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Friday, Oct. 13, 2017

Top Stories

First 40: Three first-year students record a second of video a day

Three members of the Class of 2021 recorded one second of video every day for their first 40 or so days on campus. Learn more about these students as they navigated their first unforgettable days on the Danforth Campus.

Overcoming opioid crisis starts with understanding abuse patterns

Medical professionals face seemingly insurmountable challenges in fighting the opioid epidemic. Overcoming America’s opioid crisis starts with understanding drug users’ abuse patterns.

Moving toward a pay-for-value model of prescription drug pricing

Prescription drug prices have skyrocketed and fixing the complex pricing models is complicated. That’s no excuse for not trying, says the School of Law’s Rachel Sachs.

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Events

7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13

Duo Sirena: Faculty recital

Oct. 14-17

Fall break

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Campus Announcements

Get involved with Danforth Staff Council

Want to get involved with the Danforth Staff Council? The council, which seeks to be a resource and address staff concerns, is looking for new members. Applications are due Oct. 22. New members would serve a two-year term beginning Jan. 1.

WashU in the News

Catalan leader stakes claim to independence, then delays it

The Washington Post

Could the ‘Alzheimer’s gene’ finally become a drug target?

Scientific American

Distant dwarf planet near Pluto has a ring that no one expected

New Scientist

The history of protests in St. Louis

St. Louis Magazine

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Campus Voices

A conversation with poet Carl Phillips

Award-winning poet Carl Phillips, of Arts & Sciences, discusses his teaching and writing and offers advice to young poets in a Q&A with ALIVE Magazine.

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Notables

Cindy Brantmeier, professor of applied linguistics and education in Arts & Sciences, gave the plenary address Oct. 5 for the United Nations/UNESCO international conference on literacy in Chile.

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