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Ram Dixit, Ph.D., David Freidel, Ph.D., Vitaly Klyachko, Ph.D., Matthew W. Kreuter, Ph.D., Ryan T. Moore, Ph.D., Juan Pantano, Ph.D., Vetta L. Sanders Thompson, Ph.D., and Julia A. Walker, Ph.D.

Construction Update is published periodically and provides information about the progress of major building and renovation projects at the University.

Photo by Jerry Naunheim Jr.Patricia Schelinski, administrative assistant in the Office of Planned Giving, guides those in her office to their emergency assembly point during a West Campus evacuation drill Oct. 28. Schelinski is a member of the West Campus Safety Committee, which partnered with the Office of Environmental Health and Safety to organize the drill.

Photo by David KilperWUSTL detective Dave Goodwin talks about his experiences serving with the Army National Guard in Iraq at a “welcome home” pizza party Oct. 29.

The “Where to Go” campaign, set up this fall to inform students, faculty, staff and others about how to prepare for an emergency, continues.

Washington University recently installed a system in several buildings on the Danforth Campus to enable cell phone providers to direct their signals into interior spaces. The underground garage at the Danforth University Center, the Knight Center and parts of Simon Hall will benefit from the initial installation of this system.

Photo by Jerry Naunheim Jr.Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton samples water at a taste-testing event, part of the Congress of the South 40’s Eco-Olympics during Campus Sustainability Week Oct. 20-24. The taste test was held to demonstrate that there is little difference in bottled water vs. water from a tap.

Photo by David KilperRandy J. Larsen, Ph.D., the William R. Stuckenberg Professor of Human Values and Moral Development, has an international reputation for his work on the many foibles of human personality.

With the time change this past weekend, it will get dark earlier in the evening. The Washington University Police Department offers safety tips as part of its “Don’t be in the Dark” campaign.