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Stephen H. Petersen has been appointed assistant vice chancellor for alumni relations in Alumni & Development Programs.

Photo by David KilperJohn S. Rigden, Ph.D., adjunct professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, reviews the recently hung Eads Hall display recognizing physicist Arthur Holly Compton, Ph.D., the University’s first faculty member to receive a Nobel Prize (1927), and his groundbreaking research.

Student Health Services, in conjunction with Parking and Transportation Services, has announced the introduction of a new printable temporary parking pass available online for students to use during their visits. The health center also is offering a new program that provides for secure e-mailing between students and health providers they have seen.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Nov. 28 – Dec. 4. 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. Nov 28 5:19 p.m. […]

In celebration of The Black Rep’s 31st season, Washington University’s Diversity Initiative is giving away 31 season PassPorts to University faculty and staff. Each season PassPort consists of five ticket vouchers redeemable at any time during the 2008 season. The drawing, which for the second consecutive year is sponsored by Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and […]

The Bear Necessities store in Wohl Student Center will be holding its annual sidewalk sale Dec. 11-12. WUSTL insignia merchandise will be half-off the lowest markdown price. The sale will run from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Dec. 11 and from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 12. Bear Necessities is operated by The Women’s Society of Washington University. […]

David Kilper/WUSTL PhotoLars Angenent, Ph.D., assistant professor of energy, environmental & chemical engineering, with a microbial fuel cell.The combination of beer, wastewater, microbes, fuel cells, high school students and teachers sounds like a witches’ brew for an old-fashioned, illicit ’60s beach party. Instead, these are the components that comprise the heart and soul of a new high school science curriculum being developed by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and a couple of St. Louis area high school teachers. Video available.

Metabolism researchers at the School of Medicine have found that although it does not extend maximum lifespan in mice, activating a protein in muscle tissue increases average lifespan and prevents some age-related diseases. The researchers believe a similar approach may someday help people avoid age-related problems such as atherosclerosis, diabetes, hypertension and even some cancers.

St. Louis Cold Storage CompanyThe Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis is accepting registrations for its 2008 Steedman Traveling Fellowship Competition. Granted since 1925, the biennial Steedman Fellowship is open to citizens of all countries with not more than eight years of experience following receipt of a professional degree in architecture. The competition carries a $30,000 first place award to support study and research abroad — the largest such award in the United States.

Werner Ploberger, Ph.D., was installed as the first Thomas H. Eliot Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences on October 30 in Holmes Lounge. Ploberger, who joined Washington University’s Department of Economics last year, is internationally renowned for his contributions to the fields of econometrics and the theory of estimation.