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New NIH funding speeds identification of drugs to prevent Alzheimer’s

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has boosted funding for the first large-scale clinical trial aimed at identifying drugs to stop or slow Alzheimer’s disease in people who are destined to get it. The trial is led by Randall Bateman, MD.

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Students explore ancient city of Cahokia

Freshman students get the chance to explore the ancient city of Cahokia, Ill., each year with John E. Kelly, PhD, senior lecturer in archaeology in Arts & Sciences. They take a field trip to see firsthand the earthen mounds that were important to that culture.

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Edison presents Reduced Shakespeare Company’s look at comedy

They’ve shrunken Shakespeare, condensed Christmas, abbreviated the Bible and pruned and pared great works of poetry and prose. At 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, at Edison Theatre, The Reduced Shakespeare Company will tackle the subject it was born to abridge: “The Complete History of Comedy.”

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Noon Monday, Nov. 10

Social Impact Week events begin

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5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10

Concerto and aria competition

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5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11

Veterans Day celebration

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‘The Book of Life’: Mexico’s Day of the Dead animated

Ignacio Sánchez Prado, PhD, author and associate professor of Spanish in Arts & Sciences, reviews the animated film “The Book of Life.”

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Transgender health summit here this week

Washington University will host the St. Louis Transgender Inclusive Health Insurance Summit Thursday and Friday, Nov. 13 and 14. The School of Medicine, the Institute for Public Health and Olin’s Weston Career Center are supporting the event.

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