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Weather Forecast - See the 5-day forecast Calendar Highlights - see the full calendar Thursday, Feb. 12 • Woman's Club Meet the Leaders series — "The Arch Grounds and The Riverfront." Tuesday, Feb. 17 • Center for the Study of Ethics & Human Values Panel Discussion — "Economic Crisis: Who Deserves a Government Bailout? A Debate on the Values" Wednesday, Feb. 18 • Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities Lecture Series — "The Power of Virtue and Sentiment: Nineteenth-Century Germany in American Translation" 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 Researchers image brains of infants with autism risk School of Medicine autism researchers are imaging the brains of infants to attempt to identify anatomical and behavioral changes that may be linked to the onset of autism. Look, you had hair! Kevin Folkl (left) laughs with his sister at the Hall of Fame Induction breakfast at the Knight Center Feb. 6. Folkl and nine other standout WUSTL athletes were honored at the breakfast and then again that night at the women's basketball game. Campus celebrates George Washington Week The annual George Washington Week, Feb. 16-20, is sponsored by the sophomore honorary Lock & Chain. It will feature horse and buggy rides, birthday cake, appearances by a George Washington look-alike, cherry pie and tricorn hats. Readers build vivid mental simulations of narrative situations, brain scans suggest A new brain-imaging study is shedding light on what it means to "get lost" in a good book — suggesting that readers create vivid mental simulations of the sounds, sights, tastes and movements described in a textual narrative while simultaneously activating brain regions used to process similar experiences in real life. Student entrepreneurs awarded $75,000 in annual Olin Cup An online tutoring service and a device designed to make custom-fit earbuds are the winners of the 2008 Olin Cup competition for entrepreneurs presented by the Olin Business School and the Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. Assembly Series presents trio of talks; announces changes, additions Three programs highlight the Assembly Series schedule this week, with presentations by cultural historian Janice Radway, computer scientist Jonathan Schaeffer and a panel discussion on the legacy of George Washington. Classical Ahn Trio returns to Edison Feb. 28 The Ahn Trio — sisters Maria, Lucia, and Angella — return to Edison Theatre at 8 p.m. Feb. 28 as part of the OVATIONS series. Engineering school honors alumni The School of Engineering & Applied Science will honor six distinguished alumni at the annual Engineering Alumni Awards banquet at 7 p.m. Feb. 19. The school also will present the Dean's Award to two individuals and one Young Alumni Award. 'Wonderboy' comes to Edison Feb. 20-21 "Wonderboy," the new collaboration by San Francisco choreographer Joe Goode and master puppeteer Basil Twist, comes to St. Louis Feb. 20 and 21 as part of Edison Theatre's OVATIONS Series. Photos of Record - click on the photo to view a larger version and full caption Students who attended the inauguration of President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C., held a forum Feb. 5 in Mallinckrodt Center to discuss their experiences and give the WUSTL community an inside look at the inaugural event. Announcements Help set the national agenda for women's health research WUSTL will host a public hearing and conference March 4-6 to gather input and set priorities for federally funded women's health research. Engineering Week on campus The School of Engineering & Applied Science will host a week of special events Feb. 16-20 to inspire current and future engineers. Buder Center trivia night, auction The Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies at the School of Social Work will host a trivia night at 7 p.m. Feb. 20 in Brown Hall Lounge. Tables of 8-10 players are available for $15 per person. Washington People Substance behind theory Linda Van Dillen, Ph.D., associate professor of physical therapy and of orthopedic surgery, studies how movement contributes to pain. Sports Men's basketball unbeaten in UAA More Headlines Spring concerts in the Department of Music Peace Corps acting director to speak Feb. 19 DUC architects win award for design Construction update