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The program introduces first-year students to community service in the St. Louis area.

Courtesy PhotoPatricia Wolff, M.D., gives a checkup to a girl in Meds & Food for Kids’ clinic in Haiti.Patricia B. Wolff, M.D., founded Meds & Food for Kids, which works to combat childhood malnutrition in Haiti with a nutrient-rich peanut-butter mixture.

Steven J. Givens has been named associate vice chancellor for public affairs and executive director of University Communications at Washington University in St. Louis, effective Jan. 1, 2007. M. Fredric Volkmann, vice chancellor for Public Affairs, announced the promotion. Givens, who serves as assistant vice chancellor and special assistant to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton, will succeed Judy Jasper Leicht, who announced she plans to retire at the end of the calendar year.

The School of Medicine received a $2 million grant to fund the Child Health Research Center for the next five years.

Photo by Mary ButkusChancellor Mark S. Wrighton celebrates the opening of the MetroLink Cross County Extension Aug. 26.

Emil R. Unanue, M.D., internationally recognized as a leader in understanding the immune system, has been named the Paul and Ellen Lacy Professor of Pathology.

Photo by Joe AngelesFaculty members Sally and Ken Goldman drop off their son, an incoming freshman, during “move-in” day Aug. 24.

Photo by Mary ButkusNational Science Foundation grant funds computer animation instruction for University City sixth-graders.

Steven J. Givens has been named associate vice chancellor and executive director of University Communications effective Jan. 1, 2007. Givens, who currently serves as assistant vice chancellor and special assistant to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton, will succeed Judy Jasper Leicht, who announced she plans to retire at the end of the calendar year.