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Bruce Lindsey, the Paul Rudolph Professor of Architecture at Auburn University in Auburn, Ala., has been named dean of the College of Architecture and Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design, both part of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.

David Chipperfield, architect for the proposed Saint Louis Art Museum expansion, and Nigel Tonks, who is leading building services engineering for the project, will both speak as part of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts’ fall Architecture Lecture Series.

Photo by Mary ButkusM. Cherif Bassiouni (left), a world-renowned authority on international criminal justice, discusses the legacy of the Nuremberg trials with second-year law students.

In October, the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences’ Dance Program will host a weeklong series of public events with Gary Galbraith and Bonnie Oda Homsey, both former principal dancers with the Martha Graham Dance Company.

With a competition to design a Career Center video advertisement available on the popular Web site YouTube.com, the center’s staff members discovered they could draw students into the process of connecting with good career advice.

The No. 19 women’s soccer team extended its winning streak to six with two victories last week.

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Two attorneys and an environmental engineer have joined the School of Law’s Clinical Education Program. Edward “Ted” Heisel, J.D., has been named the clinic attorney for the Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic and a lecturer in law. Highly regarded in his field, Heisel brings to his new role experience from private practice and public interest settings in areas involving land use, natural resources, local government and environmental law. As the former executive director of the Missouri Coalition for the Environment, he litigated numerous cases and served as its senior law and policy coordinator. He was instrumental in the coalition’s federal lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which led to major updates in Missouri water quality standards. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School and a bachelor’s degree in biology from Kansas State University. A nationally recognized expert in Section 1983 litigation, Stephen M. Ryals, J.D., has been appointed the clinic attorney for the Civil Justice Clinic and a lecturer in law. Ryals brings to this position extensive experience in civil rights litigation, including police misconduct actions, employment discrimination cases and other constitutional issues. A principal of The Ryals Law Firm, P.C., in St. Louis, he is the author of several articles and books regarding Section 1983 litigation, including the treatise, “Discovery and Proof in Police Misconduct Cases.” He earned a law degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Peter W. Goode has been appointed environmental engineer for the Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic. He previously worked for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, where he was chief of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permits and Engineering Section for the Water Protection Program. Goode earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Martha Graham (1894-1991) is among the most acclaimed choreographers of the 20th century. In October, the Performing Arts Department (PAD) in Arts & Sciences’ Dance Program will host a weeklong series of public events with Gary Galbraith and Bonnie Oda Homsey, both former principal dancers with the Martha Graham Dance Company.

A St. Louis based company has developed a nanotechnology process to reduce artery-clogging plaque, which causes heart attacks. Drs. Samuel Wickline and Gregory Lanza made the discovery at the School of Medicine.