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Weather Forecast - See the 5-day forecast Calendar Highlights - see the full calendar Friday, May 1 • Boeing Center for Technology, Information and Manufacturing Annual Meir Rosenblatt Lecture Series — "Risk and Global Supply Chain Management" Monday, May 4 • Public Health Special Lecture — "The Eclipse of the Gene and the Return of Divination" • "The Alzheimer's Project" Documentary Premiere Featuring Four School of Medicine Alzheimer's Disease Researchers Friday, May 8 • Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Seminar — "Multiscale Atmospheric Modeling: From Urban Air Pollution to Global Climate" 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 DOE makes largest research award in Danforth Campus history Washington University and the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center have received two awards totaling $35 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to do research on novel energy initiatives. At $20 million, the Washington University research award is the largest ever received on the Danforth Campus. The $15 million for the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is the largest the organization has ever received. International meeting Leila Nadya Sadat, J.D., the Henry H. Oberschelp Professor of Law and director of the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute introduces Guénaël Mettraux, former associate legal officer and former defense counsel for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, during a meeting April 13-15 at the School of Law to begin work on a Specialized Convention on Crimes Against Humanity. Four honorary degrees to be awarded at Commencement Washington University will bestow honorary degrees on four pioneers and leaders in their respective fields during its 148th Commencement May 15. Genetic source of rare childhood cancer found The search for the cause of an inherited form of a rare childhood cancer potentially sheds light on the development of other cancers. 20 graduate, professional programs hold U.S. News' top 10 rankings Twenty WUSTL schools, academic areas and departments at the graduate and professional levels currently hold top 10 rankings in U.S. News & World Report's rankings of graduate and professional programs, which were released April 23. Unique video installation 'Chew the Fat' to open Beginning May 8, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum will showcase "Rirkrit Tiravanija: Chew the Fat," a multifaceted video installation that together profiles a loose-knit group of 12 internationally known artists. WUSTL recycles its way to top 10 percent contest finish Washington University recycled 428,663 pounds of waste this spring to rank No. 28 out of 293 schools — among the top 10 percent — in the annual RecycleMania contest's Gorilla category, which is based on total recycled materials collected. Women's Society presents leadership award, scholarship The Women's Society of Washington University honored the legacy of two of the University's most revered women — Harriet K. Switzer and the late Elizabeth Gray Danforth — at its annual meeting April 15. Sam Fox School honors six The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts honored six outstanding architecture and art alumni at its second annual Awards for Distinction dinner April 23. Photos of Record - click on the photo to view a larger version and full caption Legendary social entrepreneur Bill Strickland (right) talks with prospective Olin student Elayne Wesley of Rochester, N.Y., after his talk at the 2009 Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Competition awards ceremony April 23. Richard J. Smith, Ph.D., dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and the Ralph E. Morrow Distinguished University Professor of physical anthropology, meets with doctoral students Julia D. Kleinheider (center), in Germanic languages & literatures, and Emily M. Fammartino, in English, after he presented them and 10 other recipients with the Arts & Sciences' Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence April 20. Announcements University swine flu response Following the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and after consultation with senior University officials, the University has cancelled an undergraduate study-abroad program, which was scheduled to begin May 27 in Puebla, Mexico. Danforth Campus Parking changes for 2009-10 Faculty, staff and students who park vehicles on campus must renew their permits for the upcoming 2009-10 academic year at parking.wustl.edu or at the Parking and Transportation Services office at North Campus. Look here for 'Green Tip' Emergency notification sign-up Update your contact information at emergency.wustl.edu so WUSTL can reach you in an emergency. Washington People Making an impact Warm and engaging, Brad Warner, M.D., pediatric surgeon-in-chief at the School of Medicine and St. Louis Children's Hospital and the Apolline Blair St. Louis Children's Hospital Professor of Surgery, is widely regarded for his clinical expertise in pediatric cancer surgery and surgical procedures for inflammatory bowel disease and other gastrointestinal illnesses. Sports Track teams sweep UAA championship More Headlines Billing will go green in Office of Student Accounting Washington U. Opera presents 'Magic Flute' Burson named to new position in law Steam plant shuts down early this year GPC presents annual awards