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The new Tamm Avenue bridge over I-64 is expected to open Oct. 20.

The Class of 2011 traveled across town and across oceans to attend Washington University. Approximately 1,340 first-year students from all over the world — 20 countries, 49 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico — joined the campus community in August.

Photo by Dilip VishwanatFerkol: a teacher, researcher and ‘clinician at heart’

Stephen H. Legomsky, J.D., D.Phil., the John. S. Lehmann University Professor, is serving a six-month appointment as a visiting senior research fellow at the Asia Research Institute of the National University of Singapore.

Photo by Mary ButkusHimadri B. Pakrasi, Ph.D., receives a medal from Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton signifying his appointment as the George William and Irene Koechig Freiberg Professor of Biology in Arts & Sciences Oct. 2 in a ceremony at Holmes Lounge.

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Photo by Mary ButkusDarrell Butler, MBA ’92, gets into the swing of things at the City Museum Saturday, Oct. 7, at the annual Olin Business School reunion.

Photo by David KilperThat clover necklace you make for your child could be a ring of poison. That’s because some clovers have evolved genes that help the plant produce cyanide — to protect itself against herbivores such as snails, slugs and voles. Kenneth Olsen, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, is looking at the genetics of a wide variety of white clover plants to determine why some plants do and some plants don’t make cyanide. Ecology and geography play important roles.

Connie DiekmanWhile Halloween, with all its candy and treats, may be a child’s dream come true, it can turn into a nightmare for parents who have been touting the benefits of healthy eating the rest of the year. How do you keep your kids from devouring all that candy in one sitting? It takes a bit of planning, says Connie Diekman, R.D., director of University nutrition at Washington University in St. Louis and president of the American Dietetic Association. (video available)

ShawAndrey Shaw, the Emil R. Unanue Professor of Immunobiology in the Department of Pathology and Immunology at the School of Medicine, has been named an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Shaw was one of 15 researchers selected nationwide.