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Each One Teach One (EOTO), the University’s signature tutoring initiative that connects WUSTL tutors with area elementary and high school students, has launched a new program, EOTO: KIPP. The program will partner with the KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) Inspire Academy, a new charter school for underresourced youth.

Photo by Whitney CurtisSenior Michael Fahey (left) and sophomore Dave Lee box each other during the annual First Friday celebration on the Village Green Aug. 28.

The Board of Trustees has authorized a fund-raising initiative designed to increase support for student scholarships. “Opening Doors to the Future: The Scholarship Initiative for Washington University” has a goal of raising $150 million to support scholarships and fellowships. A formal kickoff for the initiative will take place Nov. 7.

Washington University’s Board of Trustees has authorized a fundraising initiative designed to increase support for student scholarships. “Opening Doors to the Future: The Scholarship Initiative for Washington University,” has a goal of raising $150 million to support scholarships and fellowships. A formal kickoff for the initiative will take place on November 7, and the effort will continue through June 30, 2014.

The Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition (SEIC) enters its fifth year with a new name in recognition of a St. Louis community foundation. The competition offers mentoring, business advice and workshops for social enterprise start-ups. Contestants in the seven month-long competition must pass several hurdles before investment awards, totaling thousands of dollars, are announced next spring for the most promising ventures.

Violinist Erin Schreiber, assistant concertmaster of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, will join pianist Martin Kennedy, Ph.D., assistant professor of composition and theory in the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, for a free concert Thursday, Sept. 3. The performance will begin at 8 p.m. in the Formal Lounge of the Danforth University Center. […]

The toxin in bee venom has been harnessed to kill tumor cells by School of Medicine researchers.

School of Medicine scientists speculate it may be possible to use a common food additive to reduce risk for diabetes, hypertension or cardiovascular disease.

Brad W. Warner, M.D., has been named the Jessie L. Ternberg, M.D., Ph.D., Distinguished Professor in Pediatric Surgery.

School of Medicine Alzheimer’s disease researchers received a $10 million grant to study why some older adults develop dementia.