WUSTL has been named a Tree Campus USA for 2010 by the Arbor Day Foundation. WUSTL is among the first schools in Missouri to receive the honor. Tree Campus USA is a distinction given by the Arbor Day Foundation to recognize schools across the United States for their dedication to healthy campus forestry management and engaging the community in environmental stewardship. FULL STORY

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South African artist William Kentridge, who uses the simplest materials imaginable — paper, charcoal and pastel — to create animated films that explore apartheid, human rights abuses and other sobering topics with breathtaking insight and poignancy, will receive the Dean’s Medal from the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts Wednesday, March 6. FULL STORY

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A new study by Esteban Varela, MD, at the School of Medicine shows that adjustable gastric banding, a type of weight-loss surgery that reduces the size of the stomach, is safe in people who are mildly obese. FULL STORY

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Freshmen Marissa Cantu and Kelly Gorrell laugh as Dan Nainan, “the biracial standup comedian,” entertains the audience Feb. 18 during the Great Loving Day Banquet in College Hall on the South 40. The Loving Day Banquet is a rememberance of the court case Loving v. Virginia, which legalized interracial marriage in 1967. MORE

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Song, dance and dishes from a variety of nations represented by students at the Brown School highlight the 17th annual International Festival Sunday, March 6, at the 560 Music Center. The event, open to the public, begins at 5 p.m. with a food tasting of 11 different dishes. This year’s theme is
“1 Community, A World of Traditions.” FULL STORY

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• Tuesday, March 1, 4 p.m. Dept. of Psychology Lecture. “A Case Study of Gender Identity Disorder: The Expected and Unexpected.” Brian Carpenter, assoc. prof. of psychology. Free and open to the public. Psychology Bldg., Rm. 216. (314) 935-6567.

• University-wide food drive planning meetings March 3 and 4. Given the wide-spread concern for individuals and families living in poverty, the Community Service Office of the Gephardt Institute for Public Service is gearing up to coordinate a university-wide food drive that brings together students, faculty and staff.

• Men’s track team repeats as conference champions. The men’s indoor track & field team repeated as University Athletic Association champions for the first time since 2007 as the Bears captured the UAA Indoor title with a commanding performance Feb. 27 in Chicago. The team tallied a final score of 161 points, finishing 61 points ahead of second place University of Chicago.