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St. Louis area high school biology teachers accepted to the program can earn a master’s degree at no cost.

Mass excavation of the Central Underground Parking Garage is 80 percent complete.

In his book, the three-term former Republican senator from Missouri and ordained Episcopal priest calls for moderation and tolerance in religious and political life, and a return to the separation of church and state.

There will be 30 different meetings to ensure eligible faculty and staff thoroughly understand the plans.

The program includes several of his most popular chamber works, including “Cello Sonata in D minor, op. 40”; “Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57”; and two scenes from the opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District.

Photo by David Kilper

All proceeds will go directly to rebuilding minority and disadvantaged neighborhoods.

Listed below are this month’s featured news stories. • Teenage drug, alcohol use (week of Oct. 4) • Nicotine and healing (week of Oct. 11) • Weight loss may indicate dementia (week of Oct. 18) • Living organ donors (week of Oct. 25)

A pediatric ophthalmologist at the School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital conducts specialized testing and vision correction (refractive) surgery, on children with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and neurobehavioral disorders such as autism. To date, this is one of the only U.S. medical centers performing refractive surgery on these children and has the highest volume, operating on about 60 special-needs children a year.

Photo by Joe Angeles / WUSTL PhotoBruce Backus (left), Washington University assistant vice chancellor of environmental health and safety, and United States Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen L. Johnson.Recognizing the leadership that Washington University in St. Louis has shown in management of hazardous waste and its many environmental initiatives, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), during a visit to Washington University, announced plans to establish a new, national compliance assistance center for colleges and universities.