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Weather Forecast - See the 5-day forecast Calendar Highlights - see the full calendar Thursday, July 16 • Summer School Film Series — "Blacula" Campus Calendars - Academic calendar - Assembly Series - Graduate Professional Council calendar - Schools' calendars - 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 NIH grants $19 million to Medical School School of Medicine scientists received $19 million in grants to study microbes in the human body and determine how they contribute to health and disease. Goodbye, old friend Crews begin to demolish the exterior of Wohl Student Center the morning of June 15. Dedicated in 1960, the Wohl Center was located in the heart of the South 40 and housed Bear's Den, Center Court dining facilities, student mailboxes and other student services. Shimabukuro named director of admissions Julie Shimabukuro, formerly director of international recruitment, has been named director of admissions. Village East apartments certified LEED Silver The Village East student apartment building has received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver rating from the U.S. Green Building Council. 'Chance' exhibit opens Kemper 2009-10 season The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum will present this fall "Chance Aesthetics," a major loan exhibition examining the use of chance in modern art. The exhibition is the first of four major shows slated for the 2009-10 academic year. Physicists help find gamma rays from black hole An international collaboration of scientists discovers an outburst of very-high-energy gamma radiation from the giant radio galaxy Messier 87, accompanied by a strong rise of the radio flux measured from the direct vicinity of its supermassive black hole. The findings shed new light on the understanding of gamma rays in black holes. Staff receive awards at medical school School of Medicine employees are recognized for their service and dedication at an employee picnic June 5. One-year master of engineering offered The School of Engineering & Applied Science has developed a highly personalized one-year master of engineering in computer science and engineering designed to provide students computing skills and a competitive edge to meet the demands of modern industry. Photos of Record - click on the photo to view a larger version and full caption The University's role in Apollo 11 is getting recognition this month in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the moon landing July 20, 1969. In this photo taken in 1969, the late Robert M. Walker, Ph.D. (seated, second from left), first director of the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences, displays photos and lunar samples collected on the mission. Laura Rayhel, a junior majoring in physics in Arts & Sciences, helps students from area middle schools perform a physics experiment with model rockets during the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp, held June 14-26 on the Danforth Campus. Announcements 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 A rare gift Nicholas Oliver Davidson, M.D., says his father, an anesthesiologist, was a big influence on his decision to go into medicine. But even before earning his medical degree, Davidson, professor of medicine and of developmental biology and chief of the Division of Gastroenterology, had his sights set on a career in research. Sports Stellar sports year nets national honors More Headlines New center to focus on regional scientific growth Freund visiting artist announced Students awarded Fulbright-Hays grants Glass named president-elect of ACHA C.J. Larkin appointed Fulbright senior specialist Arthur elected president of IT association