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Washington University’s Bear Cub Fund is soliciting grant applications from WUSTL researchers who want to move inventions from their laboratories toward commercialization.The application deadline is Nov. 30.

Highlights include WUSTL law professor Brian Tamanaha on job market for law school graduates (U.S. News & World Report); Olin’s Carol Johanek discussing a new dog food commercial that features high-frequency noises only dogs can hear (Discovery News); and coverage of a WUSTL architecture competition that highlights the Jewish Sukkot holiday (St. Louis Post-Dispatch). More>>>

Bring your kids to a Safe Trick-or-Treat at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, in the South 40. WUSTL students will lead groups of children through the residence halls for an afternoon of trick-or-treating, games and refreshments. RSVP by Wednesday, Oct. 26, at (314) 935-5010.

Jean Ponzi, green resources manager at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s EarthWays Center, spoke Tuesday, Oct. 18 at the School of Medicine on “Sustainability 101” as part of Campus Sustainability Week activites on the Danforth and Medical campuses. Friday is the final day of activities on both campuses.

Summer projects of more than 150 students will be showcased during the Undergraduate Research Symposium Saturday, Oct. 22. Itai Sened, honored as “Mentor of the Year,” will deliver the keynote address at noon in Room 300 of the Lab Sciences Building.

More than 2,000 family members from across the U.S. – and some from across the world – are expected to visit WUSTL students Oct. 21-23 for Parent & Family Weekend. The weekend features 80-plus activities to help family members learn more about the university experience and extended St. Louis community.

Help Bon Appetit evaluate the level of service and food in the WUSTL Dining Services cafes on the Washington University Campus by partcipating in a short online survey. From among those who complete the survey, two winners will be selected to win a $200 Visa Gift card.

University College in Arts & Sciences alumnae Rebecca Dirks (left) and Emily Hills catch up during the fourth annual University College M.I.L.D. (Mosey In, Lie Down) celebration at WUSTL’s Holmes Lounge on the Danforth Campus Oct. 13. The event gives UCollege students, faculty, staff, alumni and others an opportunity to enjoy a relaxing evening of socializing, refreshments and live music.

For the first time, the Department of History in Arts & Sciences is hosting a major, three-day conference organized entirely by graduate students. “History of the Body,” set for Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 20-22, is drawing interdisciplinary graduate student presenters from across the country.

Plan to visit this fall’s Health Happening health and wellness fair, titled “Walk this Way.” The fair will be held from 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Oct. 28 in the McDonnell Pediatric Research Building atrium. It is open to university faculty, staff and students.