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Weather Forecast - See the 5-day forecast Calendar Highlights - see the full calendar Friday, April 18 • East Asian Studies Lecture — "Envisioning The Tale of Genji: Canonization, Popularization, and Visual Culture" • Kemper Presents Concert Series — "Final Veil" Thursday, April 24 • School of Medicine Spring Musical — "Bye Bye Birdie" 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 Nano-sized technology has super-sized effect on tumors School of Medicine researchers have used nanotechology to focus a much lower drug dose to slow tumor growth in rabbits. International entertainment Students at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work perform during the school's International Festival April 13 in the Rettner Gallery of the Lab Sciences Building. In addition to a forum on international social work issues, the festival featured food, exhibits and entertainment from the homelands of the Brown School's international students. Obituary: Kling, 89, former provost, vice chancellor, dean and professor Merle Kling, Ph.D., former provost, executive vice chancellor, dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences and professor of political science, died April 8 of esophageal cancer in St. Louis. He was 89. First Olin Award for research given to Nickerson, Zenger Two professors at the Olin Business School are the winners of the first annual "Olin Award: Recognizing Research That Transforms Business." Jackson Nickerson, Ph.D., and Todd Zenger, Ph.D., will share the $10,000 honorarium in recognition of their research that examined the negative impact that social comparison, or envy, causes in the workplace. So much to see, so much to hope for Educators attend Faces of Hope, a University-wide celebration of civic engagement and community service May 8 at Whitaker Hall. Hosted by the Gephardt Institute for Public Service, Faces of Hope featured a poster session highlighting community service by students and faculty. Technique developed to trace origins of disease genes in mixed races A team of researchers from Washington University and the Israeli Institute of Technology (Technion) in Haifa, Israel, has developed a technique to detect the ancestry of disease genes in hybrid, or mixed, human populations. Photos of Record - click on the photo to view a larger version and full caption One of seven projects unveiled April 6 as part of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts' 22nd annual University City Sculpture Series, on view through May 11. The Graduate Student Research Symposium, held April 5 in the Lab Sciences Building, enabled students to polish their communication skills in presenting their research to members of the WUSTL community. Announcements MetLife to give workshops on special-needs dependents WUSTL's Office of Human Resources invites all faculty and staff to an annual workshop on "Planning for the Future of a Child or Other Dependents With Special Needs." A representative from MetLife's Division of Estate Planning for Special Kids will conduct the workshop and discuss a service called MetDesk. Washington People Standing at the forefront As director of the Genome Sequencing Center, Richard K. Wilson stands at the forefront of the genetics revolution — one that promises to transform the way medicine is practiced and patients are treated. Sports Track teams place second at Quad Meet More Headlines Health Information Privacy and Security Week raises awareness of HIPAA laws PAD's 'The Lion and the Jewel' explores culture and colonization Kingsbury Ensemble performs 'A French Baroque Carnaval' Dance students take top honors at ACDFA Central Region conference Fair housing to be subject of School of Law's colloquium