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Weather Forecast - See the 5-day forecast Calendar Highlights - see the full calendar Thursday, Oct. 22 • Religious Studies Annual Witherspoon Memorial Lecture in Religion and Science — "Religious Naturalism and Ecomorality" Friday, Oct. 23 • Dept. of Music Lecture Series — "'Une Nouvelle Culture': Gerard Lockel, Nationalism and the Legitimization of Gwoka in Guadeloupe" 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 ALS researchers encouraged by new mouse model A new mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis closely resembles the paralyzing disorder in humans, School of Medicine researchers report. Focus on family The annual Parent & Family Weekend, which begins Friday, Oct. 23, and continues through Sunday, Oct. 25, will provide many opportunities for parents and siblings to spend time on campus with their WUSTL students. Poet Phillips named National Book Award finalist Poet Carl Phillips, professor of English and of African and African American Studies, both in Arts & Sciences, has been selected — for the third time — as a finalist for the National Book Award in poetry. Phillips was nominated in 2009 for his 10th collection of poetry, "Speak Low," published this year by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. See the stars on campus Participate in the International Year of Astronomy by making a visit to the observatory on top of Crow Hall. It is open to the WUSTL community on reasonably clear Monday through Thursday evenings from when the sky is dark — now about 7 p.m. — to 10 p.m. during the fall semester. Admission is free. Biggest display yet of undergraduate research at Lab Sciences Building Oct. 24 The annual fall Undergraduate Research Symposium takes place from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, in the Laboratory Sciences Building. Longtime medical school dean M. Kenton King dies at 84 M. Kenton King, M.D., former dean of the School of Medicine, died Oct. 15, 2009, at his home in University City. He was 84. WUSTL's Nobel laureate welcomes new prize winners Douglass C. North, Ph.D., the Spencer T. Olin Professor in Arts & Sciences, was fielding calls from around the world after this year's winners of the Nobel Prize in economics were announced. Engineering and curry: International program offers unique experience The elective International Experience in Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering allows WUSTL undergraduates the opportunity to study energy science at a top university in another country. New master's degree in landscape architecture to be offered in 2010 The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts will launch a new Master of Landscape Architecture program in fall 2010, announced Bruce Lindsey, dean of the College of Architecture and the Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design. Announcements Health open enrollment Nov. 1-30 The annual health open enrollment period for the health/dental or dental-only plans, the health- and child-care flex spending plans, the Health Savings Account and the Retirement Medical Savings Account will be from Nov. 1-30. Look here for 'Green Tips' from the Office of Sustainability Where to go Update your contact information at emergency.wustl.edu so WUSTL can reach you in an emergency. Washington People Bringing out the best It seems like a contradiction: scar-free surgery. But for Brent Matthews, M.D., scar-free surgery is nearing reality. Matthews, chief of the Department of Surgery's Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery, is on the leading edge of innovations to make minimally invasive surgery even, well, less invasive. Sports Watts wins second national tennis title More Headlines Saturday Science series focuses on astronomy Mayor Francis Slay to address urban issues for Assembly Series Architecture faculty earn AIA awards Sam Fox School Public Lecture Series continues Oct. 27 and 28 Carlo Ginzburg to present Lara Memorial Lecture Sigg named admissions director for Brown School Court of Appeals session at law school