WUSTL has received a four-year, $550,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to preserve Henry Hampton’s award-winning civil rights documentary Eyes on the Prize as well as Hampton’s complete, unedited interviews recorded on film for the documentary. The grant is the largest ever received by University Libraries. FULL STORY

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In recognition of national Undergraduate Research Week, April 11-15, research posters by WUSTL undergraduate students were displayed on trees along Oak Walk. A number of events were organized last week by the Office of Undergraduate Research to raise awareness about the importance of undergraduate research experiences for students’ development. MORE

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Despite promising findings in the laboratory, Dominic N. Reeds, MD, and other nutrition researchers at the School of Medicine have found that ginseng does not improve insulin sensitivity in diabetics who are overweight. FULL STORY

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A mobile application called Course Monkey, which allows students to browse WUSTL course listings quickly and easily on their iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, now is available at the Apple App Store. FULL STORY

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Robert R. Kuehn, JD, professor of law, has been named associate dean for clinical education at the School of Law, effective July 1.  FULL STORY

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• 4 p.m. Dept. of Anthropology Interrogating Diversity Lecture Series. “The Political Cartography of Human Health: Risk, Race and Difference in American Genome Science.” Duana Fullwiley, asst. prof. of anthropology and African and African-American Studies, Harvard U. Co-sponsored by Chancellor’s Diversity and Inclusion Program. Free and open to the public. McMillan Hall, Rm. 149. (314) 935-5252.

• DBBS to hold Minority Research Scholars Symposium April 20. The Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences will hold its first Minority Research Scholars Symposium from 2-5 p.m. April 20 in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center. It is free and open to the public. Contact Rochelle Smith at rsmith@dbbs.wustl.edu.

• Women’s golf closes out regular season with a win. The No. 5 women’s golf team concluded regular season play by capturing the 2011 Millikin University Spring Classic April 15-16 in Decatur, Ill. WUSTL finished 11 strokes ahead of second place Rend Lake College and 21 strokes in front of third place Franklin College.