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History Colloquium

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Sam Fox School Visiting Artist Lecture Series
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Lent fish-fry

Cod Squad


Members of the Catholic Student Center's Cod Squad (from left) Chris McGee, Patty Navarro and Dan Combest are served cod at the Friday night fish fry March 30 at St. Gabriel Parish in south St. Louis.

Tumor motion a key to lung cancer treatment

School of Medicine scientists have developed an apparatus designed to precisely target radiation therapy on a tumor that may move with breathing.

Explore access to higher education and the professions

The School of Law is hosting the Philip D. Shelton Symposium titled "A Higher Sense of Purpose: Access to Higher Education and the Professions" from 1-4:30 p.m. April 12 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall. The symposium is the final event in the series "A Higher Sense of Purpose," part of the Danforth Campus naming celebration.

Money changes everything

Studying delayed gratification and risk, WUSTL researchers found that people are more likely to wait on collecting full payment for a non-consumable monetary reward than they are for any of three consumable rewards: beer, candy and soda.

Branding, Kittner hired at business school

The John M. Olin School of Business recently hired Karen Branding, EMBA '03, as associate dean and director of marketing and communications and Dorothy Kittner, MBA '94, as director of corporate relations.

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Jive-a-licious [thumb]
(From left) Junior Genna Steinberg, freshman Jasmine Taylor and junior Jessica McLean, members of the WUStyle Step Team, perform at Jive-a-licious March 28 in Graham Chapel.

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(From left) Engineering junior Forrest Rogers-Marcovitz; Michael A. Swartwout, Ph.D, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering; alumnus Brian McDaniels (MSME '06); and engineering junior Lane Haury prepare a demonstration of their nanosatellite duo March 23 in Cupples II Hall.



Announcements


University in running as a 2008 presidential debate site

The Commission on Presidential Debates announced April 2 that it has received proposals from 19 potential 2008 debate sites, including WUSTL.

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

Pitching leads baseball team to four victories

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"Publishing Weekend" runs April 6 and 7

Campus Authors: McBride & Sherraden

Examining American black history from the Turkish perspective