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Washington University School of Law and the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies will bring together leading experts for “Federal Budget and Tax Policy for a Sound Fiscal Future,” beginning at 8:45 a.m. March 20 and 21 in Anheuser-Busch Hall.

Photo by Kevin LowderRaphael Njuguna, graduate student in computer science and engineering, describes his research on improving digital camera sensors with improved pixel technology during the 2009 Graduate Student Research Symposium Feb. 28 in the Lab Sciences Building.

Community-based conservation in Madagascar, property rights for the poor in Argentina and trade-offs between violence and power in societies throughout human history are among topics to be explored in a free public workshop on the social science of international development from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 24 in the Women’s Building Formal Lounge.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Feb. 24-March 2. 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. Feb. 25 10:13 a.m. — A […]

The Record will not be published next week due to spring break.

Peter Schäfer, Ph.D., the Ronald O. Perelman Professor of Judaic Studies and director of the Program in Judaic Studies at Princeton University, will present the 2009 Adam Cherrick Lecture in Jewish Studies at 7 p.m. March 19 in Wilson Hall, Room 214. The lecture, “Why Did Baby Messiah Disappear? The Birth of Christianity From the […]

Photo by Mary ButkusKeith Boykin, J.D., keynote speaker for the Feb. 28 Cultural Competency in the Legal Profession Symposium at the School of Law, speaks with Deanna Atchley, a third-year law student and conference organizer.

Computer science faculty are exposing their undergraduate students to learning in ways that prepare them for interaction in the real work place. It’s not about “staying between the lines,” but more about getting out of your seat, moving around and interacting with your classmates. It’s called active learning, a learning-laboratory-based tutorial teaching concept.

Students or employees who do not currently hold an annual parking permit but wish to store their vehicles on campus during spring break (Friday, March 6, through Sunday, March 15) may do so after obtaining a placard from Parking Services.

More than 200 WUSTL students will be using their spring breaks not for lounging on the beach but for serving communities around the globe. Eighteen groups of students will travel to places as close as suburban St. Louis and as far away as Hanoi, Vietnam, to help with service projects ranging from home building and urban renewal to college mentorship and medical assistance.