In the spirit of former U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson, the founder of Earth Day, WUSTL students are trying this year "to stem the tide of environmental disaster," by presenting the facts "clearly and dramatically" through two events: a debate about the use of coal Tuesday, April 27, and a panel discussion about the sustainability of corporate energy Thursday, April 29. FULL STORY

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Senior David Case, a chemistry major in Arts & Sciences, chats outside Holmes Lounge April 18 with Julie Jensen, his former chemistry teacher at Middleton High School in Middleton, Wis. Jensen was on campus to receive WUSTL's Center for Advanced Learning 2010 Cornerstone Teacher Award. FULL STORY

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Alison Goate, PhD, has been named director of the Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, a partnership between the School of Medicine and Hope Happens, a nonprofit foundation that supports research into neurodegenerative disorders. FULL STORY

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Richard E. Norberg, PhD, retired professor and longtime chair of physics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University and a pioneer in using nuclear magnetic resonance as a practical analysis tool, died April 20, 2010, at Bethesda Dilworth in St. Louis. He was 87. FULL STORY

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German conceptual artist Tobias Rehberger is known for creating a wide range of playful-yet-pointed objects and installations that explore the boundaries between public and private, function and aesthetics, original and reproduction. At 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 26, Rehberger will discuss his work for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts’ Public Lecture Series. The free talk is co-sponsored by the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum.
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• 4 to 7:30 p.m. Thurtene Carnival. Fee for ride tickets with net proceeds donated to the Family Resource Center. Sponsored by Thurtene Junior Honorary. For more information, e-mail lyndsay.nevins@gmail.com.
• 8 p.m. Performing Arts Dept. Presentation. Metamorphoses. Cost: $15, $10 for WUSTL students, seniors and children; $12 for WUSTL faculty & staff. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

• Vietti Memorial April 28 A memorial service will be held for Teresa J. Vietti, MD, professor emeritus of pediatrics and of radiology, at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, at Graham Chapel. A reception will follow in Holmes Lounge.
• Stern Memorial May 14 A memorial service for John A. Stern, PhD, professor emeritus of psychology in Arts & Sciences, will be held at 3 p.m. May 14 in Room 216 in the Psychology Building on the Danforth Campus. A reception will follow in Whittemore House.

• The baseball team hosts the University of Chicago for four games Saturday and Sunday, April 24 and 25. The doubleheaders begin at noon each day.