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‘Himalayan Viagra’ fuels gold rush for caterpillar fungus

Overwhelmed by speculators trying to cash in on a prized medicinal fungus known as “Himalayan Viagra,” two Tibetan communities have managed to do at the local level what world leaders often fail to do on a global scale — implement a successful system for the sustainable harvest of a precious natural resource, new research from Arts & Sciences suggests.​

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Novel tinnitus therapy helps patients cope with phantom noise

Patients with tinnitus hear phantom noise and are sometimes so bothered by the perceived ringing in their ears they have difficulty concentrating. A new therapy appears to help patients better cope with the noise in their daily lives, according to new research led by Jay Piccirillo, MD (left).

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Seraji to survey history of women in architecture for Assembly Series

Internationally distinguished architect and teacher Nasrine Seraji will visit campus Friday, Nov. 7, to open the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts symposium “Women in Architecture: 1974-2014.” The Assembly Series lecture will take place at 6:30 p.m. in Steinberg Hall Auditorium.

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WUSTL Mosaic Project

Center for Diversity and Inclusion

Now home to many of the efforts launched by the Mosaic Project, the Center for Diversity and Inclusion is open for the community. Learn more and visit the center in Olin Library, Level 2, Room 202.

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Calendar Highlights

4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4

Faculty Book Celebration

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5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4

Holocaust Memorial Lecture

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9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5

University blood drive begins

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‘The You Behind Wash U’ launches

Human Resources is offering a new networking event to get to know the people and career opportunities at various schools and departments. The first brown-bag session, focused on Information Services and Technology, will be at noon Friday, Nov. 7, in Mallinckrodt Center.

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Beau Ances, MD, PhD - Leader in unraveling effects of long-term HIV infection on the brain

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Leader in unraveling effects of long-term HIV infection on the brain
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