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Weather Forecast - See the 5-day forecast Calendar Highlights - See full calendar Thursday, Nov. 2 • School of Law "Access to Justice" Public Interest Law Speaker Series Friday, Nov. 3 • East Asian Studies Lecture • High-energy Astrophysics Seminar • Sam Fox School Lecture Sunday, Nov. 5 • Center for the Study of Ethics & Human Values Lecture Monday, Nov. 6 • Sam Fox School Architecture Lecture Series • Work, Families and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series Campus Calendars - Academic calendar - Assembly Series - Graduate Professional Council calendar - Schools' calendars - Spark student calendar - University calendar The Record, a twice-weekly electronic newspaper for Washington University faculty, staff and students, is the official source for news and information of vital importance to all members of the campus community. Click below to contact us about: - Record staff - Comments, story ideas - Technical web/email issues - To subscribe - To unsubscribe A leading authority on prisons and inmate litigation, Margo Schlanger, J.D., (left), professor of law, teamed with colleagues and students to create an electronic library of documents related to civil rights injunctive cases. Civil rights legal papers compiled on law site The School of Law's new, free online Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse puts important documents a click away. Founders Day honors distinguished alumni Six alumni will be recognized for their valued work in the WUSTL community and far beyond. Amendment 2 passage urged by Missouri's top medical educators Deans and top administrators from Missouri's seven medical higher education institutions have joined to urge the passage of the Missouri Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative. Kemper Art Museum and Walker Hall formally dedicated Dedication of two new buildings for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts is celebrated by students and supporters, including designer and former WUSTL architecture professor Fumihiko Maki. Naturally occurring enzyme can break down Alzheimer's plaques A finding by School of Medicine researchers could allow them to seek new therapies and understand what goes wrong in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. WUSTL-Fudan Executive M.B.A. ranked No. 1 in China, No. 8 in world The Financial Times has, for the first time, ranked the Executive M.B.A. program, a joint venture between the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis and Shanghai-based Fudan University's School of Management. Photos of Record - click on the photo to view a larger version and full caption Architecture students' works drive an initiative to improve street designs. Big Read Festival, sponsored by the Campus Store, draws writers and readers. Announcements Dean presents update to School of Medicine Dean Shapiro plans to give updates on the School of Medicine's key initiatives, including the tobacco-free initiative, addressing pandemic flu, and the New Interstate 64 project. Washington People Katherine Weilbaecher is a 'major force' in medicine Sports Women's soccer wins UAA championship More Headlines Holocaust Memorial Lecture closes Assembly Series Proctor appointed to advisory council of NIH Playwriting and politics topic of PAD symposium Government career fair calls students to public service