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DanceBrazilFor almost 30 years DanceBrazil has combined modern dance with contemporary and traditional Afro-Brazilians forms such as samba and the martial arts-inspired capoeira. Now the internationally acclaimed troupe will bring its magnetic, gravity-defying mix of strength and power, intricacy and elusiveness, to Washington University’s Edison Theatre.

School of Medicine scientists found genes that will help scientists to develop therapies for smokers who just can’t seem to quit.

Photo by David KilperLeonard Green plays tough with students and leaves a lasting impression

Christopher Buckley, novelist, political satirist and editor, will present “Thank You for Smoking: A Conversation With Christopher Buckley,” as the ArtSci Council/Neureuther Library Lecture for the Assembly Series. The talk, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 11 a.m. Feb. 21 in Graham Chapel.

The higher education cable station HEC-TV is sponsoring a series of interactive, participatory television programs related to The Big Read, a University-sponsored initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to restore reading to the center of American culture.

The novelist, political satirist and editor will present “Thank You for Smoking: A Conversation with Chris Buckley,” the ArtSci Council/Neureuther Library Lecture for the Assembly Series at 11 a.m., Wednesday, February 21 in Graham Chapel.

Construction is underway in west St. Louis County to build a new, $13 million orthopaedic facility, a joint project of The Washington University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

With so much attention given to transportation, many people are surprised to learn that buildings are the single largest contributor to global warming. Yet in the United States, buildings are responsible for almost half (48%) of all greenhouse gas emissions. On Feb. 20 the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts will host The 2010 Imperative: A Global Emergency Teach-In, a live web-cast exploring the relationship between ecology and design.

Jeffrey MarlowJeffrey J. Marlow, a senior in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, is one of 20 students nationwide named to the 2007 All-USA College Academic First Team, USA Today’s recognition program for outstanding undergraduates. Two other Washington University students were named to the third team and one student received honorable mention, resulting in Washington University tying with the University of Alabama for the most students selected in the newspaper’s competition.

Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael A. Wolff will present “Race, Law, and the Struggle for Equality: Missouri Law, Politics and the Dred Scott Case,” the keynote address for the 150th anniversary symposium covering the Dred Scott Case.