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bell hooks, the ground-breaking feminist author, teacher, social activist and cultural critic, will give the Black Arts & Sciences Lecture for the Assembly Series at 11 a.m., Wednesday, November 1 in Graham Chapel. The lecture, “Self-Determination: Where Do We Begin?” is free and open to the public.

The Law School’s Public Interest Law and Policy Speakers Series, in conjunction with the Federalist Society and the Assembly Series, will present Richard Epstein at 3 p.m. Tuesday, October 31, in the Anheuser Busch Moot Courtroom (Room 310). The lecture is free and open to the public. The well-known libertarian and influential legal scholar will discuss the question, “Has Modern Complex Litigation Outgrown the Federal Rules of Civil Procedures? The Case of Antitrust.”

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The annual Dance Marathon charity fund-raising event will be held Nov. 4-5 at the Athletic Complex. Dance Marathon is a year-long effort to raise funds and awareness for Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) of Greater St. Louis. Planned and executed entirely by undergraduate students at WUSTL, all proceeds go directly to St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center. While fund-raising events take place throughout the entire year, the main event is the 12-hour dance-a-thon.

A new device used at Siteman Cancer Center will protect staff from the possibility of incidental exposure to trace amounts of chemotherapy drugs generated during administration.

Photo by Kevin LowderThe Aristocats perform Oct. 12 in Graham Chapel as part of a concert to benefit Gulf Coast rebuilding efforts.

A specialist with the Barnes Retina Institute, Van Gelder also directs the Uveitis Service for the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.

Catherine Striley, Ph.D., research instructor in psychiatry, has received a one-year, $19,979 grant from the Office of Research Integrity for research titled “Mentoring and Supervision for the Responsible Conduct of Research.” … David M. Holtzman, M.D., the Andrew B. and Gretchen P. Jones Professor of Neurology, has received a one-year, $17,735.38 grant from the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation for spinal cord injury research. … John Dipersio, M.D., Ph.D., the Lewis T. and Rosalind B. Apple Professor of Medicine, has received a one-year, $17,635 grant from Case Western Reserve University for research titled “Phase III Trial of UCB /- MSCs in Hematologic Cancers. … Sergey Troyanovsky, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $15,000 grant from the American Skin Association for research titled “Structural and Functional Abnormalitites in Cadherin Adhesion in Melanomas.”

Photo by Robert BostonThe staff at the Washington University Diabetes Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital discuss nutrition and insulin pumps at the Open House Sept. 25.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Oct. 18-24. 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. 19 3:05 p.m. — A person reported damage to his vehicle sometime over the weekend; the windshield appears to have been hit by a baseball from the adjacent field. University Police also responded to one report each of damaged property, suspicious person, lewd act, larceny and auto accident.