Two new studies in the Journal of the American Medical Association by School of Medicine researchers including Timothy Ley, MD, and Richard Wilson, PhD, highlight the power of sequencing cancer patients’ genomes as a diagnostic tool that is helping doctors decide the best course of treatment. FULL STORY

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Members of the Delta Gamma/Sigma Nu group help the annual Thurtene Carnival “Celebrate the Magic of Community” with their facade and performances April 17, the final day of the three-day event. Despite a weekend of wacky weather, an estimated 35,000-40,000 attended the carnival April 15-17 on the east end of campus. MORE

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With more than a dozen states considering banning Sharia (Islamic law) in their courts, laws governing other countries are facing increased scrutiny in the United States. “This is emblematic of U.S. fears about international law,” says Leila Nadya Sadat, JD. “International law has become a ‘whipping boy’ for the ills that are being felt because of globalization.” FULL STORY

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This year, the Spector Prize was shared by two recipients: biology majors in Arts & Sciences Adeetee Bhide and Matthew Leach. Bhide and Leach were nominated by their research mentors for their outstanding work in research and the substantial contributions they made to their field of work. FULL STORY

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The Women’s Society honored the legacy of two of the university’s most revered women — Harriet K. Switzer and the late Elizabeth Gray Danforth — at its annual meeting April 13. The society presented the Harriet K. Switzer Leadership Award and the Elizabeth Gray Danforth Scholarship to three exemplary college students. FULL STORY

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• 4 p.m. Center for the Humanities Faculty Fellow Lecture. “European Kinship: The Traffic in Women and the Making of the New Europe.” Anca Parvulescu, asst. prof. of English and the Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities. Free and open to the public. Duncker Hall, Hurst Lounge, Rm. 201. (314) 935-5576.

• Medical school farmers’ market open for business each Thursday. Fresh produce and dairy products are available at the farmers’ market at the Washington University Medical Center every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., unless a vendor sells out. Vendors will be set up in the Ellen S. Clark Hope Plaza in front of the School of Medicine Bookstore.

• Women’s tennis to host conference championship. Washington University will serve as host for the 2011 University Athletic Association Women’s Tennis Championship Friday-Sunday, April 22-24, at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center in Forest Park. The team looks to improve on its fifth place finish at last year’s conference championship.