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School of Medicine research suggests that inactivating platelets could slow down or prevent metastasis of cancer.

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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The Community Service Office is offering Service Trip Start-Up Grants, which will help up to three student leaders get the training to help organize a spring break service trip in 2009. Applications are due April 4.

Student Health Services is making available an online Web-based resource, MentalHealthEdu, to help faculty and staff members recognize students who are in distress and determine the best ways to help them. “Students often reach out to faculty and staff with issues that are troubling them,” said Alan I. Glass, M.D., director of Student Health Services. […]