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You Bin Lim celebrates after participating in Washington University’s December Degree Candidate Recognition Ceremony in Graham Chapel Saturday, Dec. 1. Lim, a psychology major with a minor in French, is a candidate for a bachelor of arts degree in the College of Arts & Sciences. She was among some 800  students who filed as December degree candidates.

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton prepares to plug in a Nissan Leaf electric car during the Nov. 29 installation of the first electric car charging station on the Danforth Campus.

The team registration deadline for the Olin Sustainability Case Competition is Friday, Dec. 7. Open to all WUSTL students, this year’s competition, “Blight, Flight, and Urban Plight,” hopes to stimulate sustainable development of vacant land in the City of St. Louis.

First round submissions for the Sustainable Land Lab competition, sponsored by WUSTL and the City of St. Louis, are due Monday, Dec. 10. Teams are encouraged to propose innovative projects that transform vacant lots in St. Louis into assets that advance sustainability.

On Saturday, Dec. 8, from noon to 2:30 p.m., the Washington University Police Department and Parking Services, in partnership with Hartmann’s Towing, will once again sponsor a free traveler’s vehicle inspection service to students, faculty and staff.

A new faculty and staff recruiting guide will help departments in their hiring efforts. Our Guide: The Insider’s Guide to Washington University in St. Louis and Our Surrounding Community is available upon request.

The first major U.S. museum exhibition in 16 years devoted to seminal modern artist Georges Braque will open Jan. 25, 2013, at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum. Georges Braque and the Cubist Still Life, 1928–1945 will run through April 21, 2013.

The annual “Report to the Neighbors” meeting was held Nov. 26 in Whitaker Hall. The event is held to help keep those living in neighborhoods surrounding WUSTL informed on university happenings and also to give neighbors a forum to voice comments and concerns to a panel of university administrators. Right, Clayton neighbor William M. Landau, MD, professor of neurology at the School of Medicine, asks a question during the Q&A session.

Employees who book holiday gatherings through Dec. 14 at Ibby’s bistro in Danforth University Center are eligible to receive special offers, such as free desserts and appetizers for the group and $25 gift cards for the reservee. All reservations must be made in advance.

Bear Necessities is offering special discounts and expanded hours during its annual holiday sale. The store will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 11 and 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Dec. 12.