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Washington University today joined a consortium of leading scientific and medical institutions around the country to warn Congress that persistent flat-funding of biomedical research could thwart advances in treatments for such diseases as cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. Following today’s Senate Appropriations Labor-HHS Committee hearing on funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Washington University and the eight other institutions issued a report at a Capitol Hill press conference on funding for U.S. medical research.

Jacqueline Tatom, assistant professor of architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, died Sunday, March 18. She is survived by her husband, Paul Naecker, and their 12-year-old daughter, Theresa Ann Naecker. A gathering will be held in Tatom’s honor at 12:30 p.m. March 19 in the stairway of Givens Hall. A […]

Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee, whose latest book outlines his distinct views and values, will give the College Republicans address for the Assembly Series. “From Hope to Higher Ground: 12 STOPS for Restoring America’s Greatness,” the title of his book and his talk, will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 4 in Graham Chapel on Washington University’s Danforth Campus. The event is free and open to the public.

<img src="/news/PublishingImages/5531_t.gif" alt="Renaissance students This spring, 37 art and architecture students from the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts are soaking in history by living and working in Florence and pursuing a curriculum that includes studios, art history seminars and Italian language classes.” height=”255″ width=”175″ />Courtesy Photo/Sketch by Alla AgafonovRenaissance students This spring, 37 art and architecture students from the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts are soaking in history by living and working in Florence and pursuing a curriculum that includes studios, art history seminars and Italian language classes.

Parking and Transportation Services has announced Danforth Campus parking permit fees for the 2007-08 school year. The fees take effect July 1.

The women’s basketball team finished second in the NCAA Division III national championship, while the men finished third this weekend. – See latest results

WUSTL and eight other institutions will release a report on stagnant National Institutes of Health funding and the threat to progress in health care.

David Murray, M.D., pediatric anesthesiologist and director of the Clinical Simulation Center, has been named the Loeb Professor at the School of Medicine.

Eminent British archaeologist Lord Colin Renfrew will speak for the Assembly Series on cognitive archaeology and how we become human at 4 p.m. March 22 in Graham Chapel.

Four feature films and four short films from six different African nations are part of the African Film Festival March 22-25.