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Weather Forecast - See the 5-day forecast Calendar Highlights - see the full calendar Friday, Feb. 27 • Romance Languages and Literatures Symposium — "Jewish Spain" Saturday, Feb. 28 • MLA Saturday Seminar Series — "The Legal Idea of a University in a Democratic Society" Wednesday, March 4 • East Asian Studies Lecture — "A Confucian Great Awakening: Religious Responses to the Taiping Rebellion in Jiangnan" 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 Spector named dean of art in Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts Franklin "Buzz" Spector, professor and former chair of the Department of Art at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., has been named dean of the College and Graduate School of Art in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. Spector also will hold the Jane Reuter Hitzeman and Herbert F. Hitzeman, Jr. Professorship of Art. Investment in science Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill speaks to reporters about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's impact on Missouri in the lobby of Whitaker Hall Feb. 21. Less invasive glaucoma surgery allows faster return to normal activity Surgeons at the Washington University Eye Center and Barnes-Jewish Hospital are among the first to use a new surgical device to treat glaucoma. EST celebrates 30 years of helping campus EST, a student-run volunteer organization operated under the auspices of the Habif Health & Wellness Center, is celebrating its 30th year on the Danforth Campus. Stressbusters to make life easier on Danforth Campus Stress is at the top of the list of health issues affecting students' academic success. To combat stress, the Habif Health & Wellness Center has started the stressbusters program on the Danforth Campus. Nanoscience pioneer Alivisatos to deliver Compton lecture Paul Alivisatos, Ph.D., shares his pioneering work with nanocrystals for the Assembly Series at 11 a.m. March 4 in Graham Chapel. Origin of galactic cosmic rays focus of NASA grant WUSTL astrophysicists have received a five-year, $3,225,740 grant from NASA to design and build Super-TIGER — a Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder — to collect rare atomic particles called galactic cosmic rays. Super-TIGER's first flight is planned for December 2012. New login system fully implemented by March 18 Beginning March 18, students, faculty and staff will be required to use WUSTL KEY to gain access to any of the 35 University Web applications that feature WUSTL CONNECT. Justice conference to feature Jane Spinak The School of Law's Clinical Affairs Program will host its ninth annual Access to Equal Justice Colloquium: Critical Perspectives on Court and Law Reform on March 27 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom in Anheuser-Busch Hall. Photos of Record - click on the photo to view a larger version and full caption Engineering student Justin Char (above, left) assists Zach Marine in the care of his bicycle at the Bike Maintenance Clinic Feb. 17, one of the many activities of Engineering Week Feb. 16-20. Six contestants — all WUSTL students — won $100 each at the Feb. 19 IdeaBounce held in Whitaker Hall, sponsored by the Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. The event is held throughout the academic year and is open to the public. Announcements Look here for 'green' tips As part of WUSTL's commitment to promoting sustainability, the Record will offer weekly "Green Your Office" tips to promote efficiency and waste reduction at offices on campus. Send your own green office tips to wugreenoffice@gmail.com. I-CARES open house Feb. 27 The International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability will hold an open house at 4 p.m. Feb. 27 in the Wilson Hall Third Floor Atrium. Volunteer to greet prospective students The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is seeking staff volunteers to greet visiting high-school seniors at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport on March 26 and April 16. Emergency Notification System to be tested March 2 WUSTL will test its Emergency Notification System (WUSTL-ENS) at noon Monday, March 2. The test will be held in conjunction with St. Louis County's monthly siren test, which occurs at 11 a.m. on the first Monday of each month. Washington People Untangling addiction's roots Laura Jean Bierut, M.D., professor of psychiatry, helps untangle the contributions of specific genes and environmental influences on alcohol and nicotine dependence disorders. Sports Women's basketball wins UAA title More Headlines Kingsbury Ensemble to feature natural horn player R.J. Kelley Urban historian Gordon to speak on St. Louis' transformation 'The Future of the Image' topic of lecture by Mitchell March 2 Student book collectors can win cash prizes Poet Shaughnessy to speak for Writing Program Reading Series New master's in project management offered Buder Center to take part in Native American forum March 4 Volunteers sought to help with college exam prep Hampton/Wells intersection in Forest Park to close