The Sustainability Awareness Committees have announced the winners of the university’s first Children’s Sustainability Art Contest. The contest was held this fall for WUSTL children attending kindergarten through eighth grade to raise awareness among university families of the importance of sustainable living. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/21602.aspx

Washington University Orthopedics has opened an Orthopedic Spine Center at its Outpatient Center in Chesterfield, Mo., to provide comprehensive, specialized care to patients with spine injuries and disorders and to focus on early intervention for patients with acute spine pain. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/21609.aspx

The National Law Review has named Heejung Park, a master of laws student at the School of Law, a winner of its student writing contest. Park, who is from Korea, is studying U.S. law. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/21617.aspx

The following are among the new faculty members at Washington University: Mark Anastasio, PhD; John Fortner, PhD; Matthew Kerr, PhD; Paul Ramírez, PhD; and Brent Williams, PhD. Others will be introduced periodically in the Record. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/21616.aspx

• 7 p.m. University College Spring Preview Night. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. To RSVP: (314) 935-6777 or visit ucollege.wustl.edu/preview. Katina Truman, krtruman@artsci.wustl.edu or (314) 935-6777.

• Free vehicle inspections offered this Saturday. The WUSTL Police Department and Parking Services, in partnership with Hartmann’s Towing, will sponsor free vehicle inspections for students, faculty and staff Saturday, Dec. 11. Inspections will be held outside of Alumni House between noon and 2:30 p.m. Inspection staff will check tire pressure, fluid levels, wipers and headlights and taillights.

• Swimming and diving shine at Wheaton. The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams closed out their first semester of competition with strong performances at the Wheaton Invitational this past weekend. The women’s team edged University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point by a 14-point margin to finish first in the invitational. The men finished second. The Bears combined for 11 first-place finishes: seven for the men and four for the women.