Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016

Top Stories

A new method of analyzing the chemistry of lunar and terrestrial rocks, co-developed by Kun Wang of Arts & Sciences, suggests the giant impact that formed the moon blew off Earth’s mantle. The results were published in Nature.

‘Making a Murderer’ lawyer to speak next week

Defense attorney Dean Strang represented Steven Avery at his murder trial, a case well-known to millions thanks to Netflix. He will speak about criminal justice reform for the Assembly Series at 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, in Graham Chapel.

Why ‘O’ blood types may be more likely to die of cholera

People with blood type O often get more severely ill from cholera than people of other blood types. New research from the School of Medicine may explain why.

Sam Fox lecture series begins today

The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts will launch its fall Public Lecture Series at 6:30 p.m. today with architect Liu Xiaodu, followed by artist Dario Robleto on Sept. 19.

Events

Noon Wednesday, Sept. 14

‘The social gene’ seminar

4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14

Election 2016: Democracy and Disagreement

7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15

‘New American Classics’ concert featuring Chris Stark piece

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Campus Announcements

Olin Library construction delayed

The Olin Library Transformation project, a renovation of John M. Olin Library, has been delayed due to the discovery of a rock shelf beneath the building. The renovated library now is expected to open in spring 2018.

Presidential Debate Oct. 9, 2016. Visit debate.wustl.edu for more

WashU in the News

We were wrong about where the moon came from

Gizmodo

Incarceration in the U.S. costs more than $1 trillion a year, Washington University study claims

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Kemper Art Museum celebrates permanent collection on anniversary

St. Louis Public Radio

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Campus Voices

‘Science should trump politics in gun debate’

Barbara Schaal, dean of the faculty of Arts & Sciences, writes in an op-ed in The Hill that it’s time for gun violence to be treated as a public health crisis so we can bring scientific research to bear on the problem. Schaal is also president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Research Wire

Richard D. Vierstra, the George and Charmaine Mallinckrodt Professor in biology in Arts & Sciences, received a three-year, $949,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for a project titled “Defining the Sumoylation System in Maize and its Roles in Stress Protection.”

The Record