Former first lady Rosalynn Carter will speak about her vision for ending the mental health crisis at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14, in Graham Chapel. Carter will address a system that many say fails those in need, despite recent breakthroughs in treatment that can help most people with mental illnesses lead productive lives. A panel discussion will follow. FULL STORY

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The inaugural class has been selected for the Professional Leadership Academy & Network (PLAN), a yearlong professional development program intended to cultivate future leaders at Washington University. And according to PLAN committee members, it was no easy task to choose the class of 26 from the “talented staff pool” of applicants. FULL STORY

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Daren Chen, PhD, professor of engineering, environmental and chemical engineering (EECE) and director of graduate studies in EECE, makes a big impact by studying tiny particles. FULL STORY

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Black Anthology, the student-written, student-performed and student-produced cultural arts show celebrating black culture, will present its annual showcase at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 11 and 12, in Edison Theatre. FULL STORY

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A new study by Gerald Andriole, MD, chief of urologic surgery at the School of Medicine, suggests the PSA test is more reliable in men taking a drug widely prescribed to shrink an enlarged prostate gland. Even a slight rise in PSA levels among men taking the drug was a stronger indicator of cancer than rising PSA levels in men taking a dummy pill. FULL STORY

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• 6:30 p.m. Sam Fox School Public Lecture Series. “About the Horizon.” Pascal Quintard Hofstein, architect, Paris. Free and open to the public. Reception at 6 p.m. precedes lecture. Steinberg Aud. (314) 935-6200.

• Free dessert demonstration and tasting Feb. 12. Pastry chef and cookbook author Jim Dodge will host a free Valentine’s Day dessert demonstration and tasting at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, in Tisch Commons in the Danforth University Center.

• Tennis anyone? The spring tennis season opened yesterday, Feb. 6, with both men’s and women’s teams traveling to Springfield, Mo., to take on Drury University. Also on the road this past weekend: men’s and women’s basketball and the men’s and women’s track & field teams. Find out how all WUSTL teams fared by visiting bearsports.wustl.edu.