SearchPast Issues March 29, 2007

Weather Forecast - See the 5-day forecast Calendar Highlights - See the full calendar Thursday, March 29 • History Colloquium • Jazz at Holmes Concert and Clinic Friday, March 30 • Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies Lecture • McDonnell Lecture • Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values Mini-symposium Monday, April 2 • Physics Condensed Matter/Materials and Biological Physics Seminar Wednesday, April 4 • Assembly Series- Mike Huckabee 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 Capitol idea (Front row from left) McDonnell International Scholars Academy scholars Woosung Kim, Ryotaro Kato, Hong Min Park, Ziyan Zhang, Qing Nian and others walk past the U.S. Capitol Building during a recent tour of Washington. The group of 18 recent graduates from Asia's top research universities now pursuing advanced academic work at WUSTL visited the nation's capital March 22-25. Sense of purpose drives students on spring break Sitting on a beach during spring break might be easier than helping to build a home or assisting with hurricane relief, but hundreds of University students chose the latter option anyway, saying it provided them with a deeper sense of purpose. Belly fat may be linked to systemic inflammation Belly fat may be an important promoter of the inflammation that plays a role in diabetes, heart disease and other disorders, School of Medicine researchers find. 'Royal' premiere for A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Competition winner Recent alumna Carolyn Kras' historical drama "Highness," winner of the 2006 A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Competition, receives its world premiere March 29. McDonnell gift supports Pake Professorship awarded to Buhro The George E. Pake Professorship, established by the JSM Charitable Trust and John F. McDonnell to honor one of the University's most influential leaders, was bestowed upon William E. Buhro, Ph.D., professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences. Photos of Record - click on the photo to view a larger version and full caption Senior Sharad Wadhwani is reunited with his former French teacher Tracy Waters of Shorewood High School in Shorewood, Wis. Waters was in town to receive a 2007 Cornerstone Faculty Mentor Award — for which Wadhwani nominated her — March 21 in Holmes Lounge. Announcements Students return to Millbrook Square apartments Nearly all of the 51 residents of Millbrook Building Two have returned to their apartments after a grease fire broke out in a kitchen about 1:40 p.m. March 24 forcing their evacuation. The only apartment still unoccupied is the one in which the fire occurred. 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 Baseball team sweeps four games; now 17-4 More Headlines Tornado preparation can save lives, property Utility agrees to significant carbon reduction in clinic's biggest case Edison shares Spalding Gray's 'Stories Left to Tell' '365 Plays/365 Days' to be staged across campus