Washington University will award five honorary degrees during Commencement May 21. During the ceremony, which begins at 8:30 a.m. in Brookings Quadrangle, WUSTL also will bestow more than 2,800 academic degrees on more than 2,700 students. FULL STORY

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Tegan Bukowski came to WUSTL to "explore the world, to discover problems and to produce solutions," says Bruce Lindsey, dean of architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. Bukowski, who will receive a dual degree in architecture and environmental studies May 21, has been chosen by the Record as an Outstanding Graduate. FULL STORY

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Three School of Medicine professors have been elected fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences: Susan Dutcher, PhD, Timothy Ley, MD, and Robert Schreiber, PhD. FULL STORY

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The Washington University Opera will thread together nine famous musical endings for a concert titled Final Moments at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 7 and 8. “The idea is to perform a variety of pieces that all have something to do with conclusions and final moments,” says director Jolly Stewart, who is retiring at the end of the semester. FULL STORY

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• 8 p.m. Concert. Guitar Gala. Graham Chapel. 935-5566 or kschultz@artsci.wustl.edu.

• Medical Center Farmer's Market open today The farmer’s market at the Medical Center is open Thursdays from 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. through mid-October. Locally grown produce is for sale. The market is located in the Fountain Plaza outside of the School of Medicine Bookstore.

• Junior softball pitcher Claire Voris earned 2010 University Athletic Association Player of the Year accolades for the second straight year.