For obese seniors, dieting and exercise together are more effective at improving physical performance and reducing frailty than either alone. Although weight loss alone and exercise alone improve physical function, neither is as effective as diet and exercise together, which improved physical performance in seniors by 21 percent, a School of Medicine study finds. FULL STORY

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Alan Webber, co-founder of Fast Company, the pioneering magazine written for and about progressive business leaders, will be on the WUSTL campus at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 4. Webber will deliver the annual Eugene J. Mackey Jr. Lecture for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. The talk is co-sponsored by the Olin Business School. FULL STORY

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WUSTL Dining Services has introduced a reusable to-go box, which can be used at any WUSTL Dining Services location on the Danforth Campus. The box, which is available for $3, allows faculty, staff and students to take their meal to-go without using a cardboard to-go box. Diners who use the box receive a 25-cent discount on each meal purchased with the box. FULL STORY

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University College, the continuing education and professional studies division in Arts & Sciences, will host a panel discussion titled “Journalism in the Digital Age: Anything Goes?” at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 7, in the Danforth University Center, Room 234. The panel discussion is free and open to the public. FULL STORY

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Arts & Sciences recognized the achievements of five alumni during the 14th Annual Arts & Sciences Distinguished Alumni Awards Ceremony, held March 24 at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis. Gary S. Wihl, PhD, dean of the faculty of Arts & Sciences and the Hortense and Tobias Lewin Distinguished Professor in the Humanities, and the Arts & Sciences National Council hosted the event. FULL STORY

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• 7 p.m. Movie in the Commons. “The King’s Speech,” courtesy of Film Board. Sponsored by Danforth University Center. Free. Danforth University Center Commons.

• Concert Choir performs King David Saturday. The Concert Choir of Washington University will perform King David, the dramatic oratorio by Swiss composer Arthur Honegger, at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 2, in Graham Chapel. For more information, visit news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/22102.aspx.

• Outdoor track season under way. The men’s and women’s track & field teams opened their outdoor seasons with the Washington University Mini Meet March 25 at Bushyhead Track. The women took first place in four events while the men grabbed first in seven events. Both teams return to action this weekend at the two-day Washington University Invitational Saturday and Sunday at Bushyhead Track.