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School of Medicine researchers have received an $8 million grant to investigate the genetic and environmental roots of cardiovascular disease risk factors. The four-year grant will support the first large-scale, multiethnic statistical analysis of such risk factors that looks at lifestyle interac-tions with genes. Shown are principal investi-gators D.C. Rao, PhD, and Ingrid Borecki, PhD. 
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| Scallion pancakes, Strange donuts and deep-fried anything are among many delicacies to be dished out on campus this weekend during Thurtene, the nation’s oldest and largest student-run carnival. Rides, games and student performances will add to the fun.
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| Rachel Sumers’ initial visit to her university’s fitness facility as an undergraduate was eye-opening. The incident sparked a lifelong interest in health and wellness. On Friday, April 11, she and her husband will help break ground on WUSTL’s new Gary and Rachel Sumers Recreation Center.
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| A mysterious stranger arrives with a mysterious commission. The fevered composer fears the work may foreshadow his own demise. Mozart’s “Requiem” in D minor is perhaps the most mythologized work by the most mythologized composer in classical music. On Sunday, April 13, the WUSTL Choirs and Symphony Orchestra will perform the “Requiem” as part of the 2014 Chancellor’s Concert.
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| Participants lit the luminaries April 5 during the Relay For Life at WUSTL. The 12-hour event, held annually at Francis Field, had more than 1,500 participants raising awareness and support for the American Cancer Society — with the goal of finding a cure for cancer in our lifetimes.
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Glenn D. Stone, PhD, a professor of anthropology and of environmental studies, writes about food, farming and biotechnology.
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4 p.m. Wednesday, April 9
‘Urban Ills’ faculty book talk
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2:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10
‘Race and the Discourses of Capitalism’
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5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10
Assembly Series: Bob Harris
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Employees and students are encouraged to try different forms of alternative transportation to campus during Car-free Month. Events include free bike tune-ups, a self-guided Metro scavenger hunt and the inaugural Bikes in Bowles Block Party.
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Researching icy satellites of the outer solar system
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