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Friday, Sept. 30, 2016

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KIPP College Partnership established

As part of its ongoing effort to admit and graduate more Pell grant-eligible students, the university announced it will provide a free or low-cost undergraduate education to any admitted alumni of KIPP, a nationwide network of charter schools.

The urge to upgrade

New research from Olin Business School shows there’s a wide gap between what buyers should do and what actually happens when it comes to the most cutting-edge gadgets, products and services.

Nanoparticle injections may be future of osteoarthritis treatment

School of Medicine researchers have shown in mice that they can inject nanoparticles into an injured joint with osteoarthritis and suppress inflammation, reducing destruction of cartilage.

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Events

7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1

Brookings Hall lit up

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Campus Announcements

Flags lowered to honor Peres

The U.S. and university flags over Brookings Hall are lowered to half-staff until sunset today to honor Shimon Peres, former president and prime minister of Israel. Separately, the flags are to be at half-staff on Sunday, Oct. 2, in honor of National Firefighters Memorial Day.

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

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WashU in the News

Washington University touts hidden payoffs of an expensive presidential debate

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Can familiarity build trust? A white cop moves into black Atlanta neighborhood

The Christian Science Monitor

Washington University receives funding for research that could change medicine and agriculture

St. Louis Public Radio

Q&A on WashU Votes and voter registration

SiriusXM

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Campus Voices

Alum’s new book ‘Original Gangstas’ called ‘a stunning read’

Ben Westhoff, an Arts & Sciences alum, just published a book, “Original Gangstas,” about N.W.A. and the start of the West Coast rap scene. The New York Daily News review said the book is “a stunning read.”

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Notables

Letitia Long photoLetitia A. Long, former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the first woman to lead a major U.S. intelligence agency, has joined Brookings Executive Education as an executive in residence.

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