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Doctor works to help adolescent girls in Ethiopia stay in school

While in Ethiopia as a Fulbright scholar, L. Lewis Wall, MD, DPhil, met a woman who is trying to change the experience of adolescent girls in rural Ethiopia by providing them with reusable sanitary pads and education about menstruation. Wall and his wife, Helen, decided they had to do something to support the mission.

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Math team scores high in Putnam competition

The Department of Mathematics in Arts & Sciences announced that a university team, consisting of junior Anthony Grebe, sophomore Jongwhan Park and senior Alan Talmage, placed 16th out of 431 teams in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematics Competition, the country’s most difficult undergraduate math competition.

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Graduate students recognize faculty mentors

Erin McGlothlin, PhD (right), associate professor of German and of Jewish studies in Arts & Sciences, was among eight faculty to receive an Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award. At left is one of her graduate students who nominated her, Ervin Malakaj, a PhD-candidate in German.

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‘Foreign Workers in the Israeli Court’

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4:15 p.m. Monday, April 20

‘A Multistage Malaria Vaccine’

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5 p.m. Tuesday, April 21

Gun violence program

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Why U.S. revenue supports private home ownership

Political scientist Clarissa Rile Hayward, PhD, of Arts & Sciences, writes in The Washington Post about the history behind federal government support of private home ownership.

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Campus events held to celebrate Earth Day

Various events are being held at the university from today through Thursday, April 23, to celebrate Earth Day. Activities include pledges to eat less meat, bike tuneups, a farmers’ market and a sustainability lecture.

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