SearchPast Issues March 20, 2008

Weather Forecast - See the 5-day forecast Calendar Highlights - see the full calendar Thursday, March 20 • History Colloquium — "Crossing the (Indian) Color Line: A Family Memoir" Friday, March 21 • Computer Science & Engineering Colloquium — "Modeling, Analysis, and Optimization of On-chip Communication Architectures" Thursday, March 27 • Kemper Art Museum Curator's Dialogue — "Thaddeus Strode: Absolutes and Nothings" 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 Ring that bell McDonnell Scholar Ming Zu (center) rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange March 10 under the watchful eyes of Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton; James V. Wertsch, Ph.D. (second from left), the Marshall S. Snow Professor in Arts & Sciences and director of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy; and members of the McDonnell Academy. Bang wins national award for poetry Poet Mary Jo Bang, professor of English and director of The Writing Program, both in Arts & Sciences, has won the 2008 National Book Critics Circle Award in poetry. Bang was recognized for "Elegy," a book of 64 poems that chronicles the year following the death of her son. Professor remembers shuttle astronaut Salvatore P. Sutera, Ph.D., senior professor of biomedical engineering, was watching a local newscast that featured astronauts greeting the media with their customary grins and salutes when he recognized a former WUSTL student: U.S. Air Force Major and NASA astronaut Robert Behnken, Ph.D. Monitoring device fails to lower risk of anesthesia awareness School of Medicine researchers have found that a device to ensure that surgery patients have no memories of their operations may not prevent anesthesia awareness. Welcome to our home Himadri B. Pakrasi, Ph.D., director of the International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES) and the George William and Irene Koechig Freiberg Professor of Biology in Arts & Sciences, addresses the crowd at the I-CARES Open House Feb. 29 in Wilson Hall. Photos of Record - click on the photo to view a larger version and full caption Senior Kathleen Rains, a cancer survivor, receives a flower on completion of the first lap of Relay for Life March 1 at Francis Field. More than 1,700 people helped raise $180,470 for the American Cancer Society. Linghui Zeng, M.D., Ph.D. (right), a postdoctoral research associate in neurology, shows mentor Michael Wong, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of neurology, her winning poster. Announcements Thurtene Road Race March 30 The annual Thurtene Road Race, which raises both money for charity and awareness of the Thurtene Carnival in April, will be held at 8:30 a.m. March 30 on the Danforth Campus. Washington People Putting patients at ease Jeffrey Dicke, M.D., provides the highest level of care in even the most difficult clinical situations. Sports Leonard-Fleckman wins pole vault title More Headlines Bears basketball back to the Final Four PAD to present Young Choreographers Showcase March 28-30 New sports management class at Olin includes all-star lineup of guest speakers Acclaimed choreographer Susan Marshall brings 'Cloudless' to Edison African Film Festival: eight films from eight nations New tool to help WUSTL identify troubled students Law professor named to U.S. patent advisory board