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Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021

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Featured video

Celebrating the first day of school

Junior Amanda Sherman visited the South 40 on the first day of school to ask our newest students what they’ve learned about life at WashU.

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Celebrating the first day of school

Events

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SEP

Reducing health inequities in people with serious mental illness

Noon Thursday, Sept. 2

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SEP

Plant species diversity in restored tallgrass prairies

4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2

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SEP

‘Transnational Framings’ symposium

Thursday, Sept. 2– Saturday, Sept. 4

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WashU in the News

Antibody tests should not be your go-to for checking COVID immunity


National Public Radio


How to lose weight in midlife: The role of snacks, spouses and sleep


NBC Today


Opinion: why poetry is so crucial right now


The New York Times


NASA gets a stunning view of geysers from an icy ocean moon


Inverse


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Campus and community news



Perspectives

‘The games within the game’

Patrick Rishe, director of Olin Business School’s sports business program, writes an article about college sports conferences, arguing that their shifting tides ultimately will benefit most schools, athletes and fans.


Forbes


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Who Knew WashU?

Question: The university’s Class of 2025 is its largest and most diverse. But how many students graduated during WashU’s first Commencement ceremony in 1862?

A) 47B) 23C) 11D) 5

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