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The Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center and Washington University have received from Alvin J. Siteman a commitment for an endowment that will provide at least $1 million annually to advance pioneering investigations into cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment. The new endowment establishes the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Research Fund, which will provide support for transformational scientific contributions that address the challenges associated with overcoming cancer.
URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/20093.aspx
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Artillery shells crash, sewage pipes thump, a stack of vintage oil cans booms across the stage. Welcome to the world of ScrapArtsMusic, the outrageously kinetic percussion ensemble, which performs on hand-made instruments built entirely of salvaged and recycled materials. On Saturday, Jan. 23, ScrapArtsMusic will bring its unforgettable "action percussion" to Edison Theatre as part of the 2009-10 OVATIONS Series.
URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/15262.aspx
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Nearly all recyclable items can now be placed in one bin for recycling throughout the Danforth, West, North and South campuses. This change from the previous recycling system of separate bins began in January and comes in time for the 2010 RecycleMania competition. Those on most WUSTL campuses now will see only waste bins labeled “Recycling” or “Landfill.” Comingled recyclable items will be sorted off-campus by a vendor.
URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/20110.aspx
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| Challenging economy focus of financial seminar at Brown School
In remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Society of Black Student Social Workers at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work will host the fourth annual "Financial Freedom Seminar: Tying Loose Ends—Becoming Financially Secure," from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, in Brown Hall, Room 100.
URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/20106.aspx
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The Woman’s Club of Washington University marks its centennial in 2010, and the club will celebrate by offering special meals, lectures, exhibitions and gifts and creating a new endowed scholarship for undergraduate students. The centennial celebration kicks off Jan. 29 with “Honoring the Past,” a 1910-style luncheon featuring opera star Ann Hoyt, at 11:30 a.m. at the Saint Louis Woman’s Club.
URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/20109.aspx
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Ira J. Hirsh, Ph.D., who did pioneering research in human hearing, auditory perception, communication, speech, language and communication disorders, died Jan. 12, 2010, of cardiopulmonary failure at Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham, N.C. He was 87.
URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/20100.aspx
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| Maryse Carlin and friends in concert Jan. 21
The Department of Music in Arts & Sciences will launch its spring Danforth University Center Chamber Series at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, with a performance by harpsichordist Maryse Carlin and members of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra.
URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/20101.aspx
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