Since the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti one year ago today, Lora Iannotti, PhD, assistant professor at the Brown School, has returned a number of times to continue her work on undernutrition and disease prevention in young children. She is back in Haiti again this week. FULL STORY

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“The Past Is Alive … The Work Is Not Yet Done” is the theme of the 24th annual celebration honoring Martin Luther King Jr. at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17, in Graham Chapel. Events also will take place at the School of Medicine, the Brown School and the School of Law. FULL STORY

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Physicians at Barnes-Jewish Hospital are in the top 5 percent nationally in the speed in which they treat heart attacks, says Douglas Char, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine. FULL STORY

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Three WUSTL faculty — two from the School of Medicine and one from Arts & Sciences — have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society. FULL STORY

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The Gephardt Institute for Public Service is accepting nominations for the newly developed Civic Scholars Program, which recognizes undergraduate students who exemplify future potential for civic leadership. The deadline to nominate a current sophomore is Tuesday, Feb. 1. FULL STORY

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• 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13. Reception, School of Medicine’s 7th Annual Student, Faculty and Staff Art Show. Exhibit runs through Feb. 11. Farrell Learning and Teaching Center First Floor Atrium. (314) 747-3284.

• Hotchner playwriting competition deadline Jan. 21. All WUSTL students are invited to submit scripts for the 2011 A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Competition. One winning play will be selected for production by the Performing Arts Department as a world premiere during the 2012-13 season. For more information, call Carter W. Lewis at (314) 935-5429.
• Record returns to normal schedule next week. The Record resumes regular daily e-mails Tuesday, Jan. 18, when classes begin for the second semester.

• Women’s basketball falls short in comeback. The No. 5 women’s basketball team hit three 3-pointers with less than a minute to play, but was unable to bounce back from an 11-point deficit in a 73-71 loss at the University of Chicago Jan. 8. The Bears (9-3) will try to return to their winning ways against Emory University at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14, at the Field House.