Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016

Top Stories

Hard-to-treat depression in seniors focus of $13.5 million study

Researchers at the School of Medicine are launching a study aimed at identifying effective treatment methods for seniors with depression who do not respond to standard medications.

Leadership change planned for university’s investment office

Kimberly G. Walker, chief investment officer at Washington University Investment Management Company (WUIMC), will step down effective Dec. 31, according to David W. Kemper, chairman of the WUIMC board of directors.

Events

Noon Tuesday, Dec. 6

Seminar on killing bacterium

3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6

Tuesday Tea at 3

Noon Wednesday, Dec. 7

Cross-disciplinary science seminar

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Campus Announcements

Recycle holiday lights on campus

If you have unwanted or broken holiday lights, don’t throw them away. The Office of Sustainability again is holding a holiday lights recycling drive. Bring them to drop-off spots around campus by Jan. 31.

WashU in the News

Another step closer to artificial blood

CBS News

Arrested development: review of Kinch’s book on drug development

Science

Could Pluto’s frozen heart harbor an ocean of life?

The Christian Science Monitor

With Affordable Care Act uncertain, enrollees weigh options

St. Louis Public Radio

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Notables

George F. Van Hare III photo George F. Van Hare III, MD, director of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology at the School of Medicine, has been named president-elect of the Heart Rhythm Society, a global research and education group focused on cardiac rhythm disorders.

Who Knew WashU?

Who Knew WashU graphic Question: Which chancellor’s face appeared for a time on the Brookings Hall clock?
A) William Danforth B) Thomas Eliot
C) Joseph Hoyt D) Ethan Shepley

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