SearchPast Issues Aug. 30, 2007

Weather Forecast - See the 5-day forecast Calendar Highlights - See the full calendar Tuesday, Sept. 4 • Biophysical Evenings Seminar Thursday, Sept. 6 • History Colloquium Monday, Sept. 10 • Work, Families and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series Thursday, Sept. 13 • The Writing Program Fall Reading Series 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 Settling in The South 40 was abuzz with activity last week as students began moving into residence halls. WUSTL organizations, such as University Police, were on hand to introduce themselves to the new campus residents. Campus police officers also were busy directing the heavy volume of traffic on the South 40. (Slideshow available) Mars database enhanced by new WUSTL software program A software program developed by Washington University researchers is allowing viewers access to data and some early images from the most powerful spectral camera ever sent to Mars. The information is now available on NASA's online planetary data archive. Weight-loss strategies may benefit from research on intestinal proteins A protein that absorbs lipids in the upper part of the intestine may hold the key to a novel approach for obesity treatment. Wrighton visits Chile, promotes higher education partnerships Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton was among a delegation of eight college and university presidents who traveled with U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings to Chile and Brazil Aug. 18-24 to promote higher education partnerships and exchanges between the United States and Latin America. Maya Lin opens fall Assembly Series The Fall 2007 Assembly Series parts with some of the traditions of the 54-year-old lecture series, while maintaining its mission of presenting to the Washington University community some of the most distinctive and vibrant voices of the day. 'Korean Comics: A Society Through Small Frames' opens at Kemper Art Museum This fall, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum will present "Korean Comics: A Society Through Small Frames," a rare U.S. exhibition of work from both North and South Korea. Fulbrights awarded to 13 WUSTL students Thirteen WUSTL students have been awarded Fulbright Scholarships for the 2007-08 academic year. Nine are recently graduated seniors and four are current graduate students. They will spend a full academic year in a host country. New tuition agreement announced for graduate and professional students As a way to support interdisciplinary study, the deans of WUSTL's seven schools have signed a new graduate/professional tuition allocation agreement that encourages graduate and professional students to take courses outside of their home schools. Photos of Record - click on the photo to view a larger version and full caption A group of Jewish educators becomes spirited during a session of the annual Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE) conference held on the Danforth Campus Aug. 2-9. First-year law students help spruce up a home in north St. Louis County as part of Washington University School of Law's sixth annual Orientation Service Project. Start of something new A student of Liggett Koenig Residential College enthusiastically displays house pride at the Convocation Aug. 23 in the Athletic Complex Field House.The inaugural event of the academic year is Chancellor Mark Wrighton's opportunity to welcome new students and parents to the University. Announcements First WUSTL underground parking garage opens The new central underground parking garage on the Danforth Campus is now open. During this academic year, the lot provides an additional 380 parking spaces. I-64/US40 construction updated on Web Clayton Ave. will be closed under Kingshighway through Aug. 30 as workers demolish the west side of the Clayton Avenue bridge. Washington People Living longer, living healthier Reina Armamento-Villareal, M.D., focuses her research on how estrogen production and breakdown affects bone health in men and women. Sports WU Athletics ranks 12th in NCSA More Headlines Henne named new Greek life director Kemper Art Museum to present panel discussion on 'Window | Interface' 560 Music Center:'A welcome addition' Coconut genetics traced by WUSTL biologist Olsen Mandelker receives ABA Lifetime Achievement Award