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Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012

 
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WUSTL proposes $80 million investment in retail and student apartments in Delmar Loop

WUSTL is proposing an $80 million investment in retail and student apartments in the Parkview Gardens neighborhood, located along the Delmar Loop in both University City and St. Louis. The area was identified by two significant community studies as a prime location for retail along Delmar and higher-density multi-family housing. 

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  Vision for Parkview Gardens

A different theory on the origin of the planets

The prevailing model for planetary accretion assumes that the Solar System’s planets formed in an extremely hot, two-dimensional disk of gas and dust post-dating the Sun. In the March issue of Planetary and Space Science, two WUSTL scientists propose a radically different model, in which collapse takes place in a cold, three-dimensional dust cloud.

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Birth control policy not a constitutional law issue

The current controversy over the Barack Obama administration’s birth control policy is not, contrary to some arguments, a matter of constitutional law, says Gregory P. Magarian, JD, constitutional law expert and professor of law. It is however, a matter of constitutional principle, Magarian says.

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Becker’s 600-volume collection a rare treasure

In one way or another, nearly everyone at the School of Medicine has heard of Bernard Becker, MD. Many use the beautiful Becker Medical Library or consult rare eye books there from the well-known Becker collection. But Becker, 91, is more than a portrait in a library.

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4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28

Dept. of Classics Colloquium

“Squeezing the Stone: The Study of Greek Inscriptions at Washington University.” William Bubelis, asst. prof. of classics. Free and open to the public. Duncker Hall, Room 101. classics@artsci.wustl.edu or (314) 935-5123.

Announcements

On-campus bone marrow drive tomorrow

The WU Marrow Registry is conducting an on-campus bone marrow registry drive at four locations on the Danforth Campus tomorrow, Feb. 29. Donors with diverse racial or ethnic backgrounds are especially needed.

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Sports Highlights

Track teams sweep UAA championship meet

Five student-athletes earned individual University Athletic Association (UAA) titles to lead the Bears to a sweep of the men’s and women’s team conference championships Feb. 26. The women scored 149 points to win its 11th UAA indoor team title, while the men finished with 117 team points.

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