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Photo by David KilperJessica Deneweth (right), a senior biomedical engineering major, leads a tour for prospective students from the Class of 2011 and their families, who are on campus to learn about the University through various activities as part of the 15th annual April Welcome.

Researchers at the University and elsewhere recently helped the St. Louis Science Center probe the mysteries of a baby mummy. The mummy, part of the Science Center’s collection of artifacts for two decades, went on permanent public display on March 15 in conjunction with the arrival of an IMAX film on mummies.

Washington University’s Writing Program in Arts & Sciences will present a two-day “Publishing Weekend” April 6 and 7. The event will focus on various aspects of the publishing industry and will include talks and panel discussions with publishers, editors, authors and agents from both mainstream and independent presses.

Social activist, educator and one of the “Little Rock Nine,” Minnijean Brown Trickey will present “Return to Little Rock” for the Women’s Society annual Adele Starbird Lecture at the Assembly Series on April 11 in Graham Chapel.

George Warren Brown School of Social Work students from various countries will offer a taste of their homelands through traditional foods and lively entertainment.

The School of Law is hosting the Philip D. Shelton Symposium titled “A Higher Sense of Purpose: Access to Higher Education and the Professions,” from 1-4:30 p.m. on April 12 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall. This symposium is the final event in the “A Higher Sense of Purpose” series, part of the Danforth Campus naming celebration.

Acclaimed author Kelly Link will read from her work at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 5, for The Writing Program Reading Series. Link is the author of two story collectins, Stranger Things Happen and Magic for Beginners, and editor of the anthology Trampoline.

David Kilper/WUSTL Photo Services*House of Desires*Mistaken identities, hidden lovers, mischievous servants and duels in the dark. Welcome to House of Desires, a romantic comedy-of-errors written in 1683 by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a proto-feminist Mexican nun today considered one of the most brilliant writers of the Baroque period.

In a globalizing world, first-world profits often drive the research and development costs for inventing new drugs. How does a just society approach the compelling needs of Third World diseases for new drugs that might not make money in the first world? The topic is the subject of a mini-symposium, “Drug Development in the Global […]

The following incidents were reported to University Police March 21-28. 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. March 25 9:29 a.m. — A student reported that on between 2:30-6:30 p.m. March 24, an unknown person(s) took his Roadmaster silver mountain bike which was secured with a University issued Krytponite lock to the bike-rack located on the south side of Anheuser-Busch Hall. A search of the area by the student met with negative results. No suspects or witnesses could be located. Total loss is estimated at $200. 12:57 p.m. — A student reported that while playing basketball between 5-6:30 p.m. March 24 in the Swamp area, an unknown person(s) took his black leather wallet and cell phone which had been laying unattended nearby. Total loss is estimated at $280. March 26 8:29 a.m. — A person reported that between 7:30 a.m. March 24 and 8:28 a.m. March 26 an unknown person(s) took an overhead projector located in Simon Hall, Room 104, from an unsecured cabinet. No suspects or witnesses could be located. Total loss is estimated at $400. University Police also responded to one report each of lost article, trespassing, investigation and larceny.