A new study led by Michael J. Holtzman, MD, at the School of Medicine, suggests that a fundamental antiviral defense mechanism is intact in asthma. This indicates that another aspect of the immune system must explain the difficulty people with asthma have when they encounter respiratory viruses.

Sharon Stahl, PhD, vice chancellor for students and longtime adviser and mentor to undergraduates in the College of Arts & Sciences, announced that she will retire at the end of this academic year, June 30, according to Provost H. Holden Thorp, PhD.

Can a comprehensive picture of child well-being be established? And how can a deeper understanding of the nature of well-being help further its measurement? A new paper, co-authored by Ramesh Raghavan, MD, PhD, associate professor at the Brown School, attempts to tackle those questions.

Linda Endecott has been hired as managing director of Olin Business School Executive MBA Program in Kansas City. Endecott will lead the university’s efforts to continue the expansion, momentum and reputation of its EMBA program, offered in Kansas City since 2010.

3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11

Global Aging Initiative Networking

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4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11

Eugenics lecture

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5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11

St. Louis Up Close: Unique neighborhoods

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Getting to know Josh Whitman

Josh Whitman, who became the John M. Schael Director of Athletics in August, talks about his vision and experience.

Flags to be lowered in remembrance of 9/11

The university will pause today to remember the lives lost in the terror attacks of Sept. 11. The university and U.S. flags will be lowered to half-staff, and the chimes in Graham Chapel will toll at 9:28 a.m., the time the World Trade Center’s North Tower collapsed.

STL To Do: theater

Leah Merrifield recommends St. Louis theater gems, including The Black Rep, which is currently performing “Purlie” at Edison.