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Carol Vizzier, J.D., has been appointed director of Career Services and Public Interest, announced Kent D. Syverud, J.D., dean and the Ethan A. H. Shepley University Professor.

It’s been said that medicine keeps people alive, but art makes life worth living. Through Feb. 26, more than 50 people are exhibiting their paintings, photographs, sculptures, ceramics and mixed media in the first floor atrium of the School of Medicine’s Farrell Learning and Teaching Center. The pieces are part of the third annual Student, Faculty and Staff Art Show, sponsored by the Washington University School of Medicine Arts Commission.

Washington University in St. Louis, in conjunction with the St. Louis Chapter of the Jewish Community Center (JCC), will celebrate the 21st annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGSWD) with the JCC Female Fan Day during the women’s basketball game against New York University on Sun., January 28. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. at the WU Field House.

Investigators at the School of Medicine are conducting a study to investigate factors related to memory in older adults. They are seeking healthy volunteers between 70 and 75 years of age who have siblings also willing to participate. Study participants will undergo a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan to determine the structure of the brain and a positron emission tomography (PET) scan to analyze amyloid levels in the brain.

Poet Martha Collins will read from her work at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, for The Writing Program Reading Series. Collins is the author of five books of poetry, most recently Blue Front (2006). The book-length poem is based on a November 1909 lynching that was witnessed by her father, then a five-year-old boy who sold fruit in front of the Blue Front Restaurant in Cairo, IL.

Paul LairdPaul Laird, Ph.D., director of the Division of Musicology at the University of Kansas, will speak on “What Was — And Is — the Baroque Cello?” at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2. Laird is the author of Towards a History of the Spanish Villancico (1997), Leonard Bernstein: A Guide to Research (2002) and The Baroque Cello Revival: An Oral History (2004).

Steven SmithPresident George W. Bush’s State of the Union address on Jan. 23 may be remembered as one of the least consequential State of the Union addresses in a generation, but its presentation could open the door on a period of real legislative compromise as both parties struggle to boster reputations in advance of the 2008 elections, suggests Steven Smith, an expert on congressional politics at Washington University in St. Louis. Video Available

Jean-Louis DarvilleThe Actor’s GangImagine a world where people cannot speak freely, where leaders are not held accountable, where constant war rages against an unseen enemy. Welcome to 1984, George Orwell’s prescient portrait of an oppressive, totalitarian society. In February, The Actor’s Gang — the experimental Los Angeles troupe led by artistic director Tim Robbins — will present a new stage adaptation of Orwell’s dystopic classic at Washington University’s Edison Theatre.

Undergraduate Rankings by Media • Graduate Rankings by Media • Rankings Home Academic Analytics’ Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index (FSP Index) Newly published in January 2007, the Academic Analytics’ Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index measures specific data regarding faculty scholarly output, including publications and citations. Altogether, 27 academic areas at Washington Univeristy rank in the top-10 categories. […]

Below is a link to the Washington University news release about the U.S. News & World Report undergraduate rankings for 2004-05: http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/3627.html To view a full listing of U.S. News magazine, book and Web-only rankings for 2004-05, please visit the U.S. News & World Report site: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php