SearchPast Issues March 19, 2009

Weather Forecast - See the 5-day forecast Calendar Highlights - see the full calendar Thursday, March 19 • Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities Lecture — "Responsibility, Political Agency and Human Limits: Evoking the Greek Poetics of Catastrophe" Friday, March 20 • East Asian Studies Annual Stanley Spector Memorial Lecture on East Asian History and Civilization — "No Antiques Roadshow! Exploring the Material Culture of Late Imperial China" • The Slaughter Project Dance Performance at COCA Monday, March 23 • Center for the Study of Ethics & Human Values Ethics Night on Campus — "What Do We Owe Our Veterans?" 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 March madness: Men's, women's basketball advance to Final Four For the second time in three years, Washington University is sending both its men's and women's basketball teams to the NCAA Division III Final Four. Time changes biggest adjustment many Metro users will face Beginning March 30, faculty, staff and students using Metro to travel to and from WUSTL campuses will see some changes. Metro will reduce the frequency of MetroLink train stops and also alter several bus routes serving the campuses. Callaloo Conference to feature prominent African-American writers Some of the nation's most prominent African-American writers and thinkers will meet at WUSTL March 25-28 during the 2009 Callaloo Conference. PAD premieres Hotchner-winning play 'Candlestick Park' "Candlestick Park," the Hotchner-winning play by alumna Elizabeth Birkenmeier (LA '08), opens March 26. Pathway in retina found for quickly adapting eyes to darkness A new study has uncovered a new pathway in the retina that allows photoreceptor cells to adapt following changes in light exposure. United Nations ambassadors meet at WUSTL March 24 The School of Law will host a delegation of 10 senior diplomats from the United Nations for a public town hall meeting on "Food Security and Humanitarian Intervention" on Tuesday, March 24, from 9-11 a.m. in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall. Efimov named Lopata Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering Igor Efimov, Ph.D., was installed as the Lucy and Stanley Lopata Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the School of Engineering & Applied Science. McDonnell Scholars on tour James V. Wertsch, Ph.D. (left), the Marshall S. Snow Professor in Arts & Sciences and director of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy and of International & Area Studies in Arts & Sciences, walks through the park in front of the White House with the McDonnell Scholars during a tour of Washington, D.C., March 9. Click here for a slideshow of the scholars' tour of our nation's capital. American Indian Awareness Week culminates with Pow Wow An American Indian Pow Wow, a traditional food tasting and a panel discussion on the health of American Indians are among the highlights of American Indian Awareness Week March 23-28. All events are free and open to the public. Photos of Record - click on the photo to view a larger version and full caption Cheryl Waites (left) and Rhonda Garver admire the paintings during the annual Washington University Nursery School gallery night fund-raiser March 7 at the Shearburn William Gallery in St. Louis. Each child created an original acrylic "masterpiece" on canvas for the event. Announcements Relay For Life to raise money for cancer research The annual Relay For Life will be held at Bushyhead Track Saturday and Sunday, March 21 and 22. International festival March 22 Students from various countries at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work will offer a taste of their homelands at the 15th annual International Festival beginning at 5 p.m. Sunday, March 22, in Lab Science Building, Room 300. Green Your Office Emergency notification sign-up Update your contact information at emergency.wustl.edu so WUSTL can reach you in an emergency. Washington People Team player Virginia Buckles, Ph.D., executive director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, says WUSTL is "the most amazing place to do research." Sports Six track athletes earn All-America honors More Headlines Blood drive scheduled for March 25 Saturday Science focuses on Galileo African Film Festival March 26-29 Metz performs concert with rare instrument March 22 Mathematics of Arch explained for Assembly Series Other transportation alternatives