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In an effort to foster and encourage productive and proactive dialogue about race within the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University and the St. Louis region, the Society of Black Student Social Workers will host ” Forum on Race: The Dialogue Continues,” Jan. 17, featuring Lee Mun Wah, a nationally acclaimed director, lecturer and diversity consultant. Mun Wah will present his film, Last Chance for Eden, a documentary featuring nine men and women engaging in an electrifying and honest conversation about the anguish and pain of dealing with racism, sexism and heterosexism in their lives and communities.

Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum”Inside Out Loud”This spring, more than 30 campus and community partners will join the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis to present close to 70 events relating to women’s health. Events — which range from exhibitions, concerts and theatrical performances to lectures, seminars and health screenings — are held in conjunction with the museum’s Inside Out Loud: Women’s Health in Contemporary Art, the first major exhibition dedicated to the topic, which will be on view Jan. 21 to April 24.

Calm seas can turn deadly when tsunamis strike.Tens of thousands of people who perished in the Indonesia tsunami would be alive today had there been a warning system in place in the Indian Ocean basin similar to one in place for 40 years in the Pacific Ocean, says a seismologist at Washington University in St. Louis. Douglas A. Wiens, Ph.D., professor of earth and planetary sciences in Art & Sciences, says it’s unfortunate, but the catastrophic tragedy will be the catalyst for developing such a system, just as the 1964 Alaska tsunami event triggered the installment of the current Pacific Ocean system.”

Time is the most important factor when dealing with stroke, the third leading cause of death in the U.S. But before a person can get a loved one crucial medical treatment in time, he or she must know what signs to heed. WUSM physicians and stroke experts Mark Goldberg and Maurizio Corbetta discuss stroke and its symptoms in the following St. Louis Post-Dispatch article.

RossWill Ross, M.D., associate dean and director of the Office of Diversity at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the 2005 Distinguished Community Service in Medicine Award by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. State Celebration Commission.

It is now significantly easier to search long stretches of DNA for genetic changes associated with disease, thanks to scientists at the School of Medicine.

SwinkelsWashington University in St. Louis business professor Jeroen Swinkels, August A. Busch, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Managerial Economics and Strategy at the Olin School of Business, was elected a fellow of the Econometric Society in December 2004. With a worldwide membership, the Econometric Society is the most prestigious society in the field of economics. Over the past decade, only about 15 candidates per year have been elected as new fellows.

Lois GreenfieldMonique HaleyThe River North Chicago Dance Company, the eclectic, 13-member ensemble known for packing concerts with short, engaging works by contemporary choreographers, will return to Washington University’s Edison Theatre for a trio of performances Jan. 21-23.

Center for Advanced Medicine, home of Siteman Cancer CenterThe Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital has joined the highest ranking cancer research and treatment institutions with a designation by the National Cancer Institute as a Comprehensive Cancer Center. This distinction recognizes Siteman’s broad-based research, outreach and education activities, and provides $21 million for research funding.

Charles F. Knight and Joanne Knight have donated $5 million to the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The commitment will endow and establish the Joanne Knight Breast Health Center and Breast Cancer Program.