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WUSTL students can rent textbooks through the WUSTL Campus Store for the first time this fall through the new Rent-A-Text program. By renting rather than purchasing the books they need for their courses, students can see savings that represent, on average, 50 percent off the price of new textbooks.

Brian Allen, WUSTL network security analyst, leads a discussion on network scanning Aug. 18 during a cyber security conference at the Knight Center. The conference brought together 40 security professionals from universities, businesses, government and law enforcement agencies.

The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts will host a traveling exhibition of design concepts by five architectural teams vying to reshape the area surrounding Eero Saarinen’s iconic Gateway Arch. The teams — which among them include seven faculty from the Sam Fox School’s College of Architecture and Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design — are finalists in an international competition organized by the CityArchRiver 2015 Foundation. Titled “Framing a Modern Masterpiece,” the competition aims to improve connections and transitions between the Arch grounds, downtown St. Louis and the Mississippi riverfront.  

Men’s Health Guys, these 7 quick health checks could save your life 8/23/2010 Men don’t go to doctors unless they’re in serious pain or really spooked about something. But denial can also leave you dead. A smarter move: Regularly assess your health with a few morning inspections. Check your memory — and improve it — […]

Members of the Class of 2014 and new transfer and exchange students are arriving on campus and will be welcomed with a variety of activities during New Student Orientation, Aug. 26-30. New students will have the opportunity to try the new Bear’s Den dining facility, attend open houses, see the football team in action and connect with other new students and with members of the university community.

More than 1,400 Washington University freshmen will move into the South 40 residence halls on Thursday, Aug. 26.

About.com Brain activated when monetary opportunities arise 08/23/2010 Whether it’s sports, poker or the high-stakes world of business, there are those who always find a way to win when there’s money on the table. The findings by psychology researchers at Washington University in St. Louis may help to unravel the workings of a novel brain […]

Robert E. Blankenship, PhD, the Markey Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences, has received a one-year, $38,183 subaward from the University of Washington for research titled “Thermodynamic Efficiency of Electron-Transfer Reactions in Purified Photosystem I and II Complexes in the Chlorophyll D-Containing Cyanobacterium, Acaryochloris Marina.” … David B. Gray, PhD, professor of occupational therapy and […]

Jerome J. Gilden, MD, professor emeritus of orthopedic surgery, died Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010, at his Chesterfield, Mo., home after a long illness.

nature.com Woods Hole to breed Xenopus research frogs 08/17/2010 The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) today announced 
that it has received a 5-year, $3.4 million grant to establish a national resource for the aquatic frog known as Xenopus, a major model organism used in regenerative biology research. Kristen Kroll, associate professor of developmental biology at Washington […]