SearchPast Issues May 14, 2007

Weather Forecast - See the 5-day forecast Calendar Highlights - See the full calendar Commencement Calendar Tuesday, May 15 • Men's Tennis NCAA Division III Championships Wednesday, May 16 • Diversity: Enhancing Career and Faculty Life Friday, May 18 • 146th Commencement Saturday, May 19 • OVATIONS! Series- Dianne Reeves 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 Choreographed research (From left) Shaina Goodman, a junior in Women and Gender Studies; Patricia Engel, a junior in biology; and Jamie Yasgur, a sophomore in Women and Gender Studies, all in Arts & Sciences, perform "Close.Closer.Closed" at the 2007 Undergraduate Research Symposium April 28 in the Athletic Complex. Three faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences Three University scientists recently were elected to the National Academy of Sciences. WUSTL's new academy members are Clifford M. Will, Ph.D., the James S. McDonnell Professor of Physics in Arts & Sciences; Wayne M. Yokoyama, M.D., the Sam J. Levin and Audrey Loew Levin Professor of Research in Arthritis and professor of medicine and of pathology and immunology; and Aaron J. Ciechanover, M.D., D.Sc., visiting professor of pediatrics at the School of Medicine and the Research Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. Bender, Piwnica-Worms to receive 2007 faculty achievement awards Carl M. Bender, Ph.D., and Helen M. Piwnica-Worms, Ph.D., will receive the University's 2007 faculty achievement awards, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton announced. Bender, professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, is the winner of the Arthur Holly Compton Faculty Achievement Award, and Piwnica-Worms, professor of cell biology and physiology and of internal medicine at the School of Medicine, is the winner of the Carl and Gerty Cori Faculty Achievement Award. School of Medicine's Shell Café to undergo renovation The 35-year-old kitchen and the serving lines at the McDonnell Sciences Shell Café will undergo a major three-month renovation starting May 21. New freezer capacity, improved dry storage, more adequate catering space, new high-tech ovens and a special pizza oven are just a few of the changes being initiated. Announcements Parking for 146th Commencement The Parking Services Web site offers helpful parking instructions for attendees of the Commencement ceremonies as well as for permit-holders whose daily parking routine will be affected by the ceremonies. 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 No laughing matter Fiona Marshall studies the domestication of the African wild ass Sports Weekend Bear Sports WUSTL in the News Associated Press Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton issues environmental call to action on behalf of assembled international university presidents gathered at WUSTL. USA Today The School of Medicine's Samuel Klein says dieters' high expectations can hurt their weight-loss efforts.