Students urged to sign up as organ donors

Students can take a simple step this week to save lives: sign up to be organ donors. Student Organ Donation Advocates urge university students and community members to go online and participate in College Organ Donation Registration Day.

Award-winning Mosaic Whispers to perform this weekend

Student a cappella group Mosaic Whispers will perform two concerts on the Washington University in St. Louis campus this weekend. The group just won the Midwest semifinals of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) and later this month will compete at the ICCA Finals in New York.

PB&Joy food drive starts April 7

PB&Joy, the annual universitywide food drive, begins April 7 and runs until April 19. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to contribute nonperishable foods or to make a financial donation to Operation Food Search. Kid-friendly items such as graham crackers, apple sauce or macaroni and cheese fill a great need.

IDEA Labs Demo Day to be held April 25

RSVP to attend the IDEA Labs Demo Day at 6 p.m. April 25. Students from the Medical and Danforth campuses will demonstrate prototypes for inventions they created to solve health-care problems.

Info sessions Wednesday, Thursday for Urban Fellows Program

The Gephardt Institute will hold information sessions Wednesday and Thursday, April 6 and 7, for prospective applicants interested in the 10-month Urban Fellows Program. Fellows will contribute to the region’s civic efforts and learn more about urban issues.

Apply for leukemia research awards by May 2

Those interested in the Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) in Leukemia Career Enhancement and Developmental Research Awards may submit applications through May 2.

Campus arbor tour Tuesday

Kent Theiling Jr., grounds and landscape design manager for the Danforth Campus, will lead a spring arbor tour from 11 a.m.-noon Tuesday, April 5, starting at the south entrance of the Danforth University Center.

Thurtene Carnival to support Ready Readers

Thurtene Carnival of Washington University in St. Louis has selected as its community partner Ready Readers, a leading local nonprofit that inspires children to love books.

Campus blood drive next week

The next universitywide blood drive will be held Wednesday, April 6, at seven locations throughout the campuses. All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to participate.
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