Members of the university’s College Republicans will spend this evening on Mudd Field planting 2,977 flags — one for each life lost on 9/11. Junior Kaitlyn Cullen says it’s important that those too young at the time to comprehend the tragedy reflect on it now.

The X-Calibur mission is finishing its flight-readiness checks in preparation for launch. A university-led team hopes to send a cutting-edge telescope into the atmosphere to study black holes. Our videographer traveled to New Mexico to capture their work through video and photos.

Michael Wong, MD, PhD, has been named the Allen P. and Josephine B. Green Professor of Pediatric Neurology at the School of Medicine. Wong sees patients with pediatric epilepsy at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and specializes in basic research into the origins of the illness.

In the 1970s and ’80s, the St. Louis band Tracer was one of the area’s premier exponents of fusion-style jazz. On Thursday, Sept. 11, the re-formed Tracer will launch Jazz at Holmes. The annual fall series also will include tributes to John Coltrane (right), Charles Mingus and Gaslight Square.

8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10

‘Conversation Circles’ begin

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Noon Wednesday, Sept. 10

Health literacy seminar

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4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10

Service trip info session

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11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 11

Skandalaris brown-bag session

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McKelvey: Engineer your way

Alumnus Jim McKelvey, co-founder of Square, discusses how his education prepared him for entrepreneurship.

The Black Rep brings ‘Purlie’ to Edison

The Black Rep will launch its 38th season with the Tony Award-winning musical “Purlie” in Edison Theatre today through Sept. 21. Founder Ron Himes is the Henry E. Hampton Jr. Artist-in-Residence in Arts & Sciences.

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The Department of Athletics now offers text alerts so you can keep tabs on your favorite Bears sports teams from your phone.

John G. Baugh, PhD, the Margaret Bush Wilson Professor in Arts & Sciences, is being honored as a 2015 fellow of the Linguistic Society of America. To read more Notables, visit here.