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In May 2008, the School of Medicine will discontinue its Health Administration Program, which awards a master of health administration (MHA) degree.

The institute will expand the scientific expertise of the Danforth Center to speed up development of plant-based renewable biofuels.

The Record will not publish during next week’s spring break. The next Record Monday e-mail will arrive March 19. Additionally, daylight-saving time begins at 2 a.m. March 11.

The following incidents were reported to University Police March 1-7. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. March 4 10:30 a.m. — Subjects unknown broke a window on complainant’s vehicle, which was parked on the paved lot at the corner of Hoyt Avenue and Throop Drive, to steal items located therein. The theft occurred between 5:30 p.m. March 2 and 10:29 a.m. March 4. Total loss is estimated at $130. 1:52 p.m. — The victim was showing a potential buyer a vehicle. While test-driving the vehicle, the “buyer” stole same. A theft report was filed with the St. Louis City Police Department. 2:07 p.m. — The complainant reported the theft of eight microphones from The Gargoyle. Theft occurred between Nov. 15-Feb. 27. Total loss is estimated at #1,390. University Police also responded to one report each of larceny, trespassing, arrest warrant and property damage.

Registration is now open for the spring session of Mini Medical School, which begins the week of March 19 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center.

In his third book, Howard Brick attempts to answer the specifically historical question of how to understand the debate among American (and European) social theorists in the middle of the 20th century on how significantly the modern “welfare state” had altered the character of capitalist economies since the 19th century. More…

Pianos from the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences are on sale via private appointment and at a public sale from noon-5 p.m. March 18 in Blewett Hall.

Doctors at the School of Medicine are collaborating to find treatments and cures for neurological disorders that affect millions of Americans. A cluster of labs known as the Hope Center has grown from a partnership between the School of Medicine and Hope Happens.

An-Chun Chien Wei-Jen Chua Vikram Govindan Ta-Chih Hsiao Ryotaro Kato Woosung Kim Zhou Li Qing Nian Hong Min Park Hyun Cheol Roh Manoranjan Sahu Yuanming Shan Karavikar Svetasreni Yanjiao Xie Juanyi Yu Ziyan Zhang Chuanzhen Zhou Ming Zu

Photo by Robert BostonDiemer discusses patient Christine Filcoff’s treatment after a bone density test.Four years ago, Kathryn Diemer was riding her Irish thoroughbred horse, Patronus, when he suddenly bolted. Diemer fell and broke her back. As a physician, she always had felt empathy toward her patients with osteoporosis, a disease that breaks down tissue in bones. But her fall only heightened her sense of sympathy. Compassion, contagious enthusiasm and training at Washington University with top bone clinicians helped Diemer become a leader in her field.