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Photo by David KilperBiblical scholar Pamela Barmash leads Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies

Henry Louis Gates Jr., Ph.D., the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University, will deliver the keynote address for the 12th annual Chancellor’s Fellowship Conference at 2 p.m. April 26 in Graham Chapel.

Yoel Sadovsky, M.D., professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named president-elect of the Perinatal Research Society. The international society fosters scientific interchange and collaboration among established investigators whose research interests are in the area of perinatal-neonatal medicine and developmental biology.

The Washington University Concert Choir and the Washington University Symphony Orchestra will present the 2007 Chancellor’s Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 29, in Washington University’s E. Desmond Lee Auditorium. The program will highlight Carl Orff’s popular cantata Carmina Burana (“Songs of Beuren”), which combines 20th century music with medieval texts.

An angiogram, or X-ray image of blood vesselsScientists have uncovered a new biomedical technique that could increase blood flow to alleviate problems associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes and many surgical procedures. They found that blocking the action of a blood-clot-associated protein turns up the effect of a biologically produced gas that can open blood vessels and increase blood flow.

This year’s conference, “International Business in Action”, will showcase several Olin School of Business M.B.A. students who have provided leadership in finding international business solutions for global organizations. The goal of the conference is to provide cutting-edge information to St. Louis-area business professionals on how to address challenges in the international arena.

Members of the Washington University community will gather at 7:30 p.m. April 19 in Brookings Quandrangle to show support for those impacted by the Virginia Tech tragedy. Candles will be lit, followed by a moment of silence, and those in attendance will have the opportunity to add their thoughts to a condolence message that will be sent to Virginia Tech University.

Richard Freund, Ph.D., director of the Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Hartford, will discuss “Temple Treasures in the Dead Sea Caves: New Insights from Archaeology” at 11 a.m. April 20 in Room 301 of the Lab Sciences Building.

The Whitney R. Harris Institute for Global Legal Studies at the School of Law will host a Latin American Law Workshop April 20-21 in Room 404 of Anheuser-Busch Hall.