To help clarify the increasingly confusing nuclear crisis in Japan in the wake of the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami, two WUSTL scientists and experts in nuclear science and radiation, Henry Royal, MD, and Lee Sobotka, PhD, will offer their expertise in an Assembly Series lecture at 4 p.m. Friday, April 1, in Lab Sciences, Room 300, on the Danforth Campus. FULL STORY

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Nate Ferguson, a senior in Arts & Sciences, is lifted on the shoulders of other contestants after he was crowned Mr. Wash U March 24 at Edison Theatre. Ferguson was one of 15 students vying for the title. The competition raised more than $25,180 for City Faces, a local nonprofit organization started by Bob Hansman, associate professor of architecture. MORE

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Shirley Sahrmann, PhD, professor of physical therapy, of neurology and of cell biology and physiology in the School of Medicine, is at the forefront of teaching physical therapy. Her latest textbook teaches physical therapists to use the movement system to classify and categorize musculoskeletal pain problems, make accurate diagnoses and better treat the patient. FULL STORY

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The final IdeaBounce event of the academic year will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 31, in the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum. Sponsored by the Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, IdeaBounce offers innovators and entrepreneurs from around the region a place to collaborate and develop new ideas. FULL STORY

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• 4:15 p.m. Dept. of Classics Lecture. “Hearing Roman Comedy.” Timothy Moore, prof. of classics, U. of Texas, Austin. Free and open to the public. Eads Hall, Rm. 215. (314) 935-5123.

• Blood drive today. Even if you didn’t make an appointment you can still donate blood today at one of seven locations on the Danforth, Medical and West campuses — provided you didn’t donate blood on or before Feb. 2. Visit news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/21983.aspx for a complete list of locations.

• Men’s tennis tough in Texas. The No. 5 men’s tennis team won two of three matches against top-15 opponents during a four-day road trip to Texas last week. WUSTL (8-3) will take on its 10th-straight ranked opponent, No. 16 University of Chicago, at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 2, at the Tao Tennis Center.