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The following incidents were reported to University Police Sept. 8-12. 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. Sept. 8 9 p.m. — Student reported […]

Photo by Robert BostonHeidi Prather, D.O., specializes in treating women with musculoskeletal problems and injured performing artists, primarily dancers.

Mary Jane Spiegel, a lab assistant at the School of Medicine from 1957-1986, died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007. She was 87.

Novelist Peter Orner, the visiting Fannie Hurst Professor of Creative Literature in Washington University’s Writing Program in Arts & Sciences, will read from his fiction at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13. In addition, Orner will lead a talk on the craft of fiction at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20.

Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPISophomore Stephanie Koh receives a proclamation from Gov. Matt Blunt declaring Missouri a “State of ONE” in the fight against extreme global poverty.

Photo by Mary ButkusEdward F. Lawlor, Ph.D., dean and the William E. Gordon Professor at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, greets students, faculty, staff and friends during the grand opening of the new Commons in Goldfarb Hall Sept. 5.

Photo by Tim ParkerFirst-year medical students learn to work together at the annual Diversity Retreat, sponsored by Student Support Services and the Office of Diversity Programs.

An engineer at Washington University in St. Louis has helped find a way to “cut the chatter” in high-speed machining of aluminum and titanium aircraft parts. Chatter in milling is an instability that arises because the cutting tool vibrates, making oscillating patterns on the work piece. Now researchers including Philip V. Bayly, Ph.D., Washington University Hughes Professor of Mechanical Engineering, have developed software that predicts when chatter is going to occur as well as the accuracy of the cut.

The St. Louis Business Journal has named James E. McLeod, vice chancellor for students and dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, one of St. Louis’ Most Influential Minority Business Leaders for 2007. He, along with the 24 other winners, will be profiled in the paper’s Sept. 14 issue.

Photo by Kevin LowderColin Christy, a senior sculpture major in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, hangs his work at the 14th annual Saint Louis Art Fair last Friday. Christy was one of several students taking part in the fair’s Student Mentoring Program.