Bacteria aren’t the only nonhuman invaders to colonize the gut shortly after a baby’s birth. Viruses also set up house there, according to new research led by Lori Holtz, MD, at the School of Medicine. These invisible residents are thought to play important roles in human health.

Rebecca Ginsburg, JD, PhD, director of the Education Justice Project, will speak next week on “Why Universities Should Be in Prisons.” Her talk, part of the Assembly Series, will take place at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, in Hillman Hall on the Danforth Campus.

Isabel Trautwein, violinist for the Cleveland Orchestra, will launch the Danforth University Center Chamber Music Series with a free concert Monday, Sept. 21. Also featured this fall will be the world premiere of a work by Department of Music composer Christopher Stark, as well as the Songs of Africa Ensemble.

The number of uninsured people in America dropped by 8.8 million in 2014, according to a report yesterday from the U.S. Census Bureau. Health economist Timothy McBride, PhD, says it’s the first census report since widespread implementation of the Affordable Care Act. McBride, of the Brown School, says the report shows the law is working.