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Sydney A. Jacobs, assistant dean at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work in 1967, died Tuesday, April 10, 2007, at the Gatesworth in University City. He was 91.

Photo by Joe AngelesOn April 13, Celebration Weekend planners put the finishing touches on the welcome packets that will be given to visiting students attending Multicultural Celebration Weekend this weekend.

With the conclusion of The Big Read community reading program, the National Endowment for the Arts offers an online evaluation process.

In the wake of the horrific tragedy that occurred on April 16 at Virginia Tech University, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton sent a message to all Washington University students, faculty and staff.

New HIV therapies have contributed to a decrease in AIDS deaths, but physicians suspected the more potent medications led to symptoms characteristic of metabolic syndrome. However, now researchers at the School of Medicine have found that the rate of metabolic syndrome in HIV-infected patients is virtually identical to that in uninfected people.

National Public Radio’s Mandalit del Barco, right, records a conversation with senior Alejandra Ponce de Leon after her final performance with Mariachi Cuicacalli during Footsteps Across the Americas April 12 in Whitaker Hall. Sponsored by WUSTL’s Annika Rodriguez Scholars Program, the event was the third annual symposium on Latino contributions and featured 25 student exhibitions, in addition to del Barco’s keynote address.

Wayne Yokoyama, M.D., the Sam J. Levin and Audrey Loew Levin Chair for Research of Arthritis, professor of Medicine and chief of the Division of Rheumatology, has received a one-year, $30,000 grant from the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation for a Rheumatology Research Fund. … Ramaswamy Govindan, M.D., associate professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $25,496 subcontract from the University of Wisconsin-Madison for “Cancer Communications Systems-Expanded Use/Understanding.” … Diane Damiano, Ph.D., research associate professor of neurology, has received a one-year, $25,000 grant from the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine for research titled “Evaluating Outcomes Associated with Multidisciplinary Care for Children with Cerebral Palsy Using Clinical Practice Improvement (CPI) Methodology.”

Senior Jonathan Garst Orozco, biology major in Arts & Sciences, gets his hair cut by Tara McCarthy of Paramount Salon during the Locks of Love event April 9 in Mallinckrodt Student Center. For a video of the day’s events, visit http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/9224.html.

The spring U-Pass, allowing WUSTL community members free use of Metro, the region’s public transportation system, expires May 21. Eligible employees may now request a summer 2007 U-Pass; eligible students beginning April 30.

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