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Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012

 
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McLeod’s ‘special way’ to be remembered with special place on South 40

McLeod’s Way, a landscaped gathering place along the path from the Forsyth Underpass to the Clock Tower on the South 40, will be dedicated Saturday, Sept. 15, in memory of Jim McLeod, WUSTL’s beloved vice chancellor for students and dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, who died in 2011.

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A WUSA welcome: Yearlong peer mentors make transition easier for incoming students

Orientation at WUSTL extends much longer than the five-day Bear Beginnings welcome. Through the WUSA (Washington University Student Associate) program, incoming students are paired with upperclass peer mentors for the first year. The WUSA program is viewed as a model program nationally. Right, WUSAs get ready for move-in day with the WUSA cheer.

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Composting projects begin on Danforth Campus

The university is increasing composting opportunities on the Danforth Campus through pilot programs. Beginning in August, waste composting will be offered at Brown and Goldfarb halls of the Brown School, Anheuser-Busch Hall of the School of Law and Facilities’ Millbrook Building.

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  Grounds for Change

Free iPad app offers personalized advice for healthy living

Zuum, a free iPad app developed in collaboration with WUSTL, estimates a user’s disease risk and offers a customized plan for living a healthier life.

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Bioethics expert weighs in on human subject research

The federal government is revising regulations that govern most human subject research in the United States. In a “Policy Forum” piece in the Aug. 3 issue of Science, bioethics expert Rebecca Dresser, JD, the Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law and professor of ethics in medicine, weighs in with recommendations for changes in the oversight process.

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Calendar Highlights

7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23 

Convocation 2012

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton welcomes new students and their families. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. for parents and families. Seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Athletic Complex, Field House. (314) 935-5040.

Announcements

More than 1,700 new students move in tomorrow

More than 1,700 new students move onto the Danforth Campus starting at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 23. Five full days of orientation, better known as Bear Beginnings, take place through Monday, Aug. 27. Upperclass students will move in throughout the weekend, beginning 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25. Classes begin Tuesday, Aug. 28.

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Sports Highlights

Swimming teams earn Scholar All-America honors

The men’s and women’s swimming teams earned 2011-12 Scholar All-America Team honors, as announced by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America. In addition, the teams had six student-athletes receive Scholar All-America honorable mention recognition. 

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