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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.

Event planners are looking for input about the powwow, a festival of American Indian dancing, singing, drumming, arts, crafts and food.

School of Medicine researchers think altering vagal nerve activity could provide a novel approach for treating diabetes and high blood pressure in humans.

Photo by Robert BostonSchool of Medicine researchers found that patients with Parkinson’s disease improve their balance and walking by learning the tango.

Photo by Mary ButkusThe four finalists in the School of Law’s Wiley Rutledge Moot Court Competition experienced what most lawyers only dream of — arguing before John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States. “To be able to argue in front of one of the sharpest legal minds in the country was an experience I will never forget,” said Samir Kaushik, a second-year law student who argued the case along with fellow second-year law student Renee Waters during the Feb. 6 competition in Anheuser-Busch Hall.

The New York Times’ Supreme Court correspondent and a member of the Lumbee Indian Tribe of North Carolina are part of the spring lineup.

His research long has focused on applying digital tools to design and construction practice. In 1992, his work in digital-aided manufacturing was cited by Engineering News Record as one of the year’s 10 most significant contributions to the construction industry.