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Med school research offers new insight into stuttering

Mice that vocalize in a repetitive, halting pattern similar to human stuttering may provide insight into the condition, according to new School of Medicine research. They can help scientists understand the disorder’s molecular and neurological basis.

Retirement savings plan info sessions next week

The Office of Human Resources will offer information sessions next week for employees who want to learn more about changes to simplify administration of the university’s retirement savings plan. TIAA will lead the sessions Monday and Tuesday, April 18-19, and the information will be posted online later.

Weilbaecher elected to Association of American Physicians

Katherine Weilbaecher, MD, a Washington University professor of medicine, has been elected to the Association of American Physicians, a leading medical group of more than 1,300 active members.

Three doctoral candidates inducted as Bouchet fellows

Three doctoral candidates were inducted into the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society at the annual Bouchet Conference on Diversity in Graduate Education April 1-2 at Yale University.

Humanities & Society

For women, waiting to have children until after 30 minimizes career income losses

Working women who want to minimize career income losses related to motherhood should wait until they are about 30 years old to have their first children, suggests new research from Washington University in St. Louis.

Vote to help grad student startup win competition

Pro-Arc Diagnostics, a company founded by graduate student Michelle Faits and doctoral candidate Dana Watt, made it into the Rice Business Plan Competition. Vote by Saturday, April 16, to help it win funding.

Register now for kids’ summer sports camps

The Athletics Department reminds the university community that it offers a variety of sports camps for children during the summer. There are programs for kids from 6 years old through high school, and from one-day to weeklong sessions.

Campus & Community

Annual Thurtene Carnival returns April 15-17

Thurtene, the oldest student-run carnival in the nation, returns to Washington University in St. Louis with a new attraction: a replica Busch Stadium, complete with turf, outfielders and pennants. This stadium, however, will not host baseball’s major leaguers but tomorrow’s Whiffle ball champions.

Science & Technology

Trap and neutralize: A new way to clean contaminated groundwater

A team of researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have helped discover a new chemical method to immobilize uranium in contaminated groundwater, which could lead to more precise and successful water remediation efforts at former nuclear sites.

Addision selected for UCLA Senior Fellows Program

Aaron Addison, director of scholarly services at University Libraries, has been selected to participate in the 2016 UCLA Senior Fellows Program. The program allows fellows to consider new approaches to issues confronting academic institutions and their libraries.