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Weather Forecast - See the 5-day forecast Calendar Highlights - see the full calendar Friday, Jan. 16 • Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Seminar Series — "Improving Butanol Fermentations Through Metabolic and Bioprocess Engineering Perspectives" Wednesday, Jan. 21 • School of Art Spotlight Series Lecture — "Rebecca DeRoo on Christian Boltanski's Padre Mariano" Thursday, Jan. 22 • Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute Lecture — "The Visible and Invisible World of International Claims Tribunals" 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 University honors legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. "Shattering Ceilings: Celebrating Success in Pursuit of 'The Dream'" is the theme of Washington University's 22nd annual celebration honoring Martin Luther King Jr. at 7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 19 in Graham Chapel. Civil rights in St. Louis William "Bill" Clay, Sr. Missouri's first black congressman, discusses his new book, "The Jefferson Bank Confrontation: The Struggle for Civil Rights in St. Louis," with area high school students in Edison Theatre Jan. 9 as part of the Big Read program. Estrogen can benefit women with metastatic breast cancer Matthew Ellis, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of medicine, has demonstrated that a surprising therapy can help control metastatic breast cancer. New Danforth Campus sirens another form of emergency communication New sirens have been installed on the Danforth Campus as yet another component of WUSTL's Emergency Notification System. Campus ready for another round of RecycleMania WUSTL's No. 21 national ranking in last year's RecycleMania competition was impressive, but the Office of Sustainability is challenging the campus to finish even higher in the 2009 RecycleMania contest, which begins Sunday, Jan. 18. Imaginative show launches 'ovations for young people' "Masked Marvels & Wondertales," the eye-popping one-man variety show by Michael Cooper, launches Edison's ovations for young people series and takes place at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at the 560 Music Center. WUSTL, area universities to host research summit Washington University, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Saint Louis University and the University of Missouri-St. Louis will partner to host the Midwest Regional Outreach, Science and Scholarship Summit: Leadership in Interdisciplinarity, Networking and Collaboration Feb. 2-4. Photos of Record - click on the photo to view a larger version and full caption NASA astronaut and WUSTL alum Robert Behnken makes a point to visit the WUSTL campus on his trip home to St. Louis last fall. Students and staff members gather in Umrath Hall Nov. 15 to wrap hundreds of gifts received during Washington University's annual Give Thanks Give Back campaign. WUSTL "adopted" 106 families in 2008. Announcements Financial seminar at Brown School will spotlight challenging economy To honor the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr., the Society of Black Student Social Workers at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work will host "Financial Freedom Seminar: Achieving Economic Independence Through Education," Jan. 17. Washington People Bringing patients back In France, J. Perren Cobb, M.D., would be called a 'reanimateur' — a critical care doctor who specializes in bringing patients back from the brink of death. Cobb, professor of surgery and of anesthesiology, cares for patients in the surgical intensive care unit. Sports Men's basketball improves to 11-1 More Headlines Check your risk of major diseases with new, secure tool 'Work, Families and Public Policy' brown bag lunch series continues Law's 'Access to Justice' speaker series kicks off 'Poet of witness' Forche to speak for Writing Program Reading Series New gift increases number of social change grants available to students