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Weather Forecast - See the 5-day forecast Calendar Highlights - See the full calendar Wednesday, Jan. 30 • Science on Tap Film & Discussion — "King Corn." Wednesday, Feb. 6 • Assembly Series — "Brave New Biology: The Challenge for Bioethics." Thursday, Feb. 7 • Vision Science Seminar Series — "The Retinoblastoma Protein: More Than Meets the Eye." 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 Shriners to build new hospital at the Medical Center The Shriners Hospital for Children will build a new hospital at the Washington University Medical Center. The new hospital's location will further enhance research opportunities and clinical care between Shriners Hospital for Children-St. Louis and the School of Medicine. Leaps and bounds Kim Norwood, J.D., professor of law, addresses Soldan High School students as part of a new collaboration between law students and Mound City Bar Association lawyers to encourage juniors and seniors at Soldan to pursue a legal education. Global warming teach-in to take place at WUSTL WUSTL will join hundreds of campuses across the United States in presenting "Focus the Nation," an unprecedented nationwide teach-in on global warming solutions, at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30. International statesman As part of his continuing efforts to serve his native country, A. Peter Mutharika, J.S.D., professor of law, has been named Malawi's Chief Advisor to the President on Constitutional, Legal and International Affairs. Mutharika currently is on leave in Malawi for the 2007-08 academic year. Upon his return, he will serve as the Charles Nagel Professor of International and Comparative Law. Assembly Series features groundbreaking music The Assembly Series continues with a special appearance by members of the world-renowned Saint Louis Symphony. Two modern American masterpieces will be offered at 7:30 p.m. February 4 in Simon Hall's May Auditorium on the Danforth campus. The concert is free and open to the public. Tuition, fees, room and board set for 2008-09 Undergraduate tuition will be $36,200 for the 2008-09 academic year — a $1,700 (4.9 percent) increase over the 2007-08 current academic tuition of $34,500. The required student activity fee will total $362, and the student health fee will be $686. The announcement was made by Barbara A. Feiner, vice chancellor for finance. Connecting learning with experience WUSTL has received a commitment of $1 million from Robert and Julie Skandalaris to create and support the Skandalaris Center Internship Program. The gift will sustain the internship program for the next 10 years and will enable 20 interns per year to participate in an intensive summer experience. A photographic homecoming For more than four decades, photographer Herb Weitman played a vital role in presenting images of Washington University to the nation and the world. Last week Weitman, who retired as head of Photographic Services in 1994, returned to campus for the opening of a new exhibition showcasing more than three dozen photographs spanning the length and breadth of his career. Photos of Record - click on the photo to view a larger version and full caption Architecture graduate students Michael Heller (left) and Sujaul Khan at work on a new gallery/architecture review room in Steinberg Hall. The project, which is nearing completion, was developed as part of a design/build studio led by Carl Safe, professor of architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. Announcements Free self-defense classes to begin Feb. 2 The RAD program teaches men and women awareness, avoidance and physical defense techniques they can use when faced with potentially confrontational situations. RAD classes are free, open to the public and take a total of 12 hours stretched over four class periods to complete. Washington People World traveler It wasn't until Michele Boldrin was 24 and had already dabbled in law and linguistics that he realized it was economics that intrigued him most. The only downside to pursuing a doctorate in economics was that it meant leaving his native country, Italy, three years later. Sports Men's hoops 3-0 in UAA More Headlines All-star cast brings 'Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers' to Edison Poet Erin Belieu to speak in Writing Program Reading Series Jan. 24 Joseph Roach returns to discuss Shakespearean romance Improv, Italian style 'Work, Families and Public Policy' continues Jan. 28 Actualizing MLK's vision Get involved in "Faces of Hope"