Author: Neil Schoenherr

The annual George Washington Week, sponsored by the sophomore honorary Lock & Chain, kicks off on President’s Day, Monday, Feb. 21. The week will have many opportunities to celebrate Washington University’s namesake, including presentations, horse and buggy rides, dancing and volunteer opportunities.

Freshmen Ana Solorio (left), Michelle Hall and Dylan Simonsen chat with James E. McLeod, vice chancellor for students and dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, during a reception this winter at Whittemore House. The three students were honored as the inaugural class of James E. McLeod Scholars.

Members of the Center Aisle Caucus, U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.), U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-Mo.) and U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) will discuss “A Vision for Civility” at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, in the main dining room of the Charles F. Knight Executive Education Center at Washington University in St. Louis.

Recipients of the annual James M. Holobaugh Honor were recognized at a reception Feb. 9 in Holmes Lounge. The award recognizes individuals and organizations that promote Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender equality, perform direct advocacy and service to the St. Louis metro community and incorporate education and dialogue as part of their practice.

The 2011 Adam Cherrick Lecture, sponsored by Arts & Sciences, will be held at 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 13, in Busch Hall, Room. 100. Rabbi Marc Saperstein, principal of Leo Baeck College, Europe’s premier center for progressive Jewish learning, will address the topic of Christian-Jewish relations.

Crop yields from India’s first genetically modified crop may have been overemphasized, as modest rises in crop yields may come at the expense of sustainable farm management, says a new study by a Washington University in St. Louis anthropologist.

Students from the WUSTL chapter of Relay For Life, the signature fundraiser of the American Cancer Society, will be hosting a survivor and caregiver social at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, in McMillan Café. This year’s Relay For Life event will be held from 6 p.m. March 5 to 6 a.m. March 6 at Francis Field.

A discussion on the need for interfaith cooperation, featuring Rabbi Steve Gutow and the Rev. Michael Kinnamon, PhD, was scheduled to take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall at Washington University in St. Louis. This discussion has been canceled.

“The Past is Alive … The Work is Not Yet Done” is the theme of Washington University in St. Louis’ 24th annual celebration honoring Martin Luther King Jr. at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17, in Graham Chapel on the Danforth Campus. Events will aslo take place at the School of Medicine, the Brown School and the School of Law.

Life expectancy was probably the same for early modern and late archaic humans and did not factor in the extinction of Neanderthals, suggests a new study by Erik Trinkaus, PhD, professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.