WUSTL will award five honorary degrees during the 150th Commencement beginning at 8:30 a.m. May 20 in Brookings Quadrangle. Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel will deliver the Commencement address and receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree. The other honorary degree recipients are John H. Biggs, PhD; Shirley Ann Jackson, PhD; Griffin P. Rodgers, MD; and George W. von Mallinckrodt. FULL STORY

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In the late 20th century, Chinese authorities enacted sweeping legal reforms, but in recent years, officials have stepped back from reforms in the face of increasing citizen protests and concerns about social stability. Chinese Party and court authorities have begun to move away from the reform track of the last several decades, says Carl Minzner, JD, an expert on Chinese law and associate professor of law. FULL STORY

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A group of adults meets regularly in a room at the Center for Advanced Medicine at Washington University Medical Center to learn how to shade with charcoals, master watercolor strokes, and mold and shape clay. These students may be rediscovering art after many years or learning techniques for the first time. But they also share another common bond — battling cancer. FULL STORY

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To help ensure the university community is prepared in the event of an earthquake, a voluntary earthquake drill will be held for all WUSTL faculty, staff and students at 10:15 a.m. Thursday, April 28. The drill is part of the 2011 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut, organized by the Central United States Earthquake Consortium. FULL STORY

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The School of Law celebrated the outstanding achievements of six individuals at the annual Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner April 15 in the Crowder Courtyard of Anheuser-Busch Hall. Kent Syverud, JD, dean and the Ethan A.H. Shepley University Professor, presented the awards. Four alumni received Distinguished Law Alumni Awards, and two received Distinguished Young Law Alumni Awards. FULL STORY

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• 6:30 p.m. Film and Panel Discussion on Human Trafficking. “All About the Money.” A film by Rebecca Dorrill followed by a panel discussion. Presented by Brown School student group Students Against Human Trafficking. Free and open to the public. McDonnell Hall, Rm. 162. stoptraffickingst.louis@gmail.com.

• Libraries to host book arts presentation today. Book artist Peter Thomas will present “The Literary Book as a Work of Art” at 4 p.m. today in Olin Library’s Ginkgo Reading Room. The talk is free and open to the public.

• Softball doubles up on fun. The Bears posted a doubleheader sweep of Westminster College April 13. Sophomore Alex Fjeldheim had three hits in the first game and freshman Kelsey Neal added three hits and three RBIs in the second. WUSTL (26-7-1) hosts Missouri Baptist University in another doubleheader at 4 p.m. Friday, April 22.