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Want to kill creativity of women in teams? Fire up the competition

Women tend to outperform men when it comes to collaboration and creativity in small working groups. But force teams to go head to head in highly competitive environments and the benefits of a female approach are soon reversed, new research from Olin Business School suggests.

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Growing human gastrointestinal cells may lead to personalized treatments

A method of growing human cells from tissue removed from a patient’s gastrointestinal (GI) tract eventually may help scientists develop tailor-made therapies for inflammatory bowel disease and other GI conditions. Kelli L. VanDussen, PhD, and Matthew A. Ciorba, MD, are members of a School of Medicine team that developed the method.

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Efficiency update: Keep the great ideas coming

Since the beginning of university-wide efficiency efforts in April, leaders have received more than 120 ideas for improving efficiency on campus. The ideas are making a positive difference. Next, faculty and staff will have opportunities to help put some ideas into action.

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Building on success

The inaugural Health and Engineeering Careers Summer Camp took place last month at West Side Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis. Numerous WUSTL groups co-sponsored the event, which aimed to encourage underrepresented children to focus on science and math subjects. Here, 10-year-old Deja Stallworth proudly shows off the robot she made.

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Wahl to become head of radiology

Richard L. Wahl, MD, has been named the Elizabeth E. Mallinckrodt Professor and head of radiology at the School of Medicine. He also will serve as director of the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology. The appointment begins in October.

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Raichle among Kavli honorees at White House

Radiologist Marcus E. Raichle, MD, was among a group of 2014 Kavli Prize winners honored with a White House reception in July. Raichle, the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor, was one of three scientists recently awarded the Kavli Prize in Neuroscience.

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‘Bread for Work’ three-day event begins

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‘How Planets are Built’

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Noon Tuesday, Aug. 19

Alzheimer’s weekly seminar

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‘Why Ferguson was ready to explode’

Gerald Early, PhD, shares his thoughts in Time magazine about Ferguson’s history and reasons behind the unrest in the wake of a police shooting of an unarmed teen.

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WUSTL introduces safety and security app​

The Washington University Sentinel, a new safety and security mobile app for the Danforth and Medical campuses, is now available. The free app provides students, faculty and staff easy access to emergency numbers, crime alerts and safety tips.

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