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Twin peeks

A new Olin Business School study suggests maybe there is no one best negotiator; maybe the person you should send into a negotiation depends on whom you’re up against.

Humanities & Society

Failure to prevent gun-related violence may violate international human rights

Washington University in St. Louis School of Law students will conduct in-depth research examining U.S. government responses to gun violence and whether they violate America’s obligations under international human rights law.

Burnham recognized by two medical societies

Carey-Ann D. Burnham, associate professor of pathology and immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Academy of Microbiology.

Flags lowered to half-staff in memory of Florida victims

The U.S. and university flags over Brookings Hall are lowered to half-staff until sunset Monday, Feb. 19, as a mark of respect for those killed in the shooting Feb. 14 at a high school in Parkland, Fla.

Nominate exceptional staff member for Gloria White award

Nominations are being accepted for the Gloria W. White Distinguished Service Award. The award recognizes a staff member for exceptional effort and contributions to the university. Nominations are due by March 2.

Campus & Community

‘Call things like they are’

When fading patriarch Beverly Weston goes missing, his family gathers for a reunion bordering on the apocalyptic. So begins “August: Osage County,” the Pulitzer- and Tony-winning drama by Tracy Letts. Washington University’s Performing Arts Department will present the show in Edison Theatre Feb. 23 to March 4.

Medicine & Health

Study of smoking and genetics illuminates complexities of blood pressure

A large-scale study that analyzed genetics and smoking habits has revealed new information about blood pressure. The study, conducted by an international consortium of investigators, was led by School of Medicine researchers.

Campus & Community

Wencewicz wins Sloan fellowship

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced Feb. 15 that Timothy A. Wencewicz, assistant professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has been awarded a 2018 Sloan Research Fellowship. He is among 126 outstanding U.S. and Canadian researchers selected as fellowship recipients this year.

Who Knew WashU? 2.13.18

Question: When did Whispers, the beloved cafe in Olin Library, first open?

African-Americans in science poster series on display

A series of posters highlighting notable African-Americans in science and technology is on display in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center (FLTC) Atrium on the Washington University Medical Campus through Feb. 28. The traveling poster series then can be seen in Seigle Hall on the Danforth Campus from March 5-29; and again at the FLTC Atrium from Aug. 1-31.