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Friday, March 9, 2012

 
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Dining Services implements animal welfare policy

Bon Appetit, the food service company that manages WUSTL Dining Services, has announced its new farm animal welfare policy. The changes will affect meat, poultry and eggs. Bon Appetit will employ the food service industry’s most comprehensive farm animal welfare policy to date, says Nadeem Siddiqui, director of WUSTL Dining Services.

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Treatment shows promise for kids with rare, life-threatening bone disorder

School of Medicine doctors, working with Shriners Hospital for Children and other institutions, have identified a promising  treatment for a rare and sometimes life-threatening bone disorder that can affect young children. Known as hypophosphatasia, the condition upsets bone metabolism, blocking important minerals such as calcium from depositing in the skeleton.

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DUC renovations: Gephardt Institute to move in; student media grouped on third floor

A three-phase construction project will bring the Gephardt Institute for Public Service into the Danforth University Center (DUC) and consolidate student media groups on campus. The Gephardt Institute and key student media — including Student Life, WUTV and KWUR 90.3 FM — will be grouped on the center’s third floor, along with the DUC recording studio.

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Emergency alert tests March 13, 14 and 21

WUSTL will test its various emergency communication systems three times in March: at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 13; at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 14; and at noon Wednesday, March 21.  The drills are being held in conjunction with Missouri Severe Weather Awareness Week March 12-16.

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11 a.m. Friday, March 9

8th Annual Ryckman Lecture

“Global Energy Challenges and Electrified Vehicles” by Mark Verbrugge, director, Chemical Sciences & Materials Systems Lab, General Motors Research & Development. Sponsored by Dept. of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering. Free and open to the public. Brauer Hall, Room 12. (314) 935-5548.

Announcements

Record takes spring break

Spring break begins this weekend, and, as students and faculty take a mid-March break, so does the daily Record e-mail. The Record will publish once next week on Wednesday, March 14, then resume regular five-day-per-week publication Monday, March 19.

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Sports Highlights

Swimming and diving qualifies four for NCAA meet

The swimming and diving teams will have four athletes competing at the 2012 NCAA Division III Championships March 21-24 in Indianapolis: freshmen Luke Dobben, Sara Taege and Zane Turpin and junior Brendan Morin.

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