Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017

Top Stories

The general public has a sense that something is amiss with the pharmaceutical industry (think EpiPens), but maybe not the problem’s scope. Michael Kinch argues in “A Prescription for Change” that the industry’s ability to deliver new drugs may be coming to an end.

Persistent infection keeps immune memory sharp

School of Medicine researchers studying leishmaniasis, a tropical disease that kills tens of thousands every year, believe they found an explanation for the connection between long-term infection and long-term immunity.

Leggett appointed first executive director of residential life

Kawanna Leggett, director of residential education at University of California, Berkeley, has been appointed the university’s first executive director of residential life, said Lori White, vice chancellor for student affairs.

New Airbnb nondiscrimination policy may be worse, study shows

New research co-authored by an Olin faculty member shows that more information about guests, as opposed to less, is important to eliminate potential bias in sharing-economy platforms such as Airbnb.

Events

4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19

‘Testimony, understanding and art criticism’

4:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19

Precision medicine for cancer screening

4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21

School of Medicine Winter Concert

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Campus Announcements

Basketball teams to host Green Dot games Friday

The men’s and women’s basketball teams will host a Green Dot doubleheader Friday, Jan. 20, while playing New York University. The events will help promote the university’s Green Dot program, which encourages bystanders to intervene and help prevent sexual assault.

WashU in the News

Inaugural speech is Trump’s time to rise to the moment

The Associated Press | The Washington Post

WashU early Alzheimer’s initiative could yield broader clues

Reuters | BioWorld

Researchers find unintended result of health insurance

Consumer Affairs

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Campus Voices

‘Puzder believes in hard work, opportunities and open dialogue’

Nancy Staudt, dean of the School of Law, writes a column in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reflecting on alumnus Andrew Puzder, the nominee for secretary of labor, arguing he’d be a good voice to lead the agency.

Notables

Casey O’Callaghan photo Casey O’Callaghan, professor of philosophy and of philosophy-neuroscience-psychology in Arts & Sciences, has won a prestigious Fellowship for University Teachers from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Who Knew WashU?

Student Life article on planned Martin Luther King speech Question: Many distinguished individuals have given Assembly Series lectures on campus over the years. Which of the following spoke during the Assembly Series’ first decade (1953-63)?
Answer: D) Martin Luther King Jr., Linus Pauling and Eleanor Roosevelt all spoke here in the Assembly Series’ first decade. This year marks the 60th anniversary of King’s address in Graham Chapel.
Congrats to this week’s winner, Lani Lietsch, a student in physical therapy, who will receive an “I Knew WashU” luggage tag!

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