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Monday, May 11, 2015

 
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Encountering Pluto: a new class of worlds​

After an epic journey across the solar system, the New Horizons spacecraft is finally nearing its destination: the Pluto system, a staggering 3 billion miles from Earth. Planetary scientist William McKinnon, PhD, of Arts & Sciences, explains that our understanding of Pluto has been transformed in the nearly 10 years the probe has been en route to its target. ​

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Trial to study whether statins reduce strokes, heart attacks in HIV patients

The Washington University AIDS Clinical Trials Unit is the first in the nation to open a clinical trial evaluating whether statins reduce heart attacks and strokes in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

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Class Acts: Senior aims to highlight art from marginalized communities

As an artist, Sam Fox School senior Tucker Pierce (right) explores the intentional construction of identity and what happens when it encounters the surrounding world. A co-founder of Westminster Press, Pierce hopes to create space for artists from marginalized communities.

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4:30 p.m. Monday, May 11

Cardiac center lecture on cyclic nucleotides

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Wednesday, May 13

Commencement Week events

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WUSTL Campus Voices

‘The Nuts and Bolts of Banked Youth’

Lissa Johnson, of the Brown School’s Center for Social Development, discusses what factors encourage youth to save in a New America podcast.

Announcements

Lavender ceremony to be held Wednesday

The fifth annual Lavender Recognition Ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, in College Hall on the South 40. The ceremony honors the achievements and contributions of graduating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer students and their allies.

Washington People
Notables: Faculty, Staff and Studet News & Achievements

Engineering’s Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert, PhD, recently graduated from Executive Leadership in Academic Technology and Engineering at Drexel University, a program for women in academic STEM fields.
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