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Linda Babcock, co-author of “Women Don’t Ask: Negotiations and the Gender Divide,” will discuss her book and research in a community forum on “societal factors that hold women back from asking for what they want” that runs from 7 – 8:30 p.m. March 5 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom, Anheuser Busch Hall, Danforth Campus of Washington University.

Michael Kimmel, a leading expert in the study of American male identity and behavior, will give a talk on “Mars, Venus, or Planet Earth? Women and Men in a New Millennium,” as part of the Assembly Series. The talk, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 28 in Graham Chapel, on Washington University’s Danforth campus. Co-sponsored by the WUSTL student group, Reflections.

Feb. 13 3:22 p.m. — A person reported unknown person(s) used her debit card online to make a purchase. The fraudulent purchase occurred Jan. 30. The victim had possession of her debit card when the fraudulent activity took place. Feb. 14 12:03 a.m. — The complainant reported that suspect(s) unknown entered their unsecured dorm rooms in Myers Residence Hall and took two cameras and an iPod. They believe that the incident occurred between Feb. 11 in the evening and today.

School of Medicine researchers are looking for volunteers for a study into factors related to memory in older adults.

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Crazy chemistry demonstrations, a paper airplane competition and sticking a person to a wall with duct tape are part of the campus events planned for EnWeek 2007, celebrating National Engineers Week, Feb. 18-24.

June-Ho Shin, Ph.D., postdoctoral research assistant, has received a one-year, $20,000 grant from the National Organization for Hearing Research Foundation for research titled “Prevent and Treat Noise-Induced Hearing Loss by Drug Blocking T-Type Calcium Channels.” … Jeffrey M. Arbeit, M.D., professor of surgery, has received a one-year, $19,001 grant from the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation for Cervix Spore Research. … Dennis T. Villareal, M.D., associate professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $15,000 grant from P&G Pharmaceuticals Inc. to support a study to examine bone trabecular architecture in the distal tibia of CR subjects by using the non-invasive MicroMRI. … Samuel Wickline, M.D., professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $12,444 grant from the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation for the Cardiology Research Salary Fund.

The Dean of the School of Medicine is looking for a few good staff members for his service award.

Photo by Kevin LowderElizabeth Grace Wiese, daughter of Eliot Society benefactors Chip and Jane Wiese, gets her face painted during Eliot Family Night Jan. 26 in the Athletic Complex. The popular annual event for Eliot Society members, their families and guests includes clowns, magicians, a buffet dinner and family activities followed by Bears men’s and women’s basketball games. Both teams were victorious that night. More than 740 people attended, setting a record for participants.

Photo by David KilperWUSTL biologists have discovered a large biological clock in the smelling center of mice brains and have revealed that the sense of smell for mice is stronger at night, peaking in evening hours and waning during day light hours. A team led by Erik Herzog, Ph.D., associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, discovered the clock in the olfactory bulb, the brain center that aids the mouse in detecting odors.