Erik D. Herzog, PhD, of Arts & Sciences, always knew he wanted to be a scuba-diving scientist. Now, as an Institute for School Partnership faculty fellow, he’s working to encourage St. Louis-area schoolchildren to dream of becoming neuroscientists. He’s also helping graduate students present their research in a fun way to the general public.

Architect and structural engineer Guy Nordenson, who began his career as a draftsman for R. Buckminster Fuller and Isamu Noguchi, will launch the Sam Fox School’s fall Public Lecture Series with a free talk at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14. In all, the series will feature 10 presentations by nationally and internationally known artists, architects, curators and designers.

A free e-book by researchers at the School of Medicine provides practical, science-based advice for lowering breast cancer risk at every stage of life. “Together — Every Woman’s Guide to Preventing Breast Cancer” is written for a lay audience to help women improve their breast health and that of their loved ones.

Timothy Blair Burnight, 28, a doctoral candidate in the Program in Physical Therapy at the School of Medicine, died unexpectedly Sept. 4 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. A gathering to express condolences to the family will be held Saturday, Sept. 12, in Park Ridge, Ill.