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Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016

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Mathematics students find a Field of Dreams in St. Louis

The university recently hosted Field of Dreams, the annual conference of the Math Alliance, an organization dedicated to increasing the number of traditionally underrepresented groups in doctoral programs in the mathematical sciences.

Conference to address climate change, social justice

International experts on flooding, drought, extreme heat, land change and more will gather for a symposium on climate change Friday, Nov. 18, at the Brown School. The symposium is titled “People and Climate Change: Vulnerability, Adaptation, Social Justice.”

Epharmix wins $50,000 in annual Global Impact Award

Epharmix, a health-care software startup created at Washington University, will receive $50,000 in equity-free funding as the 2016 winner of the Global Impact Award. The startup helps the sickest patients stay in touch with their care teams automatically.

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Events

1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15

NIH mock study section

4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16

Solicitor general lecture

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WashU in the News

Six ways to grieve for the election

New York magazine

The world’s coconuts are in danger

The Atlantic

How the Trump agenda could change the way St. Louis does business

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Obituaries

Charles B. Anderson, former director of general surgery, 78

Charles Anderson photoCharles B. Anderson, MD, a former professor and director of the Division of General Surgery at the School of Medicine, died of congestive heart failure Nov. 7. He was 78. Anderson advanced the understanding of kidney transplantation and helped establish Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s kidney transplantation program.

Notables

Sophia Hayes photoSophia Hayes, professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, served on a committee that prepared a report and launched a website about the shortage of liquid helium. The committee’s work outlines how both the government and scientific researchers can respond to the shortage.

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Who Knew WashU?

Who Knew WashU graphicQuestion: How long are the newly planted Chinkapin oak trees along historic Oak Allee, the path connecting Brookings Quadrangle to Graham Chapel, expected to live?
A) 50 years B) 100 years C) 150 years D) 200 years
Learn more about Danforth Campus trees on an arbor tour today.

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