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The School of Engineering & Applied Science will host a week of special events Feb. 16-20 to inspire current and future engineers.

Photo by Robert BostonLinda Van Dillen, Ph.D., associate professor of physical therapy and of orthopedic surgery, studies how movement contributes to pain.

Construction Update is published periodically and provides information about the progress of major building and renovation projects. Information is provided to the Record by facilities management.

Josephine Olsen, Ph.D., acting director of the Peace Corps, will present the talk “International Volunteering and Service in the 21st Century: Toward Peace and Development” at 4 p.m. Feb. 19 in Brown Hall Lounge. Olsen’s presentation, the Benjamin E. Youngdahl Lecture in Social Policy, is free and open to the public. Olsen has had a […]

Photo by Joe AngelesKevin Folkl (left) laughs with his sister at the Hall of Fame Induction breakfast at the Knight Center Feb. 6. Folkl and nine other standout WUSTL athletes were honored at the breakfast and then again that night at the women’s basketball game.

Three programs highlight the Assembly Series schedule this week, with presentations by cultural historian Janice Radway, computer scientist Jonathan Schaeffer and a panel discussion on the legacy of George Washington.

The Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies at the School of Social Work will host a trivia night at 7 p.m. Feb. 20 in Brown Hall Lounge. Tables of 8-10 players are available for $15 per person.

It’s time to nominate School of Medicine staff for this year’s Dean’s Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor awarded to a medical staff member.

Photo by Robert BostonEighteen School of Medicine faculty were honored Jan. 29 at the 2009 Distinguished Faculty Award ceremony at the Eric P. Newman Education Center.

WUSTL will host a public hearing and conference March 4-6 to gather input and set priorities for federally funded women’s health research.