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Brain regions ‘tune’ activity to enable attention

The brain appears to synchronize the activity of different brain regions to make it possible for a person to pay attention or concentrate on a task, scientists at the School of Medicine have learned. Pictured is the study’s first author, graduate student researcher Amy Daitch.

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Obituary: David M. Kipnis, MD, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Medicine, 86

David M. Kipnis, MD, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the School of Medicine, died at his home Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, after a long illness. He was instrumental in growing the Department of Medicine’s faculty, budget and research funding.

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Students in CELect course make impact on startups

St. Louis is becoming widely recognized as a successful hub for startup businesses, with a strong support network for budding entrepreneurs. WUSTL students are getting a firsthand look at one of those resources this semester through the CELect course, where they help form pricing strategies, marketing plans and competitive analysis for businesses working at T-REX in downtown St. Louis.

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Chilean artist Alfredo Jaar to lecture tonight

Alfredo Jaar is one of Latin America’s foremost contemporary artists, known for installations and public interventions that investigate war, corruption, social justice, media desensitization and the global balance of power. Today, Feb. 10, Jaar will deliver the inaugural Bunny and Charles Burson Visiting Lecture for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.

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Law professor’s book explores boundaries of colorism

The topic of Kimberly Jade Norwood’s newly released book strikes close to home for her. Norwood, JD, a professor of law and of African and African-American studies at WUSTL, compiled the book “Color Matters: Skin Tone Bias and the Myth of a Postracial America.”

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6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10

Tsinghua summer camp information session

Session for those interested in teaching or volunteering at the annual English summer camp June 30 through July 18 in Beijing. Event details. Louderman Hall, Chemistry Library (Room 549). Contact: Tao Ju at taoju@seas.wustl.edu or 314-935-6648 or visit here.

7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10

Weidenbaum Center lecture

“An Update on the Senate Syndrome: The Democrats Crack Down on Senate Filibusters” by Steven Smith, dir., Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy. Event details. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Room 204. Contact: Melinda Warren at warren@wustl.edu or 314-935-5652.

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Green Cup contest aims to reduce energy use on campus

Students living in WUSTL on-campus housing are conserving as much energy as possible this month in an effort to win the annual Green Cup. Energy consumption data is updated weekly here.

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