Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016

Top Stories

University senior Kenneth Sng is president of Student Union, a gifted student in mathematics and economics in Arts & Sciences and a residential advisor. But he also knows — and has learned from — failure. It took him seven tries to pass his driver’s test.

Breast tumors evolve with therapy, study finds

Researchers at The McDonnell Genome Institute at the School of Medicine co-led a study on breast tumors — before and after hormone reduction therapy. It reveals the tumors’ genetic complexity and the variety of possible responses.

Center for Diabetes Translation Research gets $3.7 million grant

The Center for Diabetes Translation Research, led by Debra Haire-Joshu of the Brown School, has been awarded $3.7 million in funding by the National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Student Entrepreneurial Program joins Skandalaris Center

The Student Entrepreneurial Program, a longstanding and popular program for undergraduates interested in launching and running businesses on campus, is now part of the Skandalaris Center. Help celebrate today.

Events

3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31

School of Law 150th anniversary celebration

4:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1

Colloquium on carbon sequestration

11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2

BBQ Friday at the DUC

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Campus Announcements

Gun violence public health challenge planned

The Institute for Public Health and the Skandalaris Center are holding an immersive Public Health Challenge Sept. 16-18, during which multidisciplinary student teams will develop programs and concepts to reduce gun violence in St. Louis.

WashU in the News

What a bad decision looks like in the brain

The Atlantic

Decline in unions hurts nonunion workers’ wages

Marketplace

Dinner-party diagnosis: The occupational hazard of being a doctor

The Washington Post

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Campus Voices

When biology meets art

Patricia Olynyk, of the Sam Fox School, contributed a chapter to the new book “The Routledge Companion to Biology in Art and Architecture,” a collection of essays from experts in a variety of disciplines illustrating how science and art intertwine.

Notables

Linda Van Dillen photo Linda Van Dillen, a professor of physical therapy and of orthopedic surgery at the School of Medicine, has been named a Catherine Worthingham Fellow by the American Physical Therapy Association.

The Record