The annual George Washington Week, sponsored by the sophomore honorary Lock & Chain, kicks off on President’s Day, Monday, Feb. 21. The week will have many opportunities to celebrate Washington University’s namesake, including presentations, horse and buggy rides, dancing and volunteer opportunities. FULL STORY

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Eden Brukman (left), vice president of the International Living Building Institute, presents Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton with an award recognizing WUSTL’s Living Learning Center as a Living Building. The Living Learning Center, located at the Tyson Research Center in west St. Louis County, tied with another building to become the first buildings in the world to meet the institute’s rigorous Living Building Challenge in 2010. MORE

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Children who have asthma but are experiencing few or no symptoms often stop using daily asthma medications, much to their doctors’ chagrin. However, results of a new study at the School of Medicine suggest taking medication at the onset of symptoms is better than taking nothing at all. FULL STORY

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Freshman Dylan Simonsen chats with James E. McLeod, vice chancellor for students and dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, during a reception this winter at Whittemore House. Three students were honored as the inaugural class of James E. McLeod Scholars. MORE

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Pioneering game developer Ernest Adams, who had a hand in developing the Madden NFL Football line and Dungeon Keeper, will be on campus for an Assembly Series presentation at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, in Steinberg Hall Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. FULL STORY

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• 4:15 p.m. Dept. of Classics Lecture. “Uptight Romans: Explorations in a Latin Semiotic Field.” Holt Parker, prof. of classics, U. of Cincinnati. Duncker Hall, Hurst Lounge. classics@artsci.wustl.edu or (314) 935-5123.

• Faculty Achievement Award nominations due today. All full-time, active WUSTL faculty members are eligible to receive the Faculty Achievement Award. Any full-time, active member of the faculty may submit a nomination to the advisory committee by today.

• The women’s and men’s basketball teams begin a three-game homestand to end their seasons when they take on New York University at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., respectively, tonight at the Athletic Complex.