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| | Founders Day honors distinguished alumni  Six outstanding alumni will be honored for their service to and support of their alma mater at the University's Founders Day celebration scheduled for Nov. 3 at America's Center. Selected by the Alumni Board of Governors, the Distinguished Alumni Award recipients are: Nathan O. Hatch, president of Wake Forest University; Charlotte D. Jacobs, oncologist and professor of medicine at Stanford University; Steven F. Leer, chairman and chief executive officer of Arch Coal, Inc.; William B. Pollard III, a partner in Kornstein Veisz Wexler & Pollard, LLP law firm; Philip D. Shelton, former president and executive director of the Law School Admission Council; and J. J. Stupp, chief financial officer of Exegy Inc., a technology licensing company. Changing the way undergraduates are taught Kenneth J. Goldman, Ph.D., associate professor of computer science and engineering in the School of Engineering, is taking a grant from the National Science Foundation and helping his department transform the way undergraduates are taught. Severely mentally ill at risk for cardiovascular disease People with mental illnesses lose 25 to 30 years of life expectancy compared to the general population, mostly due to cardiovascular disease, a School of Medicine psychiatrist writes in the Journal of the American Medical Association. WUSTL researcher studies Methuselah of the mammals Washington University researcher Stanton Braude, lecturer in biology in Arts & Sciences, says the secret to a long life in humans might exist in the wrinkled body of one of the world's ugliest animals — the naked mole rat. Library unveils Little Black Sambo collection Washington University marked the acquisition of its "One Hundred Years of Little Black Sambo" collection with a reception Oct. 12 at Olin Library. Most of the collection's 234 items — which include books, puzzles, dishes, games and figurines — were created between 1899 and 1999 and were purchased in part through the financial support of Constance Levy and her late husband, Monroe; the Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences; and the University Libraries. Apollo 16 astronaut Duke awards scholarship, gives talk Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 astronaut and moonwalker, will present Arts & Sciences senior Lonia Friedlander with a $10,000 scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation during a public ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 1 in Brookings Hall, Room 300. Immediately following the presentation, Duke will give a talk, titled "A Journey to the Moon!" that is free and open to the public. Grant money available to students this summer Up to $100,000 will be available for WUSTL students for internships and innovative projects this summer in the form of social change grants, stipends for internships through the Career Center and the Gephardt Institute for Public Service summer service stipend program. A meeting will be at 4 p.m. Nov. 1 in Lambert Lounge in Mallinckrodt Student Center to discuss the various opportunities for students. Human Resources announces health insurance enhancements The Office of Human Resources has announced several enhancements to the health plans for faculty and staff that will be effective Jan. 1, 2008. It also will hold 14 informational meetings to give faculty and staff a chance to ask questions about health benefits during open enrollment, which begins Nov. 1 and ends Nov. 30. Photos of Record - click on the photo to view a larger version and full caption
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