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The recent announcement that a hacker had compromised the personal e-mail account of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is a reminder of what can happen if people are not careful with accounts and passwords. October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and Washington University is working to raise awareness of both work and home security […]

Brian T. Edelson, M.D., Ph.D., has been awarded the first Jack H. Ladenson Fellowship in Experimental Clinical Pathology.

The University’s Bear Cub Fund has extended its deadline for grant applications to Nov. 14.

The tenth annual St. Louis Area Dance Marathon begins at 3 p.m. Oct. 25 — the culmination of a year’s worth of fund-raising for Children’s Miracle Network of Greater St. Louis.

Novelist John Brandon, who earned a master of fine arts degree in 2001 from Washington University’s Writing Program in Arts & Sciences, will read from his work at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, for the Fall Reading Series. Brandon is the author of “Arkansas,” a darkly comic novel about rural drug distribution published last spring […]

Washington University will host the Missouri Campus Compact conference this weekend, Oct. 17-18, at the Knight Center. Campus Compact is a national coalition of more than 1,100 college and university presidents — representing some 6 million students — dedicated to promoting community service, civic engagement and service-learning in higher education. This is the first year […]

Best-selling author Peggy Orenstein will deliver the Olin Fellows Conference keynote address as part of the Assembly Series at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, in Graham Chapel. Orenstein’s talk is titled, “Where’s the Map? Navigating Women’s Lives in a Half-Changed World.” Orenstein knows firsthand the challenges inherent in balancing career and family. With rare candor, […]

Photo by David KilperThough the vice presidential debate may be over, the political fun continues at WUSTL with the Performing Arts Department Production of “Of Thee I Sing,” the classic musical satire of American public life.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Oct. 8-14. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Oct. 8 10:27 a.m. — A person […]

One of the nation’s most celebrated journalists, Carl Bernstein, will deliver the Elliot Stein Lecture in Ethics at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, in Graham Chapel.