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Monday, April 29, 2013

 
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Missing link in Parkinson’s disease found

School of Medicine researchers have described a missing link in understanding how damage to the body’s cellular power plants leads to Parkinson’s disease and some forms of heart failure.

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Gephardt Institute selects new cohort of Civic Scholars; inaugural cohort graduates

The Gephardt Institute for Public Service has selected eight sophomores for its third cohort of the Civic Scholars Program. With its mission “to cultivate the next generation of civic leaders,” this program seeks students with exemplary scholarship, leadership and commitment to community engagement.

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School of Engineering announces 2013 distinguished alumni

The School of Engineering & Applied Science celebrated top alumni during the 2013 Alumni Achievement Awards dinner April 18 at the Coronado Ballroom in St. Louis. The school presented Alumni Achievement Awards, one Young Alumni Award and the Dean’s Award.

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WUSTL Opera Workshop April 30 and May 2

The “Pina Colada Song” guy wrote a musical? Yes, he did, and a good one, too. In 1986, Rupert Holmes’ The Mystery of Edwin Drood won the Tony Award “triple crown” of best musical, best book and best score. This week, the WUSTL Opera Workshop will present excerpts from Drood and five other works as part of its semester’s-end performance.

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Obituary: Charles W. Parker, emeritus professor
of medicine, 83

Charles Ward Parker, MD, a School of Medicine faculty member whose pioneering research helped improve treatment of allergies and asthma, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013, from pancreatic cancer at his home in Webster Groves. He was 83. A memorial service will be held May 19.

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Calendar Highlights

4 p.m. Monday, April 29

American Culture Studies program lecture

“Why Does the Civil War Have a Hold on the American Historical Imagination? Reflections on the 150th,” David W. Blight, dir., Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition and the Class of 1954 Professor of American History, Yale U. Free and open to the public. Event details. Lab Sciences Bldg., Room 300.  amcs@artsci.wustl.edu.

5:30 p.m. Monday, April 29

School of Engineering/Sever Institute information session

Program directors will be on hand to answer questions. Refreshments and networking opportunities. Free and open to the public. Event details. Brauer Hall, Room 3015.
(314) 935-5484.

5 p.m. Tuesday, April 30

Kranzberg Book Studio open house

Tour the studio for the illustrated book, meet students and faculty, and marvel at the students’ diverse work. Free and open to the public. Event details. Walker Hall, Level 2.
(314) 935-5495.

Announcements

Request Staff Day lunch tickets by May 13

Staff Day, an annual event to recognize outstanding efforts by Danforth Campus staff members, is set for May 20. Lunch is free for employees, but tickets must be requested in advance. Some activities also require advance registration.

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