The Washington University community is invited to a forum on Friday, Oct. 23, to hear recommendations from the Ferguson Commission and to learn about the university’s opportunities to contribute toward the commission’s calls to action.

Richard L. Wahl, MD, the Elizabeth E. Mallinckrodt Professor and head of radiology at the School of Medicine, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine). Election to this academy is considered one of the highest honors in the field of health and medicine in the United States.

Falling back is easier on us than springing forward, says Erik Herzog, PhD, a biologist in Arts & Sciences who studies body clocks and circadian rhythms. But it’s never a good idea to force our body clocks to follow abrupt changes in mechanical clocks. Herzog says we should get rid of daylight saving time.