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A media briefing with Jon Meacham, former editor of Newsweek, will be held at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26 in the Danforth University Center, Room 276.

Parent & Family Weekend 2010 kicks off Friday, Oct. 22. Myriad activities are planned across campus as parents join their sons and daughters for a peek into their classes, walking tours, open houses, concerts, information sessions and much more.

The Office of Human Resources will offer two post-recession retirement investment seminars for WUSTL faculty and staff members Oct. 28 and 29: “New Rules for Investing” and “Which Way Is Up? — Mapping Your Retirement Strategy in a Post-Recession Economy.” Brett Hammond, PhD, managing director and chief investment strategist for TIAA-CREF, will lead each seminar.

World of Psychology Humor, Neuroplasticity and the Power To Change Your Mind 10/20/2010 A growing body of scientific evidence indicates that we have much more control over our minds, personalities and personal illnesses than we realize. Tal Yarkoni of Washington University in St. Louis, a student of the human brain’s responses to emotions, suggests that […]

Discovery News Neanderthal children were large, sturdy 10/19/2010 Newly identified remains of a Neanderthal infant are the youngest ever found in northwest Europe. WUSTL physical anthropology professor Erik Trinkaus, a leading expert on Neanderthals, said the new study presents “well-reasoned and reasonable” conclusions. “We are limited in the numbers of fossils we have, and this […]

Daily Mail (UK) Are middle class parents driving their children to depression? 10/16/2010 Dr Joan Luby from Washington University in St Louis runs a research programme into early emotional development and has been studying pre-school depression for 20 years. She believes that as many as two percent of toddlers could suffer from undiagnosed depression. “Our […]

New heart valve without major surgery Catheter-implanted replacement valve offers new option for aortic stenosis patients. Watch Video Drug courts need an intervention Citing concerns about defendant rights, WUSTL law professor Mae Quinn suggests drug courts may not be the panacea court reformers claim. Watch Video Drug reduces risk of prostate cancer diagnosis Medical advance […]

Of note Frederick Eberhardt, PhD, assistant professor of philosophy-neuroscience-psychology in Arts & Sciences, has received a one-year, $6,500 subaward from the University of California, Berkeley, for research titled “Causal Learning: Interventions and Decisions.” … Michael D. Frachetti, PhD, assistant professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences, has received a one-year, $35,000 grant from the National […]

Tiffany Stern, PhD, professor of English at Oxford University, is the visiting Hurst Professor in the Department of English in Arts & Sciences the week of Oct. 18. Stern, whose expertise is in Early Modern theatrical practice, will give three presentations in Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall, Oct. 19, 21 and 22.

CLTV/Chicagoland Television News ChicagoLand News at 2 Another Chicago establishment is now saying sorry to students from Washington University in St. Louis over problems that arose as part lodging arrangements for the student’s senior class trip to Chicago. But in this case, Chicago’s Fairmont Hotel is paying big money to respond to the student’s complaints […]