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Scientists at the School of Medicine used genetically modified mice to uncover a potentially important link between diabetes and obesity.

Enola E. Proctor will chair the 14-member committee, appointed by Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton; Khinduka will step down after 30 years of service.

He is president and CEO of Commerce Bancshares; John McDonnell and Stephen Brauer were elected as vice chairmen.

WUSTL Photo ServicesSchool of Art 2004 Fashion ShowJunior and senior fashion design students from the Washington University School of Art will show their latest couture creations at “Gowns in the Gallery” Thursday, Feb. 24.

Benjamin Allen, a music major in Arts & Sciences, will present a senior honors recital at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, at Grace United Methodist Church. The concert, which is free and open to the public, reflects three distinct areas that Allen has pursued at Washington University: composition, conducting and trombone.

Richard A. GephardtEncouraging people to become involved in public service will be the goal of the newly established Richard A. Gephardt Institute for Public Service at Washington University in St. Louis. Named in honor of the two-time presidential candidate and longtime Missouri congressman, the non-partisan, university-wide institute be directed by James W. Davis, WUSTL professor of political science.

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Its first holder will be Barton H. Hamilton, professor of economics, of management and of entrepreneurship in the Olin School of Business.

Alumnus Robert Frick and his wife Barbara have established a professorship in the Olin School of Business. Todd Zenger, authority on business strategy and organizational design, will be formally installed as the first holder.

SchaalMembers of the National Academy of Sciences have elected Barbara A. Schaal, Ph.D., vice president of the Academy. Schaal is Spencer T. Olin Professor in Arts & Sciences in biology at Washington University in St. Louis. With her election, Schaal becomes the first woman ever elected vice president of the Academy.