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Josephine Olsen, Ph.D., acting director of the Peace Corps, will present the talk “International Volunteering and Service in the 21st Century: Toward Peace and Development” at 4 p.m. Feb. 19 in Brown Hall Lounge. Olsen’s presentation, the Benjamin E. Youngdahl Lecture in Social Policy, is free and open to the public. Olsen has had a […]

Photo by Joe AngelesKevin Folkl (left) laughs with his sister at the Hall of Fame Induction breakfast at the Knight Center Feb. 6. Folkl and nine other standout WUSTL athletes were honored at the breakfast and then again that night at the women’s basketball game.

Three programs highlight the Assembly Series schedule this week, with presentations by cultural historian Janice Radway, computer scientist Jonathan Schaeffer and a panel discussion on the legacy of George Washington.

The Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies at the School of Social Work will host a trivia night at 7 p.m. Feb. 20 in Brown Hall Lounge. Tables of 8-10 players are available for $15 per person.

The 2009 spring concert series presented by the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences continues with an array of events that will entertain, inspire and inform music-loving audiences in the St Louis and surrounding areas.

Photo by Mary Butkus An online tutoring service and a device designed to make custom-fit earbuds are the winners of the 2008 Olin Cup competition for entrepreneurs presented by the Olin Business School and the Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies.

Courtesy PhotoThe Ahn Trio — sisters Maria, Lucia, and Angella — return to Edison Theatre at 8 p.m. Feb. 28 as part of the OVATIONS series.

A new brain-imaging study is shedding light on what it means to “get lost” in a good book — suggesting that readers create vivid mental simulations of the sounds, sights, tastes and movements described in a textual narrative while simultaneously activating brain regions used to process similar experiences in real life.

School of Medicine autism researchers are imaging the brains of infants to attempt to identify anatomical and behavioral changes that may be linked to the onset of autism.

Two research teams have made significant gains in understanding the genetic basis of psoriasis, a chronic skin condition that can be debilitating in some patients.