For students of the Class of 2010, one journey ends, and another begins. Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton will confer degrees on Friday at the 149th Commencement, which begins at 8:30 a.m. in Brookings Quadrangle. FULL STORY

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Haoyi Wang, PhD, helped develop a technique for mapping all the genes in a cell that respond to a particular genetic switch while earning a doctorate from WUSTL. Wang is the Record's 2010 Outstanding Graduate in the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. FULL STORY

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Senior Stephanie Wong has been awarded this year’s Rabbi Ferdinand M. Isserman Prize. The prize recognizes a WUSTL student who has made a significant contribution in leadership and service to ecumenical or interfaith activities, both on campus and in the wider community. FULL STORY

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Four faculty have been recruited to the School of Medicine through its Faculty Diversity Scholars Program. FULL STORY

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Peter K. Cramer, PhD, has been named new assistant dean of graduate programs in the School of Law. His duties include coordinating recruitment, admissions and placement of the law school’s graduate programs and the day-to-day operations of those programs.  FULL STORY

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• Noon. Prevention & Control Seminar Series. “How Many Cancer Deaths Could We Prevent, If We Really Wanted To?” Tim E. Byers, prof. and assoc. dean for public health practice, Colorado School for Public Health; deputy director, U. of Colorado Cancer Center. Sponsored by Siteman Cancer Center. Center for Advanced Medicine, Farrell Conference Rm. 1. 454-8981.

• Forsyth underpass to South 40 closed next week The underpass beneath Forsyth Boulevard that connects the South 40 to the Danforth Campus will be closed from Monday, May 24, through Friday, May 28. The underpass will be closed to sandblast and repaint the underpass walls and entryways.

• The women’s golf team completed its first appearance at the NCAA Division III championship May 11-14 with a 19th-place finish.