Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Top Stories

Young Choreographers Showcase: The ultimate test

The Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences will present “Young Choreographers Showcase” this weekend, April 15-17. The biennial concert, in the Annelise Mertz Dance Studio, will feature five original works by student choreographers.

Teaching Center offers institute focused on diversity, inclusion

The Teaching Center is offering a new program in late May: “Inclusion and Diversity to Engage All: Faculty Institute on Teaching,” or IDEA FIT, with support from the Office of the Provost. It will bring faculty together in interactive workshops.

Students to raise awareness about conservation medicine at zoo event

School of Medicine students will help lead discussions on topics including the positive impact of vultures, pollinators and Ozark hellbenders on the environment and human health Saturday, April 16, during the One Health Fair at the Saint Louis Zoo.

Our Washington campaign video: Supporting today’s students

Our Washington is the faculty and staff component of Leading Together: The Campaign for Washington University. The campaign will raise funds for scholarships as well as strengthening academic and scientific initiatives and enhancing facilities.

Events

11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 13

Seminar on imaging studies in autism, Down syndrome

10 a.m. Thursday, April 14

Rapper Chamillionaire on campus

11 a.m. Thursday, April 14

Earth Day activities on Medical Campus

Noon Thursday, April 14

The You Behind WashU: Staff mentoring

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Campus Announcements

Students urged to sign up as organ donors

Students can take a simple step this week to save lives: sign up to be organ donors. The Student Organ Donation Advocates group urges the university community to go online and participate in College Organ Donation Registration Day.

School of Law adds to clinic offerings

The School of Law is expanding its Clinical Education Program with the addition of a Guardian ad Litem Clinic and an Urban Revitalization Practicum beginning in fall 2016. The new offerings bring to 19 the clinical opportunities for law students to provide free legal services to the community while learning professional skills.

Washington People

Pam and Edem Dzunu

Pam and Edem Dzunu founded the nonprofit Baobab People to help bring together people from different backgrounds to learn about one another and to dispel misconceptions. Both work with English Language Programs in the Office for International Students and Scholars.

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WashU in the News

People who avoided illness could be key in treating those who didn’t

The New York Times

Out with the bad: Studying autophagy to fight infectious disease

Nature Medicine

Annual Pow Wow gives American Indians living in St. Louis a chance to connect

St. Louis Public Radio

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Notables

Stephanie Kurtzman photo Provost Holden Thorp has appointed Stephanie Kurtzman as interim executive director of the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement. The university will launch this fall a nationwide search for a permanent faculty director.

Who Knew WashU?

Thurtene Carnival in front of Brookings Hall Q: What was the name of the precursor to Thurtene Carnival?
A: B) The first student-run carnival, Univee Surkuss, was held in May 1907. General admission was 10 cents, sideshows were a nickel, and proceeds were donated to the Athletic Association. (The Thurtene honorary group began sponsoring the carnival in the 1930s.)
Congrats to this week's winner, Debra Jones, an administrative officer in Arts & Sciences, who will receive an ‘I Knew WashU’ luggage tag!

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