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Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Top Stories

Decoding buyer’s regret and its effect on business competition

Researchers at Olin Business School found competing companies should carefully consider both the risks and rewards that can result when reminding consumers of buyer’s regret.

NASA radar finds ice age record in Mars’ polar cap

Scientists using radar data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have found a record of the most recent Martian ice age recorded in the planet’s north polar ice cap. The research, published in Science, helps refine models of the red planet’s climate.

Gut microbes’ metabolite dampens proliferation of intestinal stem cells

New research at the School of Medicine indicates stem cells located in “pockets” in the intestine avoid contact with a prominent metabolite produced by beneficial microbes living in the gut.

Obituary: Philip W. Majerus, professor emeritus of medicine, 79

Philip W. Majerus, MD, a renowned hematologist and professor emeritus of medicine at the School of Medicine, died June 8 at his home in St. Louis after a long illness. He was 79.

Obituary: Joseph R. Williamson, former professor of pathology, 84

Joseph R. Williamson, MD, a distinguished diabetes researcher and former professor of pathology at the School of Medicine, died June 9 in St. Louis after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 84.

Efficiency update: Danforth long-distance charges to end

Beginning in fiscal 2017, the university will no longer charge Danforth Campus schools and departments for domestic long-distance calls. The policy, one result of the SAVE Committee’s work, should result in department savings and lower administrative costs.

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Events

3 p.m. Tuesday, June 14

Iced Tuesday Tea at 3

5 p.m. Wednesday, June 15

MFA thesis exhibition gallery talk

8:30 a.m. Friday, June 17

Speed networking for community health

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Campus Announcements

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 Thursday, June 16, as a mark of respect for those killed in the nightclub shooting June 12 in Orlando.

Steedman Fellowship details announced

With a first-place travel award of $50,000, the biennial James Harrison Steedman Fellowship in Architecture is among the largest in the nation for emerging architects. The 2016 fellowship is titled “Adaptation,” and proposals are due Nov. 1.

Washington People

Caitlin Kelleher

Caitlin Kelleher

Caitlin Kelleher, of the School of Engineering & Applied Science, focuses on how programming environments can support kids ages 10-17 to most effectively learn computer programming — not necessarily for careers as programmers, but to develop problem-solving skills, express creativity and understand the field’s relevance.

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WashU in the News

Message to graduates: Times are tough, but you can make it

The New York Times

New research reveals a surprising early symptom of Alzheimer’s

Woman’s Day

Who is the Siteman in Siteman Cancer Center?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Campus Voices

Lessons from researcher rehab

James M. DuBois, of the School of Medicine, co-writes a commentary in the journal Nature about the Professionalism and Integrity Program, a training program he helps run for researchers who have lost their research privileges.

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Notables

group photo of students who earned certificateSeven undergraduate students successfully completed the Certificate in Renewable Energy and the Environment this year, the largest group to date.

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Who Knew WashU?

Who Knew WashU?Question: Which university building is named after a St. Louis heiress whose daughter married Robert Brookings?
A) January Hall B) Park House
C) Rebstock Hall D) Wilson Hall

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