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Photo by Robert BostonThe School of Medicine Class of 2011 recites an oath of professionalism at the annual White Coat Ceremony Aug. 17.

Photo by Mary ButkusStart of something new A student of Liggett Koenig Residential College enthusiastically displays house pride at the Convocation Aug. 23 in the Athletic Complex Field House.The inaugural event of the academic year is Chancellor Mark Wrighton’s opportunity to welcome new students and parents to the University.

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton was among a delegation of eight college and university presidents who traveled with U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings to Chile and Brazil Aug. 18-24 to promote higher education partnerships and exchanges between the United States and Latin America.

Fred J. “Ted” Hodges III, professor emeritus of radiology and one of the founders of the neuroradiology section at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, died Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007.

The new central underground parking garage on the Danforth Campus is now open. During this academic year, the lot provides an additional 380 parking spaces.

The Department of Music in Arts & Sciences will launch its fall 2007 concert series with “4 x 4,” a performance by the Washington University Chamber Orchestra. The program — which begins at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, in Holmes Lounge, Ridgley Hall — will feature concertos written for four instruments, including Concerto in B minor for four violins by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741); Concerto for four flutes by Johann David Heinichen (1683-1729); and Le Phénix for four cellos by Michel Corrette (1707-95).

Photo by Kevin LowderThe South 40 was abuzz with activity last week as students began moving into residence halls. WUSTL organizations, such as University Police, were on hand to introduce themselves to the new campus residents. Campus police officers also were busy directing the heavy volume of traffic on the South 40. (Slideshow available)

A group of Jewish educators becomes spirited during a session of the annual Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE) conference held on the Danforth Campus Aug. 2-9.

A software program developed by Washington University researchers is allowing viewers access to data and some early images from the most powerful spectral camera ever sent to Mars. The information is now available on NASA’s online planetary data archive.

Researchers have found what may be a useful biomarker for diagnosing cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes.