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St. Louis Hillel will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a gala dinner at 6 p.m. May 6 at The Westin St. Louis.

Six prominent people, including a legendary radio broadcaster and the first woman president of the country’s fourth oldest university, will receive honorary degrees during the University’s 146th Commencement ceremony May 18. The University will also bestow academic degrees on more than 2,300 students during the ceremony, which begins at 8:30 a.m. in Brookings Quadrangle.

A Physical Therapy researcher is seeking those with low-back pain to test two conservative treatment programs that include education, training in everyday activities and exercise.

The Center for Aging’s seventh annual Friedman Conference will be held May 8 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center.

Trout Fishing in America — the long-standing musical partnership between 5-foot-5-inch bass player Keith Grimwood and 6-foot-9-inch guitarist Ezra Idlet —brings its infectious blend of folk, pop and family-friendly music to Edison Theatre at 11 a.m. May 5.

The Washington University Opera will perform Richard Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries” — one of the most recognized motifs in Western music — as part of its Evening at the Opera concerts 8 p.m. May 4-5 in Umrath Hall.

Metabolic syndrome among the HIV-infected population is about 26 percent, the same as in those not infected with the virus, a new study shows.

Photo by Robert BostonThree-year-old Reuven Kirshner plays pattycake with his nurse, Sarah Parks, after he had a bone from his shin transplanted into his arm, which was affected by a rare bone cancer.

The School of Engineering & Applied Science will honor four of its alumni at an awards ceremony at 5 p.m. May 18, with a reception to follow, in Whitaker Hall. Honorees are Vincent H. Li; Richard P. Mattione, Ph.D.; and Jonathan S. Turner, Ph.D., who will receive the Alumni Achievement Award. Richard A. Roloff will receive the Dean’s Award. More…

Photo by Mary ButkusArts & Sciences graduate teaching assistants receive Dean’s Awards for Teaching Excellence April 26 in the Ann W. Olin Women’s Building Formal Lounge.