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Photo by Robert BostonThe School of Medicine unveiled the Gerty Cori U.S. Postal Service stamp March 17 in Moore Auditorium.

Photo by David KilperIf you overheard just part of a conversation with Amanda Moore McBride, you might very well come away thinking she was either an architect or a carpenter. She talks a lot about building structures. But McBride, Ph.D., assistant professor in the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, is focused on different kinds of structures — the kinds that engage citizens in their communities and in the world and encourage them to do things like volunteer, enter government service and vote.

The School of Engineering Alumni Achievement Awards Dinner will be held April 1, at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis. A reception will start at 6:30 p.m., with the dinner following at 7 p.m. Five alumni will receive Alumni Achievement Awards, one will be the recipient of the Young Alumni Award and one will be honored with the Dean’s Award.

Helen Piwnica-Worms, Ph.D., has been named the first Gerty T. Cori Professor at the School of Medicine.

Pamela Soltis, a distinguished scholar in angiosperms, or flowering plants, will discuss the importance of “Conservation Genetics and the Preservation of Plant Biodiversity” for an Assembly Series program at 2 p.m. Friday, March 28, in Steinberg Hall.

Joe Angeles/WUSTL PhotoAn American Indian Pow Wow, a traditional food tasting and a discussion on the therapeutic benefits of tribal ceremonies are among the highlights of the University’s American Indian Awareness Week March 31-April 5. All events are free and open to the public. The celebration culminates April 5 in the Field House with the 18th annual Pow Wow, a festival of American Indian dancing, singing, drumming, arts, crafts and food. This year’s theme is “Honoring Our Native Veterans and All Those Who Serve.”

WUSTL Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton will be honored as the 2007 Citizen of the Year. Sponsored and administered by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the annual award honors outstanding individuals who have made lasting contributions to the greater St. Louis area.

Senior Troy Ruths scored 33 points to lead Washington University to its first NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball National Championship with a 90-68 victory over No. 2-ranked and defending national champion Amherst College on Saturday at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Va.

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton will be honored as the 2007 Citizen of the Year during a ceremony at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, in Graham Chapel on the University’s Danforth Campus. Members of the University community are welcome to attend.

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