that certain types of brain cells may be “picky eaters,” seeming to prefer one specific energy source over others. The finding has implications for understanding the cognitive decline seen in aging and degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis.​

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Commencement event speakers announced

More than a dozen distinguished individuals will speak at Commencement-related events this week for graduates and their friends and families. The weeklong celebration culminates at 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 16, with WUSTL’s 153rd Commencement ceremony in Brookings Quadrangle.​​

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Kemper talk on 1904 World’s Fair

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Novel approaches for cardiac arrhythmia

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10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 13

‘Innovations in Stem Cell Transplantation’

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WUSTL Campus Voices

‘Freedom’s Ballot’

Margaret Garb, PhD, associate professor of history, has published a new book, “Freedom’s Ballot: African American Political Struggles in Chicago from Abolition to the Great Migration.”

Announcements

Lavender Recognition Ceremony Wednesday

The fourth annual Lavender Recognition Ceremony will take place at 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, in College Hall on the South 40. The ceremony honors the achievements and contributions of graduating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer students and their allies.

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