Commencement week begins today with a variety of celebrations and ceremonies designed to honor the Class of 2010 and then send WUSTL's newest graduates out into the world. FULL STORY

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Michele S. Tsai, born with a congenital heart defect, aims to make a career out of helping children with chronic medical conditions. Getting a dual degree in psychology and in philosophy-neuroscience-psychology, she has been chosen by the Record as an Outstanding Graduate in the College of Arts & Sciences. FULL STORY

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As an undergraduate pre-med student, Danielle Bristow (right) worked as a tour guide for the University of the Pacific, welcoming prospective students and their families to her campus. The idea that Bristow would one day find a career in making people feel welcome didn’t occur to her. Not at first, anyway.  FULL STORY

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More than 150 St. Louis-area high school students gathered May 7 in the Field House to launch custom-built aluminum gliders as part of the Boeing Engineering Challenge Final Flight. The event — the culmination of a series of technical meetings, design reviews and prototype development activities — was a partnership between Boeing and WUSTL designed to get students excited about engineering. FULL STORY

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Being overweight can touch so many aspects of a child’s life. Schoolwork can suffer and social lives can be limited. Overweight or obese children have more difficulty sleeping, playing and even breathing, and the effects can linger into adulthood. FULL STORY

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• 4 p.m. Breast Cancer Research Seminar. “Breast Cancer Disparities: Can They Be Addressed by Studying Contextual Factors?” Scarlett Lin Gomez, assoc. dir. of Surveillance Research, Cancer Prevention Institute of California, Fremont, CA. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Holden Aud. 454-8981.

• Staff Day is Monday, May 24 Danforth Campus staff are invited to a day dedicated to recognition and recreation. Events include the presentation of service awards and the Gloria W. White Distinguished Service Award at 10 a.m. in Edison Theatre, followed by lunch in Bowles Plaza at 11:30 a.m. A variety of activities are planned for after lunch.

• For the third time in his career, men's basketball player Sean Wallis has been named to the 2009-10 Jewish Sports Review Men’s Basketball All-America Team.