SearchPast Issues March 22, 2007

Weather Forecast - See the 5-day forecast Calendar Highlights - See full calendar Thursday, March 22 • Kemper Art Museum Talk • Writing Program Reading Series Friday, March 23 • Weidenbaum Center Forum Saturday, March 24 • Saturday Science Lecture Series Monday, March 26 • Physics Condensed Matter/Materials & Biological Physics Seminar Thursday, March 29 • History Colloquium 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 What's the WORD? A recent temporary installation by Kiyoto Koseki, a senior sculpture major in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, greeted drivers and pedestrians on Skinker Boulevard outside the College of Art's Earl E. and Myrtle E. Walker Hall. Anti-immigration ordinances voided in law clinic victory Faculty and students in the School of Law's Civil Rights and Community Justice Clinic earned a nationally significant victory March 12 when St. Louis County Circuit Judge Barbara W. Wallace voided two City of Valley Park ordinances aimed at immigrants. University warns stagnant biomedical funding may stall research progress Washington University joined a consortium of leading U.S. scientific and medical institutions March 19 to warn the U.S. Congress that persistent flat funding of biomedical research could thwart advances in treatments for such diseases as cancer and Alzheimer's. Azariadis given Mallinckrodt distinguished professorship Costas Azariadis, Ph.D., professor of economics in Arts & Sciences, has been named an Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor. A formal installation ceremony was held Feb. 1 in Holmes Lounge. Philanthropic duo Nancy and Kenneth Kranzberg receive Harris award Nancy and Kenneth Kranzberg received the eighth annual Jane and Whitney Harris St. Louis Community Service Award at a Feb. 20 ceremony at Harbison House. Their prize, a $50,000 cash gift, will be distributed to six non-profit organizations. Photos of Record - click on the photo to view a larger version and full caption Mary Elliott, a Liggett/Koenig residential college director, makes a point at a book discussion group hosted by Risa Zwerling Wrighton as part of The Big Read March 2. Announcements Libraries call for Neureuther book competition entries University students who have a passion for collecting books can compete for prizes of $1,000 and $500 by entering the 20th Annual Neureuther Student Book Collection Essay Competition. 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 Women second, men third in D-III hoops tourneys More Headlines Operatic 'Tartuffe' presented in modern setting Renowned sitar player presents Indian music Wiltenburg to head national association