A tax on sugar-sweetened beverages such as sodas, energy drinks, sweet teas and sports drinks could reduce obesity in adolescents, and exercise promotion such as after-school physical activity programs could impact younger children in the fight against fat. Those are the findings of a new national study co-authord by Ross Brownson, PhD, professor at the Brown School.

Iver Bernstein, PhD, director of American Culture Studies in Arts & Sciences, discusses this fall’s Modern Segregation lecture/workshop series in the context of recent events in Ferguson and the “urgent need for the university to be a university.” The first lecture is Friday, Sept. 26.

Joni Westerhouse, a longtime veteran in public affairs at the School of Medicine, has been named associate vice chancellor and associate dean for Medical Public Affairs.

A search committee to identify candidates for the position of vice chancellor for students has been appointed by H. Holden Thorp, PhD, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs. Sharon Stahl, PhD, announced last week that she is retiring as vice chancellor at the end of the academic year, June 30.

4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18

Discussion on Africa’s future

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4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18

Sam Fox students’ Florence photo exhibit opens

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4:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18

Arvidson on early Mars

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Sam Fox School offers career tips

Check out the Sam Fox School’s blog, Pro Practice, which offers career advice and tips from advisers, alumni, faculty and students.

Time to get your flu shot

It’s that time of year again — time for your seasonal flu vaccine. A reminder that it’s required for all students and employees who engage in, or work near, patient care. For details on where and why to get a flu shot, Medical Campus employees should visit here; Danforth and other campus employees, visit here.

Entrepreneurial road tour stops here Oct. 10

Calling all entrepreneurs: the Rise of the Rest Road Tour will hold a fireside chat on campus Oct. 10. The tour also features a $100,000 business pitch competition. Applications are due Sunday, Sept. 21.

Six engineering faculty have received nearly $1.8 million from the National Science Foundation to work toward creating a cleaner, safer environment. To read more Notables, visit here.