SearchPast Issues March 8, 2007

Weather Forecast - See the 5-day forecast Calendar - See the full calendar Thursday, March 8 • Center for Materials Innovation/Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Seminar • Chemistry Seminar Friday, March 9 • Boeing Center for Technology, Information, and Manufacturing Operations and Manufacturing Management Seminar Saturday, March 10 • Saturday Science Lecture Series Tuesday, March 13 • Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar Monday, March 19 • Oscar Chilson Memorial Service Friday, March 23 • Weidenbaum Center Forum 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 Dred Scott 150th anniversary Dred and Harriet Scott's great-great granddaughter Lynne Jackson (center) and her father John Madison (left), Scott's great-grandson, attend a reception March 1 at the Old Courthouse in downtown St. Louis, where their ancestors sued for their freedom from slavery in 1847. Performance IQ and gene link confirmed If you're particularly good with puzzles or chess, the reason may be in your genes, a team of scientists led by School of Medicine psychiatric geneticists finds. Thomas F. Eagleton, former U.S. senator and WUSTL professor of public affairs, dies at 77 Thomas F. Eagleton, who joined the faculty after serving nearly two decades in the U.S. Senate, died Sunday, March 4, 2007, at St. Mary's Hospital in Richmond Heights, Mo. He was 77 years old. A decade of bringing together faculty and students The Faculty Associates program is celebrating 10 years of connecting faculty members with students living on the South 40. The program, sponsored by the Office of Residential Life, started during the 1996-97 academic year in response to the realization that there was a growing gap between faculty members and undergraduate students. Area expanded for Employer Assisted Housing Program The University program to help qualified employees secure housing in areas near the University through forgivable mortgage loans has been extended for 10 years, with some modifications. Photos of Record - click on the photo to view a larger version and full caption Despite a low temperature that reached 19 degrees, the annual Relay For Life all-night walk around Bushyhead Track at Francis Field drew more than 2,000 participants March 3 to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Freshman Jared Burkowitz watches as Mark Hartmann tops off fluids in Burkowitz's car at a free travelers' vehicle inspection service offered to students, faculty and staff March 3. Announcements Record hiatus & daylight-saving time The Record will not publish during next week's spring break. The next Record Monday e-mail will arrive March 19. Additionally, daylight-saving time begins at 2 a.m. March 11. Register for fall Mini Med classes Registration is now open for the spring session of Mini Medical School, which begins the week of March 19 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center. Piano sale benefits music Pianos from the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences are on sale via private appointment and at a public sale from noon-5 p.m. March 18 in Blewett Hall. 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 Men's, women's hoops go to NCAA Sweet 16 More Headlines Board of Trustees meets, hears biomedical research report Enterprise Rent-A-Car Institute created at Danforth Plant Center Danforth Campus construction plans outlined