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Kiernan examines the history of genocide
 Yale historian examines the history of genocide for the Assembly Series

Nov. 3,
2009 -- Yale historian Benedict Kiernan to speak on the history and telltale warning signs of genocide on Nov. 11 for the Holocaust Memorial Lecture.

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'We must succeed in meeting this challenge'
 Top officers of energy companies meet in St. Louis Nov. 2 to discuss the National Research Council's roadmap for the energy future

Oct. 27,
2009 --
America has the potential to solve its energy crisis over the next decade, but doing so will require immediate investment in clean energy technologies, says Mark S. Wrighton, chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis and vice chair of a National Resource Council report on America's energy challenges. The report will be the topic of a symposium to be held from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, in the May Auditorium in Simon Hall on the Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis.

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Pickled in Brine
 Mars may once have been awash in water but the water was very salty

Oct. 26,
2009 -- Andrew H. Knoll, Ph.D., Fisher Professor of Natural History and professor of earth and planetary sciences at Harvard University, will discuss the evidence for life on Mars at 7 p.m. Oct. 30 in Room 300, Laboratory Sciences Building, on the Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis.

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Obama and the LGBT movement
 Vaid will go 'beyond the wedding ring' for Assembly Series Oct. 23

Oct. 14,
2009 -- Urvashi Vaid, a stalwart of the LGBT movement, will deliver the Spencer T. Olin Fellows annual lecture, "Beyond the Wedding Ring: LGBT Activism in the Age of Obama." The event will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23 in Graham Chapel and is free and open to the public.

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Honor Code
 Academic integrity is focus of international conference, Oct. 16-18

Oct. 13,
2009 -- Washington University will host The Center for Academic Integrity's 18th Annual International Conference Oct. 16-18, 2009. Several hundred students, faculty and staff from around the world will discuss the practice and philosophy of academic integrity, focusing on issues germane to both college and high school education. The conference theme is "Creating a Culture of Integrity: Research and Best Practices."

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Walking, living embodiment of where America ought to go"
 Harold Ford Jr. to give annual Stein Lecture in Ethics

Sept. 23,
2009 -- Harold Ford Jr., once described by President Bill Clinton as "the walking, living embodiment of where America ought to go in the 21st century," will give this year's Elliot Stein Lecture in Ethics for the Assembly Series. His talk will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, October 7 in Graham Chapel. The event is free and open to the public.

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Student Union reunion to feature Green, other successful alums
 Assembly Series/Leadership Lecture Series features Jason Green on the road from Washington University to the White House

Sept. 23,
2009 -- Alumnus Jason Green, who now serves as Deputy Associate General Counsel to President Barack Obama, will be back on campus to give an Assembly Series/Leadership Lecture Series presentation at 4 p.m. Friday, October 9 in Wilson Hall Room 214. His talk is free and open to the public.
Green is returning to Washington University to participate in a Student Union reunion from October 9 - 11

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Achieving a very small carbon footprint
 Chase and Hellmuth discuss the trials and tribulations of building one of the greenest structures in North America

Sept. 17,
2009 -- The new Living Learning Center at Tyson Research Center was designed to be one of the greenest buildings in North America. Jonathan Chase, associate professor of biology in the Department of Biology and Environmental Studies in Arts & Sciences and Tyson's director; and Daniel Hellmuth, principal and co-founder of Hellmuth & Bicknese Architects, L.L.C., will deliver a talk about the Center and its challenges for the Assembly Series at 5 p.m. Thursday, September 24 in Wilson Hall Room 214. The program is free and open to the public.

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Entrepreneurs changing lives
 Kiva microfinancer Jessica Jackley to deliver talk on entrepreneurship; kick off competitions

Sept. 4,
2009 -- Jessica Jackley, co-founder of Kiva, the Internet-driven microfinance organization that connects lenders with budding entrepreneurs, will deliver the Assembly Series/Skandalaris Lecture at 5 p.m. Thursday, September 17 in Simon Hall's May Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. This is the kickoff event for the Skandalaris Center's annual business plan competitions: the Olin Cup, and the YouthBridge Social Entrepreneur and Innovation Competition.

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Assembly Series
 Fall 2009 lecture program begins with a comic touch by alum Ramis

Sept. 1,
2009 -- The fall 2009 Assembly Series will start off on a light note with comedic filmmaker and Washington University alumnus Harold Ramis. The series continues through mid-November covering topics on entrepreneurship, equal rights, human rights, government and the environment.

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