Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor and human rights activist, has been selected to give the 2011 Commencement address. The university’s 150th Commencement will begin at 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 20, in Brookings Quadrangle. FULL STORY

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Students, faculty, staff and members of the St. Louis community are invited to the fourth annual Faces of Hope, a celebration of civic engagement and community service, at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 7, in Whitaker Hall Atrium and Auditorium. The event is sponsored by the Gephardt Institute for Public Service. FULL STORY

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Christina D. Romer, PhD, former chair of President Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, will deliver a keynote address to open a panel discussion on “The Continuing Unemployment Crisis: Causes, Cures, and Questions for Further Study” at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall. FULL STORY

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A new Division of Public Health Sciences has been established at the School of Medicine to translate research discoveries into guidelines and policies that keep people healthier through prevention. FULL STORY

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At recent Board of Trustees meetings, faculty members were appointed with tenure or promoted with tenure. The Record periodically publishes lists of tenured faculty and this is the latest installment. More tenured faculty members will be forthcoming. FULL STORY

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• Noon. National Public Health Week Bike Safety Lecture. “Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation Planning for a Metropolitan City.” Leslie Meehan, transportation planner for Nashville, Tenn. Sponsored by the Brown School and ALPHA. Light refreshments. Brown Hall Lounge. (314) 935-6600.

• Thurtene Carnival parking closures begin tomorrow. The Thurtene Carnival will be held Friday-Sunday, April 15-17, and campus parking will be affected beginning tomorrow, April 7, through Wednesday, April 20. Spots will be limited on the corner of Lot 4 and westbound Brookings Drive will be closed. Complete details and alternative parking options in Announcements.

• WUSTL third in Directors’ Cup standings. After the winter sports season, Washington University dropped to third place in the 2010-11 Division III Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings. Williams College, a 14-time champion, holds the lead with 719.50 points, while Middlebury College is second with 664 points and WUSTL is third with 649.5 points.