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It’s time for a Halloween-inspired question: Which Washington University building is rumored to be haunted?

As the construction project continues, the north entrance of Olin Library, across from Louderman Hall, is expected to open at about 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1. Once it opens, the south entrance will close until the spring.

Geetika Khanna, MD, a professor of radiology, has been named chief of pediatric radiology for Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Khanna, who served as interim chief for the past year, also assumes the role of radiologist-in-chief at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

Garland E. Allen, professor emeritus of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, will receive the History of Science Society’s 2017 Sarton Medal for lifetime scholarly achievement Nov. 10 at the society’s annual meeting in Toronto.

Images from in and around the Washington University campuses.

A new oral history series on the contributions of pioneering plant genetics researchers includes online video interviews with two professors who have strong ties to Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis: Glenn Stone and Mary-Dell Chilton.

The volleyball team will host a Green Dot match at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, against Greenville University. The university’s Green Dot program encourages bystanders to intervene and help prevent sexual assault and violence.

Question: A time capsule was removed from a cornerstone of Francis Gymnasium on Oct. 25, 2014. In what year was this time capsule installed?

Great Rivers Greenway seeks input from the campus community about plans for the Chouteau Greenway, a project that will connect neighborhoods and institutions from Forest Park to the Arch. Take an online survey to provide feedback.

Sowande’ Mustakeem, associate professor of history and of African and African-American studies in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has won the 2017 Wesley-Logan Prize in African diaspora history.