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Studies show that despite demonstrating high interest, African-American girls have fewer support systems, less exposure to, and lower academic achievement in STEM fields than their Caucasian counterparts. Sheretta Butler-Barnes, PhD, assistant professor at the Brown School, is working to change that.
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Earthquake seismologist Aubreya Adams, PhD, is teaching a course on natural disasters in movies and reviewed the newly released film “San Andreas.” The short version: they clearly didn’t have a seismologist consulting on this film. The take-home message: Go see it anyway. It’s summer.
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The School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital have opened a new pediatric medical center — the St. Louis Children’s Hospital Specialty Care Center — at Interstate 64/Highway 40 and Mason Road in west St. Louis County. The center welcomed its first patients June 2.
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Munish C. Gupta, MD, has been appointed professor and chief of spine surgery in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the School of Medicine. He comes from the University of California, Davis and will assume his new duties Sept. 1.
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Check out the Kuumba 2015 Lookbook
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1 p.m. Saturday, June 6
WashU Day at Circus Flora
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Monday, June 8
Summer School Sessions II and III begin
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9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, June 9
STEM Faculty Institute on Teaching begins
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Roman historian Karen Acton, PhD, of Arts & Sciences, discusses what we know about Antony and Cleopatra from history as well as Shakespeare for a “Hold That Thought” podcast.
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Construction to upgrade a storm-sewer line on Duncan Avenue west of Newstead Avenue has been delayed. The project led to closure of the north entrance to the St. Louis Children’s Hospital staff garage. A completion date has not been determined.
The Brown School is offering a course to help people chart their encore career path. The deadline for the four-session August evening program is July 28.
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Gary Patti, PhD, who has appointments in Arts & Sciences and in the School of Medicine, has been recognized with a Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award for his contributions to metabolomics.
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