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Photo by David KilperBradley P. Stoner, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences and of medicine in the School of Medicine, studies cultural perspectives on disease, particularly sexually transmitted diseases.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Sept. 26-Oct. 2. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Sept. 28 3:43 p.m. — A person stated she left her coin purse on a table next to a computer at the Mallinckrodt Center. When she returned, the purse was missing. Sept. 30 10:33 a.m. — Bicycles reported disturbed outside of the Athletic Complex. An officer found several broken cables, two unsecured bikes and several bikes knocked down. 2:05 p.m. — A person reported his backpack had been stolen from the weight room on the lower level of the Athletic Complex. 9:20 p.m. — A wallet placed on a gym floor in the Athletic Complex was stolen while the complainant played basketball. Oct. 1 4:27 p.m. — A subject made repeated contacts with a student while she was at Olin Library, making her feel uncomfortable. He also sent her a friend request on Facebook, which she ignored. University police also responded to four larcenies, four accidental injuries, four sick cases, two reports of lost articles, two checks for well being, one investigation, one information-only report and one report each of property damage, domestic violence, fraud, trespassing and threat.

Beginning Oct. 7, the Washington University Police Department encourages the University community to drop off new and gently used coats for the Kurt Warner First Things First Foundation’s Warners’ Warm-up coat drive at the police department office, located in the South 40.

Six WUSTL freshmen had the opportunity to enjoy lunch Sept. 19 at the Whittemore House with Alan Lightman (back row, right), author of the 2007 Freshman Reading Program book, “Einstein’s Dreams.”

A team of researchers, including Herman Pontzer, Ph.D., assistant professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences, has determined through analysis of early hominin fossils in eastern Europe that the first human ancestors to inhabit Eurasia were more primitive than previously thought.

Zarqa Nawaz knows something about crossing cultures. Born in England to Pakistani immigrants, raised in Toronto and now living in Saskatchewan, the Muslim writer, producer and filmmaker will give the annual Olin Fellows lecture at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, in Graham Chapel. The talk is free and open to the public. A panel discussion featuring Nawaz as well as other panelists will continue the discussion from 2-4 p.m. in the Women’s Building Lounge.

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Photo by Irene LindgrenEgon Schwarz, Ph.D. (left), the Rosa May Distinguished University Professor Emeritus in the Humanities and professor emeritus of German in Arts & Sciences, is presented the Austrian Great Cross of Merit by Eva Nowotny, Austrian ambassador to the United States, in a ceremony Sept. 17 at the Austrian Embassy in Washington, D.C.

The stock market might be nervous due to the subprime loan mess, but Stuart Greenbaum, Ph.D., former dean and Bank of America Professor Emeritus of Managerial Leadership for the Olin Business School, is bullish on the situation. Despite the circumstances, this is not a time to panic, says Greenbaum.

Photo by Robert BostonMary Klingensmith, is part mentor, part den mother, part disciplinarian