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April 21, 2006 Vol. 30, No. 30 Daniel Brennan is a department of one To Current Issue June 12, 2008 Comments, story ideas E-mail the Record
				Earth Day in the Quad Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and Chancellor Emeritus William H. Danforth assist in the planting of a Valley Forge Elm in Brookings Quadrangle marking Earth Day. 13 appointed McDonnell Academy ambassadors "Our ambassadors are expected to build what I have called an 'academic commerce' between Washington University and the partner universities," Chancellor Wrighton said. Nehorai installed as Lohman professor in engineering Nehorai joined the University Jan. 1 as chair of the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, succeeding R. Martin Arthur. U. City sculpture series in full bloom University students are doing their part to help beautify the U. City area as they have adorned the community with various public art projects.				Cancer therapy based on anatomical location may soon be obsolete Traditional cancer treatments may eventually be replaced with therapies that use the most beneficial drugs possible, regardless of the tumor's location. More medical news Repeated testing better than repeated studying "Incorporating more frequent classroom testing into a course may improve students' learning and promote retention of material long after a course has ended," Roddy Roediger says. Research programs for undergraduates evaluated nationally The majority of students who responded to a survey said the summer experience confirmed their desire to pursue a career in science. One gene provides fruit fly both antenna & color vision Ian and Dianne Duncan provided clones and mutants and technical assistance that helped locate where a gene called "spineless" is expressed in the retina. Imani Winds to present The Josephine Baker Project The performance combines many of Baker's signature songs with French and American Jazz Age repertoire, archival film footage and original music.
				More Headlines School of Social Work sponsors annual International Festival Solutions sought for carbon sequestration, hydrogen production Westermann to conclude Center for the Humanities Faculty Fellows Series
				Photos of Record - click on the photo to view a larger version and full caption Sen. "Kit" Bond, in town for a roundtable discussion on his efforts to prevent the loss of U.S.-educated international students, spoke at the University.

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