SearchPast Issues Announcements, Events & NewsSept. 25, 2006

Weather Forecast - See the 5-day forecast Calendar Monday, Sept. 25 • Wendell Burnette opens the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts' fall Architecture Lecture Series Thursday, Sept. 28 • Author Patrick Ryan at The Writing Program Reading Series Friday, Sept. 29 • Danforth Campus Career Fair • PAD presentation of Hickorydickory Saturday, Sept. 30 • Women's soccer vs. Emory U. • Men's soccer vs. Emory U. Campus Calendars - Academic calendar - Assembly Series - Graduate Professional Council - 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 - Unsubscribing PAD to present Hickorydickory From Tennessee Williams to Shepherd Mead to A.E. Hotchner, the University boasts a strong tradition of original drama. This year the Performing Arts Department (PAD) in Arts & Sciences will celebrate that tradition with four original plays by alumni, faculty and students. "This is a season of world premieres — works as daring in subject matter as they are formally innovative," said Henry I. Schvey, Ph.D., professor and chair of the PAD. "I think audiences will find this to be some of the most dynamic and challenging art in St. Louis." Mumps vaccine available In light of two recent cases at Wheaton College in Illinois, Student Health Services is recommending that students review their mumps immunization history to make certain that they have received two doses of MMR vaccine or have had a blood test that indicates mumps immunity. Olin student Matt Zarider finds success Finance and international business major Matt Zarider has created a wealth of opportunity from England to Hollywood. The senior BSBA student in the Olin School of Business spent last spring living and working in London as one of nearly 40 students participating in Olin's London International Internship Program. WUSTL botanists honored At its annual meeting this summer in Chiang Mai, Thailand, the Society for Economic Botany honored Memory Elvin-Lewis, Ph.D., adjunct professor of Microbiology and Ethnobotany at the School of Medicine; and Walter H. Lewis, Ph.D., professor emeritus of biology in Arts & Sciences "in recognition of outstanding achievement, research, and service to the field of economic botany." Announcements MOST program offered The state tuition savings program is included in the WUSTL benefits package. Washington People Uncovering the mysteries of disease Ashley Hill tries to uncover the source of rare childhood lung tumors Sports Zenners lead WUSTL past Fontbonne The brothers combined for three goals in a span of two minutes. - See the latest results WUSTL in the News The New York Times Neurologist John Morris discusses the links between weight loss and Alzheimer's. San Francisco Chronicle Phillip Tarr of pediatrics advises on E. coli and spinach.