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Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir will give a free concert covering American history through music at 8:15 p.m. Saturday, April 10, at the 560 Music Center.

Outgoing, gregarious people who fill their lives with deep, meaningful conversations may have found at least one key to a happier life, suggests research from Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Arizona.

Sports updates for week of March 29

School of Medicine students will perform “Once Upon a Mattress” April 15-17 at the Whelpley Auditorium at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy.

Hip hop artist and actor Common will give the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the Association of Black Students, at 7 p.m. Monday, March 29, in Graham Chapel. This event was originally scheduled to take place April 6.

Fairness and cooperation among strangers depends on more than evolution, according to a new study published in the current issue of Science magazine. “Historical factors such as religion, commerce and punishment play a role,” says Carolyn Lesorogol, Ph.D., study co-author and associate professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. 

Of note Erika C. Crouch, MD, PhD, professor of pathology and immunology, has received a two-year, $706,337 subaward from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research titled “Collectins and Innate Defense Against Inhaled Pathogens.” This subaward is supported by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. … Debra Pulley, MD, associate professor of […]

Students and staff members are passing out information and buttons to raise awareness about Proposition A, a one-half cent sales tax increase to support the operation and expansion of the Metro public transit system. The group will be out on campus next week campaigning until the election on Tuesday, April 6.

Mae Quinn, JD, professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis says drug courts may not be as effective as claimed. “In their zeal to solve problems plaguing our communities, today’s court reformers often overlook important concerns of individual defendants — including their rights to due process of law and zealous representation,” Quinn says.

H. Marvin Camel, MD, professor emeritus of obstetrics and gynecology for five decades, died Monday, March 22, 2010, of respiratory failure at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. He was 85.