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Welfare use more common than many think Many Americans believe that welfare use happens to someone else, to people outside of mainstream society. But a study published in a recent issue of Social Work casts considerable doubt on that notion, finding that nearly two-thirds of all Americans between 20 and 65 will at some point turn to a public assistance program. Full story More Stories
				Brookings Hall's future neighbor These artist's renderings show the future building for the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences in Arts & Sciences. View in full Mouse model mimics natural development of epilepsy Gutmann School of Medicine researchers have developed a mouse model of the genetic disorder tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). The mice develop epilepsy within the first few months of life, mimicking one of the most devastating complications of TSC in children. This research represents one of the first animal models of epilepsy that does not require toxic injections or injury and results from a single gene defect. The study appears online in Annals of Neurology and will be published in the journal's September issue. Full story				Weather in outer space? Just ask a brown dwarf Until recently, "How's the weather up there?" was a question for pilots, NBA stars and friendly giants. Today, however, you might also ask a dwarf. A brown dwarf, that is. Brown dwarfs, which have been described as "failed stars," are celestial bodies more massive than planets like Jupiter but not large enough to sustain the thermonuclear reactions that make a star shine. In a recent issue of Astrophysical Journal Letters, Katharina Lodders, a senior research scientist in the University's Planetary Chemistry Lab in the earth and planetary sciences department in Arts & Sciences -- along with researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, NASA and other institutions -- reported the first evidence for the existence of changing weather patterns on brown dwarfs. They are the first non-planetary objects to exhibit such phenomena. Full story Shuttle bus system rolls out more efficient routes On the Web A complete rundown of the shuttle routes can be found on the Web at transportation.wustl.edu/ schroute.html. After a yearlong study, countless surveys and a lot of input from various student, faculty and staff groups, the University shuttle bus system has adapted new routes. "We targeted areas such as travel habits, times of travel and what people are looking for in the service," said Lisa Underwood, manager of parking and transportation services. "It took us a year to do it, and our goal when we went into it was to take our existing resources and use them more efficiently -- do more with the same resources." "What we ended up with basically is more service available to the community." Full story

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