SearchPast Issues April 9, 2007

Weather Forecast - See the 5-day forecast Calendar Highlights - See the full calendar Monday, April 9 • Locks of Love Wednesday, April 11 • "A Festival of Contemporary German Film" Thursday, April 12 • School of Law Panel Discussion Friday, April 13 • Department of Music Lecture • Kemper Conversation: Panel on Contemporary German Film • Sam Fox School Architecture Lecture Series • The Writing Program Reading Series • Washington University Concert Choir Performance 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 - Unsubscribing Save a Life Nirmal Choradia, a sophomore biomedical engineering major in the School of Engineering & Applied Science, takes the driver's seat in the Save a Life drunk driving simulator April 2 in Mallinckrodt Student Center. 'Arctic Ocean's worth of water' discovered in Earth's mantle Michael E. Wysession, Ph.D., associate professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences, has made the first 3-D model of seismic wave damping, or diminishing, deep in the Earth's mantle and has revealed the existence of an underground water reservoir at least the volume of the Arctic Ocean — the first evidence for water existing in the Earth's deep mantle. Enhancing the University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton addresses the University community in the first in a series of occasional messages from key University leaders as a part of the Plan for Excellence process that will guide the development of Washington University in the next era. American Indian Awareness Week begins today An American Indian Pow Wow, a presentation on American Indian mascots in sports and a traditional food tasting are among the highlights of the University's American Indian Awareness Week April 9-14. Activist Brown Trickey speaks for Assembly Series Social activist, educator and one of the Little Rock Nine, Minnijean Brown Trickey will present "Return to Little Rock" for the Women's Society annual Adele Starbird Lecture at 11 a.m. April 11 in Graham Chapel. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the event that made Brown Trickey part of American history. Comedy of errors 'House of Desires' takes mainstage Mistaken identities, hidden lovers, mischievous servants and duels in the dark highlight "House of Desires" at Edison Theatre for two weekends starting April 13. The show is the spring mainstage production for the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences. Announcements Historical telescope "Living St. Louis," a show on KETC (Channel 9) that showcases the colorful culture of our region, will include a segment on Washington University's Crow observatory tonight at 7 p.m. The segment will also air at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 15, and by Wednesday, April 11, it will be streamed on KETC's Web site at www.ketc.org. It's Your Benefit Highlights in this edition include deadline reminders, scheduled investment education seminars and available dates for one-on-one retirement investment counseling sessions. 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. Washington People 'Being in the middle of things' Rosemary Gliedt helps keep the Skandalaris Center moving forward Sports Weekend Bear Sports WUSTL in the News BBCNews.com (UK) Erik Trinkaus, professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences, comments on the recent discovery of early human remains in China. Los Angeles Times Richard Brasington of the School of Medicine says there's no need for enzyme supplements in people with rheumatoid arthritis.