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Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016

Top Stories

Election 2016 from the university’s view

At a transformative moment in our nation’s history, when America’s “Brexit vote” came to pass, where better than Washington University to bring together the thought leaders and experts from disparate fields covering Election 2016?

Rethinking the humanities doctorate

This summer, Jean Allman, director of the Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences, won a Next Generation Humanities PhD Planning Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Allman discussed the future of the humanities doctorate.

Cause of inflammation in diabetes identified

Inflammation is one of the main reasons why people with diabetes experience heart attacks, strokes, kidney problems and other related complications. School of Medicine researchers have identified a possible trigger of chronic inflammation.

Board of Trustees grants faculty appointments, promotions

At the university’s Board of Trustees meeting Oct. 7, several faculty members were appointed with tenure or promoted with tenure.

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Events

4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10

‘Lessons from Irish famine’

5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10

Holobaugh Honors ceremony

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Campus Announcements

Memorial service for Maggie Ryan planned Sunday

A memorial service to remember Maggie Ryan will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, in Graham Chapel. The flag over Brookings Hall also will be lowered to half-staff in her honor that day. Ryan, 22, died in a car accident in May, two days after earning her degrees from Arts & Sciences.

Faculty, staff invited to perform ‘The Dancellor’

Risa Zwerling Wrighton, honorary chair of Dance Marathon, invites faculty and staff to take part in the annual Dance Marathon on Saturday, Nov. 12. The dance party raises money for St. Louis Children’s Hospital and SSM Health Cardinal Glennon.

WashU in the News

What the Trump presidency means for the Supreme Court

The New York Times

Antibody treatment lessens Zika’s effects in mice

The Scientist

Big data for social good

Forbes

New technique aids search for genetic roots of disease

Science

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Who Knew WashU?

bottles of waterQuestion: Since 2009, when the university became the first in the nation to ban the sale of plastic single-use water bottles, how have sales of bottled beverages changed on campus?
Answer: A) Sales of bottled beverages have plummeted 39 percent since the 2009 ban, part of efforts to reduce the university's environmental impact. Soda fountain sales also have dropped, meaning students, faculty and staff are not replacing bottled water with sugary drinks.
Congrats to this week’s winner, Myra Lopez, of the Institute for School Partnership, who will receive an “I Knew WashU!” luggage tag!

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