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Friday, July 1, 2016

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Rare Declaration of Independence broadside donated to university

Thanks to the family of Eric P. and Evelyn Newman, Olin Library is in possession of one of the few surviving broadsides of the Declaration of Independence. It will be on permanent exhibit beginning in fall 2017.

Potential drug target identified for Zika, similar viruses

A team at the School of Medicine has identified a single gene pathway that is vital for Zika and other flaviviruses to spread infection between cells.

Ultra Condensed Science: Why is gravity so weak?

Why does it take so much stuff (like a planet’s worth) to generate much gravitational force? Perhaps it is leaking out of our universe. Physicist Adam Archibald explains how in this latest edition of Ultra Condensed Science.

‘Red Mars’ and the fictional artist

“Red Mars,” a group of 10 canvases by recent graduate Adam Turl, is currently on view in the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum as part of the Sam Fox School’s annual MFA Thesis show.

Marriage may not be protective mechanism for those in poverty

Marriage may not be the protective mechanism it was thought to be when it comes to poverty and child well-being among low-income urban young women, particularly those who have experienced trauma, finds a new Brown School study.

Our Washington: Funding tomorrow’s discoveries

Our Washington, the faculty and staff component of Leading Together: The Campaign for Washington University, has raised millions of dollars to support research initiatives, state-of-the-art facilities and scholarships for students like Maya Silver.

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Events

9-11 a.m. Friday, July 1

DUC ’N Donuts

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, July 5

Universitywide Blood Drive

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Campus Announcements

Fair St. Louis parking restrictions begin today

Parking restrictions for Fair St. Louis in Forest Park begin at 4:30 p.m. today and run throughout the holiday weekend at designated campus parking areas.

KL2 career development award applications open

Applications for KL2 Career Development Award scholars are being accepted through Sept. 15. The award is aimed at fellows, postdoctoral scholars and junior School of Medicine faculty committed to multidisciplinary clinical research.

Social Photo of the Week

St. Louis Pridefest 2016: Showing support, celebrating pride

WashU in the News

Brain-jacked locusts could be next bomb detectors

Popular Science

What happens when you steam a planet?

Astrobiology Magazine

Washington U. is fixing its economic-diversity problem. Its next challenge is parity

Chronicle of Higher Education

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Notables

Ruthie PylesThe Olin Business School announced that Ruthie Pyles will join the school July 11 as assistant dean and director of graduate programs admissions and financial aid.

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Who Knew WashU?

Louis BeaumontQuestion: Louis Beaumont, after whom Washington University’s Beaumont Pavilion is named, owned a department store that is now part of which major company?
Answer: B) Macy's. Louis Beaumont opened the May Shoe and Clothing Co., in St. Louis with his brothers and brother-in-law David May in the 1880s. In 2005, it merged with Federated Department Stores (Macy’s). Beaumont Pavilion, which has been in use since June 1965 in Brookings Quadrangle, is part of that legacy.

Congrats to this week’s winner, Tullia Hamilton, adjunct instructor in University College, who will receive an “I Knew WashU!” luggage tag.

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