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Why do some people live longer?Researchers at the School of Medicine will head an ambitious study of people who live exceptionally long and healthy lives to identify the factors that account for their longevity. A team led by Michael Province, Ph.D., professor of biostatistics and genetics, received a $4 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to establish a Data Management and Coordinating Center for the Exceptional Longevity Family Study.

During her talk Sept. 15 in Graham Chapel for the Assembly Series, she will be “Handicapping the Presidential Election.”

Don J. Usner/Ventana de Luz PhotographyWrightPoet and playwright Jay Wright, the visiting Fannie Hurst Professor of Creative Literature in Washington University’s Department of English in Arts & Sciences, will give a dramatic reading of his work at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14. In addition, Wright will read from his poetry at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16.

The Tango Group at Washington University will begin its fall season of dances and workshops with a pair of events Friday and Saturday, Sept. 17 and 18.

For nearly three years, the Olin School of Business has been seeking newly minted veterans to fill choice seats in its M.B.A. classes.

One goal of these talks is to provide a forum for the University community to engage in a discussion of legal, social and ethical issues.

The principal designer for Pentagram Design in New York, he’ll present a Sam Fox Arts Center Lecture Sept. 13 on “Graphic Design, Big and Small.”

It’s a compilation of essays spanning four decades; they offer clear, no-nonsense economic policy analysis.

In test runs, students reported that online was quicker and easier, and they felt more comfortable filling out the forms away from the classroom.

The University will host the National Science Foundation Regional Grants Conference Oct. 4-5 at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel, 212-232 N. Kingshighway Blvd. The two-day conference is a very valuable experience, especially for new faculty, researchers and administrators who want to learn about a wide range of NSF issues, including the state of current funding; […]