The Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering and Olin Business School have announced a new dual-degree that combines a master’s degree in engineering and a master’s of business administration. Students can earn an M.Eng and MBA degree with a focus on energy, the environment and corporate sustainability. FULL STORY

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Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton gave a special address titled “A Vision for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Washington University in St. Louis” March 16 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center. During his presentation, Wrighton emphasized the university’s Plan for Excellence and the goal to “enhance our global leadership today to benefit the world tomorrow.” MORE

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Members of the St. Louis Symphony, including violinist Erin Schreiber (right) will join pianist Martin Kennedy, assistant professor of music, and mezzo-soprano Nöel Prince, instructor in voice, for a free performance at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 28, at the 560 Music Center. The Community Partnership Performance will feature music of Liszt, MacDowell, Schubert and Mahler. FULL STORY

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With $715,540 raised for the United Way by WUSTL in 2010, the university has exceeded its United Way fundraising goal for five consecutive years. In February, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton formally thanked Ann Prenatt, vice chancellor for human resources, for her excellent work leading WUSTL’s annual United Way campaign. FULL STORY

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Samuel Hundert (left) and Feng Su were among 117 School of Medicine students who learned at the March 17 Match Day where they will do their residencies. Of those 117, 24 matched at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine, and six matched at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. MORE

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• 4 p.m. Center for the Humanities Faculty Fellow Lecture. “European Kinship: The Traffic in Women and the Making of the New Europe.” Anca Parvulescu, asst. prof. of English. Free and open to the public. Duncker Hall, Hurst Lounge, Rm. 201. (314) 935-5576.

• Guided arbor tour April 1. Kent Theiling Jr., grounds and landscape design manager for the Danforth Campus, will lead a Spring Arbor Tour Friday, April 1. The guided tour will start at 11 a.m. at the Danforth Garden in front of Brookings Hall and is expected to last approximately an hour. To reserve a spot, e-mail Kim Shilling at KShilling@wustl.edu.

• Women’s basketball falls short of national title. The Bears’ magical run through the NCAA Division III tournament came to an end with a 64-55 loss to No. 2 Amherst College in the title game March 19 in Bloomington, Ill. The Bears (25-6) were there for the third season in a row and fourth time over the past five years. WUSTL defeated five straight top-10 opponents during its remarkable run to the title game.