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Mott T. Greene, PhD, the John B. Magee Professor of Science and Values at the University of Puget Sound, will present, “Alfred Wegener and the Origins of Modern Earth Science in the Theory of Continental Drift” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3, in McMillan Hall, Room 149.

Jack H. Ladenson, PhD, has been chosen as the inaugural recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Washington University in St. Louis. Ladenson, the Oree M. Carroll and Lillian B. Ladenson Professor of Clinical Chemistry in Pathology and Immunology and professor of clinical chemistry in medicine, will be presented with the award at the annual Faculty Achievement Awards program in December.

reuters.com Metal pollution tied to Parkinson’s disease 10/27/2010 People living near a steel factory or another source of high manganese emissions are at higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, suggests a new study by WUSTL School of Medicine researcher Dr. Brad A. Racette. “Environmental risk factors for Parkinson’s disease have been relatively under-studied, especially in […]

Joe Deal, who died last summer following a long battle with cancer, was among the most influential American landscape photographers of the latter 20th century, known for austere, almost abstract images that balance depictions of the natural and man-made worlds. Deal also had a profound impact at Washington University, where he served as dean of the School of Art from 1989-1999. This fall, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum will celebrate Deal’s life and art with the exhibition Joe Deal: West and West.

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton addresses the crowd at the Women’s Society of Washington University’s 45th anniversary celebration and Scholarship Initiative kickoff for the Elizabeth Gray Danforth Scholarship Oct. 21 at Brauer Hall. The society’s Elizabeth Gray Danforth Scholarship provides two-year, full-tuition scholarships for students from St. Louis Community College who transfer to Washington University.

BBC News Humans got to Asia much earlier 10/26/2010 Modern humans could have reached East Asia much earlier than believed, according to new evidence. US scientist Erik Trinkaus from Washington University in St Louis explained to BBC News that the ancient remains mean modern humans co-existed with our closest relatives – Neanderthals and Neanderthal-like people […]

Washington University employees may attend one of many sessions that will go over changes to the benefit plans for 2011.

Elizabeth Fogt (left), director of advising and student services at University College, and Wendy Verhoff, adjunct professor of history, enjoy the laid-back groove at M.I.L.D. (Mosey In, Lie Down) Oct. 14 at Holmes Lounge. M.I.L.D. — an annual event sponsored by University College, the continuing education and professional studies division in Arts & Sciences — is a takeoff of the student event W.I.L.D. (Walk In, Lay Down).

National Geographic News Oldest modern human outside of Africa found 10/25/2010 A human jawbone fossil discovered in southern China is upsetting conventional notions of when our ancestors migrated out of Africa. The mandible sports a distinctly modern feature: a prominent chin. But the bone is undeniably 60,000 years older than the next oldest Homo sapiens’ […]

Hourly rates for the WUSTL WeCar program will be reduced beginning Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. The WeCar program allows WUSTL students, faculty, staff and employees of qualified service providers to rent vehicles on campus at an hourly rate. The new rates, as of Nov. 1, are $5 per hour for a sedan and $8 per hour for an SUV.