“The myth is a public dream.” So argues playwright Mary Zimmerman in Metamorphoses, her Tony Award-winning adaptation of myths by the Roman poet Ovid. Beginning Friday, April 23, and for two consecutive weekends, the Performing Arts Department will present Metamorphoses, perhaps the most acclaimed theatrical work of the past decade, as its spring Mainstage production. FULL STORY

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The Graduate Student Senate (GSS) honored seven faculty members with Outstanding Faculty Mentor Awards for their dedication to graduate students and commitment to excellence in graduate training. Special recognition for excellence in mentoring went to 14 other faculty members during GSS’ 11th annual awards ceremony and reception April 14 in the Danforth University Center. FULL STORY

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Should movies and television shows be free on the Internet? Which business models will benefit artists, producers and distributors? Questions such as these are being pondered in a popular course at Olin Business School, "The Economics of Entertainment." Industry executives visit the class to provide corporate insights about the challenges facing film and music makers in the Internet age. FULL STORY

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Three faculty members of the School of Medicine will receive honors from the Academy of Science of St. Louis: Randall Bateman, MD, M. Carolyn Baum, PhD, and Alan L. Schwartz, PhD, MD. FULL STORY

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The School of Law celebrated the outstanding achievements of six individuals at the annual Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner April 9 in the Crowder Courtyard of Anheuser-Busch Hall. FULL STORY

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• 4 p.m. Assembly Series / Phi Beta Kappa / Sigma Xi Lecture. "An Emerging Tick-borne Disease in the Central United States: Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis.” Robert Thach, prof. of biology. Graham Chapel. 935-4620.
• 6 p.m. East Asian Studies Film Screening. “Meishi Street.” Ou Ning, director. Busch Hall, Rm. 100. 935-4448.

• Medical Center Farmer's Market now open The farmer’s market at the Washington University Medical Center has opened for the season and will be held every Thursday from 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. through mid-October.
• Thurtene Carnival street closures Approximately 200 spaces on the southeast corner of Lot 4 are unavailable for parking through Wednesday, April 28. In addition, westbound Brookings Drive is closed to all traffic through Wednesday, April 28.

• The 14th-ranked softball team (28-6) is in the midst of an eight-game home stand, boosted by a doubleheader sweep of Fontbonne University April 18.