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Courtesy imageSoweto Gospel ChoirThe Soweto Gospel Choir — an all-star “super group” drawn from churches and congregations in and around Soweto, South Africa — will bring their vibrant mix of African Gospel, popular songs, folk anthems and traditional Zulu, Xhosa and Sotho spirituals to Washington University’s Edison Theatre for a special, one-night-only concert Feb. 11.

Elderly patients taking the commonly prescribed blood thinner warfarin experience an increased risk for osteoporosis-linked bone fractures, according to a study at the School of Medicine. The results suggest physicians should carefully monitor the bone health of patients placed on the medication and that their patients should take steps to decrease the risk of osteoporosis.

WestCornel West, one of America’s most prominent public intellectuals, will deliver a talk for the Washington University Assembly Series at 4 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 2, in Graham Chapel. His lecture, “Democracy Matters,” is free and open to the public, however seating will for the general public will be limited. Please call 314-935-4620 or visit the Assembly Series Web page (http://assemblyseries.wustl.edu) for more information.

Undergraduate tuition at Washington University in St. Louis will total $32,800 for the 2006-07 academic year — a $1,700 (5.5 percent) increase over the 2005-06 current academic year tuition of $31,100. The required student activity fee will total $328, and the student health fee will be $660. The announcement was made by Barbara A. Feiner, vice chancellor for finance.

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Her five novels are Labrador, The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf, Hell: A Novel and The Walking Tour and Versailles; her sixth, The Thin Place, is forthcoming this month.

However, the study also found chronic multisymptom illness in veterans who did not serve in the Gulf, suggesting that the Persian Gulf conflict isn’t the only trigger. More medical news

At the appointment, employees may review and discuss their individual investment allocation and balance in the retirement savings plan accounts.

She was secretary to the dean of Arts & Sciences from 1959-1982; she died Monday, Dec. 5, 2005.

She was an administrative assistant in the Department of Otolaryngology at the School of Medicine from 1965-1985.