SearchPast Issues March 1, 2007

Weather Forecast - See the 5-day forecast Calendar Highlights - See full calendar Thursday, March 1 • History Colloquium • Dred Scott Symposium Friday, March 2 • Kesher National Leadership Training Seminar • Physics High Energy Astrophysics Seminar Saturday, March 4 • Faculty/Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra Concert Campus Calendars - Academic calendar - Assembly Series - Graduate Professional Council calendar - Schools' calendars - 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 Wacky engineering fun Richard L. Axelbaum, Ph.D., associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, demonstrates the combustion inside a jet engine using a hypodermic needle and propane fuel as part of the chemistry demonstrations Feb. 19 in The Gargoyle, part of the campus events celebrating National Engineers Week. Origins of life might be found on Europa Europa, an intriguing moon of Jupiter, could be key in the mystery of the origins of life, said William B. McKinnon, Ph.D., professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences. Cancer risk reduced in four steps Losing excess weight, getting more exercise, eating a healthy diet and quitting smoking are four steps to take to reduce the risk of cancer. Men's, women's basketball headed to NCAA tourney The men's and women's basketball teams each earned a bid to the 2007 NCAA Tournament with victories against the University of Chicago Feb. 24 at the Field House. The tournament begins March 2, when the men's team hosts the NCAA Regionals. John Hoal to speak on rebuilding New Orleans Hoal's firm, H3 Studio Inc., was one of five selected to lead the Unified New Orleans Plan, which will coordinate rebuilding in the city's 13 planning districts. He'll discuss his work at 6:30 p.m. March 5 in Whitaker Hall Auditorium. Photos of Record - click on the photo to view a larger version and full caption Award-winning Somali novelist Nuruddin Farah speaks during a question-and-answer session Feb. 14 at the School of Law, as Karen L. Tokarz, J.D., LL.M., professor of law and executive director of the Clinical Education and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) programs, looks on. David Filo, co-founder of Yahoo! Inc., talks to students in "Technology Entrepreneurship," Computer Science and Engineering 507A, Feb. 18 in Cupples II, Room 217. Announcements Libraries rolls out Web-based survey for WUSTL community University Libraries is asking faculty, staff and students to complete an online survey to evaluate the Libraries' collections, services and facilities. Older men needed for study to improve health A School of Medicine study will look at the effects of combining exercise training with hormone therapy to improve physical function in older men. I-64/US40 construction updated on Web The University has added a link to its Web page for easy access to the latest information on the Interstate 64/Highway 40 construction project. Sports Ruths leads men's hoops to UAA title More Headlines Explore the history of physics at Saturday seminars Times' Supreme Court correspondent to speak German national identities in post-Wall Berlin examined Mosaic Whispers presents annual a cappella concert