Anjan Thakor, PhD (left), associate dean and the John E. Simon Professor of Finance; Stephen Williamson, PhD, the Robert S. Brookings Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences; and Julie Stackhouse, senior vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, will discuss “The Future of The Fed” at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, in Simon Hall, Room 112. The Olin Business Issues Forum is free and open to the public.  FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/22178.aspx

The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) announced April 1 that it has received proposals from 12 potential 2012 debate sites, including WUSTL. The CPD will conduct site surveys during the next several months and plans to announce the final sites later in the year. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/22177.aspx

Ken Yamaguchi, MD, the Sam and Marilyn Fox Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the School of Medicine, fixes shoulders and elbows. Although many think of rotator cuff tears affecting athletes, almost 50 percent of people over age 70 have the shoulder injury either with or without pain. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/22137.aspx

Burt Tansky, former CEO and chair of Neiman Marcus Group, addresses a large gathering of students April 11 in the Knight Center. Tansky was on campus to speak to students enrolled in a spring mini course aimed at providing a comprehensive understanding of the $237 billion luxury goods market. FULL STORY

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Energy conservation, gardening and water conservation, recycling and transportation will be the focus of an Earth Day celebration from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, at four stations in and around the School of Medicine. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/22169.aspx

• 5 p.m. School of Law Spring 2011 Intellectual Property Colloquium. “Patents, Timing and Science Commons.” Jorge L. Contreras, Deputy Dir. of the IP Program and senior lecturer, School of Law. Sponsored by Intellectual Property & Technology Law Program and Center on Law, Innovation & Economic Growth. Free and open to the public. Seigel Hall, Greenfield Classroom. (314) 935-6400.

• Siren test to take place today. WUSTL will test its outdoor warning sirens on the Danforth Campus between noon and 12:30 p.m. today. The test will take place unless there is the potential for severe weather or some other emergency is occurring at that time. For more information, visit news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/22174.aspx.

• Busy Bear sports weekend. While baseball held an alumni reunion and dedicated its stadium to longtime coach Irv Utz before playing Principia College, track & field, men’s tennis and women’s golf all competed on the road this past weekend. Find out how all WUSTL sports teams fared at bearsports.wustl.edu.