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Science on Tap, Washington University’s monthly informal science colloquium, is cited in Wired magazine’s April issue. The program is noted along with seven similar forums across the country that promote science conversation in a pub-like setting. Established in fall 2005, Science on Tap highlights topics developed by Danforth Campus scientists through public discussions at Schlafly Bottleworks at 7260 Southwest Ave. in Maplewood.

For the first time in the United States, the presidents of 12 premier universities from Asia and the Middle East will gather at Washington University in St. Louis May 4-7 to discuss ways their institutions are addressing global energy and environmental concerns. The International Symposium on Energy and Environment is sponsored by Washington University’s McDonnell International Scholars Academy.

David Kilper/WUSTL Photo ServicesZeuler LimaZeuler R. Lima, Ph.D., assistant professor of architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, has won the 2007 Bruno Zevi Prize from the Bruno Zevi Foundation in Rome. Lima received the award for his extended essay “Towards Simple Architecture,” about the Italian-Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi.

The powwow draws crowds from all over the Midwest to experience American Indian dancing, singing, drumming, arts, crafts and food.

The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis honored five outstanding architecture alumni at its 14th annual Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner March 29. The awards recognize architecture graduates who have demonstrated creativity, innovation, leadership and vision through their contributions to both the practice of architecture and the School.

A study of how the brain of a premature infant responds to injury has found vulnerabilities similar to those in the mature brain but also identified at least one significant difference, according to neuroscientists and neonatologists at the School of Medicine.

Sean Godsell Architects, MelbourneFuture ShackAustralian architect Sean Godsell combines spare aesthetics with environmental sensitivity and social engagement. At 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 23, Godsell will discuss his work for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts’ spring Architecture Lecture Series. The talk, titled “Towards an Australian Architecture,” is free and open to the public and takes place in Room 300 of the Arts & Sciences Laboratory Building.

Developing brain tumors can coax assistance from nearby cells known as microglia, according to a new study from scientists at the School of Medicine. The researchers have identified one protein made by microglia that helps accelerate tumor growth and are looking for others.

With inspiration from 13th-century Persian poet Rumi and Victorian-era American dancer Isadora Duncan, two faculty members present an evening of dance and poetry titled “The Watching Heart: A Journey in Peace” at 8 p.m. April 13 in the Olin Dance Studio.

Photo by Joe AngelesMichael Lamberta, a junior biology major in Arts & Sciences, pins a ribbon on George Lai, a junior medical anthropology major in Arts & Sciences, during White Ribbon Day April 5 in Mallinckrodt Student Center.