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WUSTL’s 2010 United Way campaign began Sept. 8, with the goal of raising $615,000 for the United Way of Greater St. Louis. The United Way supports organizations in the St. Louis region that offer an array of services, including counseling and substance abuse recovery, affordable child care and disaster relief. This year’s goal of raising $615,000 is the university’s most ambitious yet.

An unprecedented five-year, $30 million effort to generate a first-of-its-kind map of all the major circuits in the human brain is being led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Minnesota’s Center for Magnetic Resonance Research.

Seasonal flu shots for School of Medicine employees will begin Sept. 20 at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital and are scheduled to be provided through Oct. 21 at the Washington University Medical Center. 

The Washington University in St. Louis School of Law has announced that 22 recent graduates have secured judicial clerkships this year in 13 different states and the District of Columbia. Eighteen clerks are 2010 graduates and four are alumni. Despite a difficult job market, the total number of law school graduates securing clerkships rose by more than 40 percent over 2009.

The 2010 Samuel R. Goldstein Leadership Awards in Medical Student Education are now accepting nominations for this year’s awards. The deadline for nominations is 5 p.m. Oct. 15.

Students who enter medical school with high-debt levels, low scores on the Medical College Admissions Test or who are non-white are more likely to face difficulties that may prevent graduation or hinder acceptance into a residency program if they do graduate, according to a nationwide study of students enrolled in MD programs.

Matthew Bishop, U.S. business editor and New York bureau chief of The Economist, will give a presentation on his book, Philanthrocapitalism, at 6 p.m. Thursday, September 16 in Simon Hall May Auditorium. The Assembly Series talk is free and open to the public. In this era of financial morass, is it odd that “mega-giving” is […]

chicagotribune.com Illinois SAT scores drop 09/13/2010 Overall, 8,508 Illinois high school graduates in 2010 took the SAT. The rival ACT college entrance exam is far more popular in Illinois, where high school juniors take it as part of state exams. Still, the SAT results shed light on the knowledge of top Illinois students competing for […]

More than 85 local and national organizations will be on the Danforth Campus Wednesday, Sept. 15, for the Fall 2010 Internship & Job Career Fair. The fair will provide WUSTL students a unique opportunity to meet and interview with dozens of potential employers in a short amount of time.

The Gephardt Institute for Public Service and the American Constitution Society at the School of Law will commemorate Constitution Day with a panel discussion on “The First Amendment in the 21st Century” from 12-1:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 17, in the Women’s Building Formal Lounge. Registration is required by Wednesday, Sept. 15, to Robin Hattori, assistant director at the Gephardt Institute, at rhattori@wustl.edu. Lunch will be provided to the first 35 registered attendees.