Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins may help clot-busting drugs treat strokes, according to researchers at the School of Medicine. The results appear online in the journal Stroke. FULL STORY

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Between 40-50 WUSTL students each year make up the January Program, a unique experience in the College of Arts & Sciences and the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. It allows talented students like Ogi Kwon (right) opportunities to transition to WUSTL and arrive on campus five months after their peers without skipping a beat. FULL STORY

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Twelve WUSTL undergraduates who had participated as freshmen in an unusual biology course on phages — viruses that infect bacteria — recently shared honors as authors on a peer-reviewed research paper that appeared in the journal PLoS One. FULL STORY

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Pliable, durable and lightweight, aluminum is the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust, used to make everything from cans to airplane wings to electrical transmission lines. Yet even this most versatile of elements is put to the test by The Aluminum Show, the international sensation coming to Edison Theatre Saturday, April 30, as part of the Ovations Series. FULL STORY

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Three Arts & Sciences juniors have recently been awarded prestigious national scholarships, with a fourth receiving an honorable mention. Two students received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and one student received the Morris K. Udall Scholarship for the 2011-12 academic year. FULL STORY

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• Wednesday, April 27, 11:30 a.m. Dept. of Psychiatry Wednesday Research Seminar. “Thinking About Drinking: Pathways From Biology to Behavior.” Sean Kristjansson, research instr. in psychiatry. Free and open to the public. Wohl Clinic Bldg., Clopton Aud. (314) 362-2462.

• Earthquake drill tomorrow. To help ensure the university community is prepared in the event of an earthquake, a voluntary earthquake drill will be held for all WUSTL faculty, staff and students at 10:15 a.m. Thursday, April 28. The drill is a part of the 2011 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut, organized by the Central United States Earthquake Consortium.

• Men’s tennis wins 15th match of the season. The No. 6 men’s tennis team picked up the season’s 15th win following an 8-1 victory over regional foe Grinnell College April 24. The Bears (15-5) close out the regular season Saturday, May 7, at No. 19 DePauw University.