Living Learning Center Opens at Tyson on Track to Be First Living Building in North America

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^JiMiington University in StLouis June 11,2009 record.wustl.edu Living Learning Center opens at Tyson On track to be first Living Building in North America

BY JESSICA DAUES AND TONY FITZPATRICK The center is designed to be a zero net energy and zero wastewater building — both among the What could be one of North America's 16 requirements to earn Living Building recogni- greenest buildings — a flagship building tion from the CRGBC. The CRGBC is a chapter on the cutting edge of sustainable design of both the U.S. Green Building Council and energy efficiency — officially opened May 29 (USGBC) and the Canada Green Building at Washington University's new Living Learning Council (CaGBC). Center at the Tyson Research Center. The Living Learning Center will capture Tyson, located 20 miles southwest of the rainwater and purify it for drinking and will be Danforth Campus, is 2,000 acres of woods, prai- powered so efficiently by solar energy that the rie, ponds and savannas where dozens of building often will pump energy back into the WUSTL faculty and students predominantly do electric grid to be purchased by the local energy environmental research. company. The Living Learning Center is a 2,900-square- Other requirements included diverting a high foot facility built to meet the Living Building percentage of construction waste (80 percent or Challenge — designed to be the most stringent more, depending on the material) from landfills green building rating system in the world — of and obtaining materials from within a certain Jonathan M. Chase, Ph.D. (left), director of the Tyson Research Center and the Cascadia Region Green Building Council mile radius of the construction site to reduce associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences; Kathryn G. Miller, Ph.D., (CRGBC). No building has yet met its standard, carbon emissions from travel and shipping. professor and interim chair of biology; and Ralph S. Quatrano, Ph.D., the but the Living Learning Center is in the running Occupational spaces also must contain operable Spencer T. Olin Professor and interim dean of Arts & Sciences, gather to be the first in North America. See Tyson, Page 6 outside the Living Learning Center at the opening May 29. New procedure alleviates symptoms of severe asthma BY GWEN ERICSON new treatment uses a device to heat the walls of the lung's air Anew drug-free treatment for passages to reduce the amount of asthma has been shown to be muscle tissue and potentially effective in an international study inhibit narrowing of the airways. of patients with severe, uncon- "One of the reasons I find this trolled asthma. treatment exciting is that many The results showed statistically patients with severe asthma are significant improvements in qual- already taking the best drug thera- ity of life and reductions in asthma py we have and are still experienc- attacks and emergency room visits ing debilitating symptoms," said for patients who underwent the the study's lead U.S. investigator, treatment. Mario Castro, M.D., professor of Conducted at 30 sites world- medicine and of pediatrics. "This wide, including the School of device provides a meaningful new Medicine, the trial tested a proce- treatment for such patients." dure designed to reduce the ability The device is the Alair Bron- of the lung's airways to contract chial Thermoplasty System, devel- and interfere with breathing. The oped by Asthmatx Inc., which findings were presented in May at funded the study. None of the the American Thoracic Society trial's investigators has a financial International Conference in San interest in the company. Diego. The study, the Asthma An acute asthma attack is Intervention Research 2 (AIR2) characterized by contraction of Trial, a randomized, double-blind, muscle tissue in the airway walls sham-controlled trial, follows the Special Commencement Chancellor Mark S.Wrighton leads Scott Kennedy (center) and Gregg in response to irritation, infection earlier AIR Trial, completed in Kennedy into a room at Whittemore House for a special Commencement ceremony for the baseball or inflammation. Although drugs 2005. AIR compared bronchial team May 28. The team missed the May 15 Commencement ceremony because it was making its can lessen the constriction of the thermoplasty with standard medi- seventh NCAA Division 111 tournament appearance. University officials deemed it important to breathing passages in many pa- cal care for moderate to severe recognize the players for their four-year academic accomplishments. The Kennedy brothers were tients, some patients can't control asthma. That trial showed use of honored in person, but also recognized during the ceremony were Brian Williams, Andy Webb and their asthma symptoms even with the device reduced asthma exacer- Zander Lehmann. high doses of medications. The See Asthma, Page 2 Kopp: inequity in education 'a solvable problem' BY JESSICA DAUES participated in Teach For "address the world's problems Kopp said that it is easy for America, impacting the lives of later — after you have families those who are fortunate enough Inexperience and time give approximately 3 mfllion stu- or make millions or gain skills to have received excellent edu- recent college graduates an dents. Teach For America has and experience," she told the cations and the opportunities advantage in solving the prob- provided more teachers for approximately 2,600 students that result to isolate themselves lems of inequity in education in low-income communities than gathered before her. from the inequities that persist the United States, said Wendy any other organization. However, "there is some- in our world. However, "we Kopp to the Class of 2009 dur- Kopp addressed the crowd of thing about the fresh perspec- cannot let this happen because ing the 148th Commencement more than 15,000 during the tive, the naivete, the limitless of their magnitude and the ceremony May 15. ceremony in Brookings energy that comes along with consequence for individuals and "This is a solvable problem," Quadrangle, saying so many youth and inexperience that communities and society and all said Kopp, the founder and Teach For America alumni enables recent graduates to of us, and especially because of chief executive officer of Teach remain in education because solve problems that many more the evidence that these are For America — a national corps "we've seen the magnitude of experienced people have given solvable problems," Kopp said. of outstanding college graduates the problem and the conse- up on," Kopp said. "Because if we can solve who commit to teach for at least quences of it, yes, but mostly In addition, Kopp said, them, we must," she said. two years in some of the coun- because we've learned that it solving the world's problems, "If educational inequity, or try's highest-need schools. doesn't need to exist." while possible, takes time — a poverty, is solvable, it is the Since 1990, more than Recent graduates may be resource many graduates moral responsibility of those of Wendy Kopp addresses the Class of 2009. 20,000 individuals have tempted to assume that they will possess. See Kopp, Page 6

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College Savings Initiative aims to advance college success for all families

The New America Foundation well," said Jacqueline T. Williams, and Center for Social director of the College Savings Development (CSD) at Initiative at New America. "That's Washington University an- one of the reasons 529s are excit- nounced May 21a new College ing — they focus both the mind Savings Initiative to examine and and money on college." improve 529 college savings plans "Research indicates that saving so more people have the opportu- and asset holding are associated nity to attend and complete with educational achievement," college. said Michael Sherraden, Ph.D., "This initiative couldn't be the Benjamin E. Youngdahl more timely," said Ray Boshara, Professor of Social Development vice president of domestic policy and director of CSD. "There is programs at New America. "Vice evidence that savings for college President Biden recently said the may focus attention of parents Obama administration was com- and children on postsecondary mitted to improving 529s to help education, affecting their outlook, Bridging Cultures as bUSineSS Consultants Olin MBA students (from left) Joanne Miller, achieve college affordability and orientation, course selection, Katie Medlin and Melissa Mammel pause on a bridge over the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary. completion, and President discipline and academic achieve- The women, along with five other Olin students, spent eight days this spring in the Hungarian capital as members of the first Danube Venture Consulting group meeting with start-up compa- Obama has ment." nies looking to expand their businesses to international markets.The group, which included Olin called for Some undergraduates along with Professional MBA and MBA students, will spend the summer working Americans states have on consulting reports for the Hungarian entrepreneurs. "If their project reports are as good as the to move "I've learned that if established impression the students made on their clients, I'm sure we'll be invited back," said group orga- from an era programs to nizer Clifford Holekamp, senior lecturer in entrepreneurship. A Hungarian venture capital fund of borrow families are not preparing better include hosted the program. and spend for college financially, lower- and to one moderate- where we then they're probably not income fami- Changes to UnitedHealthcare plans effective July 1 save and preparing in other ways as lies in 529 invest.'" plans — in- To contain the costs of WUSTL's physician-based office lab, the 25mg, which is limited to a quan- State- well. That's one of the cluding out- UnitedHealthcare HMO and physician must send the order to tity of 31 pills for a 31-day supply; sponsored reasons 529s are exciting reach, initial POS plans, two program changes Lab Corp, the preferred in-network and another employee receives a 529 college deposits, will take effect July 1. provider. prescription for Ambien, which is savings — they focus both the mind matching These changes are an enforce- If lab-testing orders are pro- limited to a quantity of 60 pills plans were and money on college." deposits, low ment of 1) the use of participating cessed by Quest Diagnostics or Lab within a 90-day period. established fees and set- network providers for lab testing; One, these services will not be paid If the physician wrote the pre- to encour- JACQUELINE T. WILLIAMS ting up 529s and 2) the maximum quantity of a by the WUSTL UnitedHealthcare scription for Cozaar 25mg for a age families at birth. In medication for one prescription or HMO plan and will be paid as an quantity of 42 or for Ambien for a to save Maine, a co-payment and for a specified time out-of-network expense by the period of 60 days, the employee money philanthropist period. WUSTL UnitedHealthcare POS can: 1) accept the allowed quantity for post- has be- Employees participating in plan. of 31 pills or allowed period of secondary education. Money queathed money to set up a 529 UnitedHealthcare's HMO and POS To find the nearest participating 90 days; 2) pay out-of-pocket for contributed to these plans grows plan for every newborn. plans are encouraged to familiarize lab, visit myuhc.com. If not regis- the additional quantity; 3) discuss free from federal and state taxes, "Structured and invested prop- themselves with the new require- tered, click on "Find Physician or alternatives with their physician; and contributions are tax-deduct- erly, 529s hold enormous, un- ments to avoid paying more out-of- Facility," and search for "Hospital or or 4) request a coverage review for ible in most states. tapped potential to get more pocket costs for lab testing and Other Facility." Search for a those prescription drugs that do Unfortunately, 529s have yet to students, especially those least prescription drugs. "Laboratory," and under "Select have override criteria. reach their full potential for likely headed to college, on a path Employees also are encouraged Plan," choose "Choice (HMO)/ The quantity and period limits low- and moderate-income fami- to attend and complete college," to share this information with their Choice Plus (HMO)." Enter a city, for both of these programs are lies who have the most difficulty Boshara said. and their family's doctors so that state and ZIP code. based on Food and Drug Admin- saving for their children's educa- The College Savings Initiative the doctors can determine the best If already registered, log in and istration guidelines, manufacturer tion. In other words, those who will examine a number of new course of action for employees and click on "Physicians & Facilities." guidelines and medical literature. face the most barriers to sending ideas, including how 529s might family members and employees can Click on "Find a Laboratory," and To determine if a specific medi- their children to college receive connect to federal tax and student avoid additional out-of-pocket search for a "Laboratory." Enter a cation has a quantity limit, visit the fewest 529 benefits. aid policies. The initiative also will costs. city, state and ZIP code. myuhc.com. Click on "Prescrip- "Saving money is not easy, but study the potential to automati- tion Drug Information," and then research shows many people can cally open a 529 for every child Network provider Quantity limits "Prescription Drug List." Medica- save when they have incentives when they enroll in kindergarten, for lab testing Effective July 1, some medications tions with supply limits are and a way to do so," said Margaret to enable them to save and think Effective July 1, if a physician pre- will be limited to a certain quantity marked with an "SL." Employees Clancy, policy director at CSD. about college from an early age. scribes lab testing for blood, urine, and for a certain period of time for also may call the customer service "More low-income families may "In the United Kingdom, all tissue (Pap smear) or other samples each co-pay under the United- number on the back of their save with well-designed 529s and children now start their lives with for employees or family members Healthcare HMO and POS plans. UnitedHealthcare ID cards: incentives. We will study 529 a savings account in the Child outside of a WUSTL School of Here are some examples of how 800-382-3210. innovations to see which ones are Trust Fund," Sherraden said. "If Medicine lab, a BJC lab or the program works: An employee Contact the benefits depart- effective. This will inform 529 college savings research continues receives a prescription for Cozaar ment with any questions. policy so that it can benefit fami- to be promising, perhaps the lies of all income levels." United States will consider a free days and needed rescue med- touch the airway walls and deliver "I've learned that if families similar policy." ication (fast-acting bronchodila- heat. The thermoplasty treatments are not preparing for college For more information Asthma tors) less often than the sham took place in three sessions, three financially, then they're probably on the initiative, visit 'There's no one answer group. weeks apart, and each session not preparing in other ways as collegesavingsinitiative.org. for every patient' The researchers also deter- targeted a different area of the - from Page 1 mined how well patients respond- lungs. ed using a standard quality-of-life During this treatment period, questionnaire, which measured some patients in both groups bations and provided more symp- the physical and emotional im- experienced upper respiratory tom-free days than standard care. pact of asthma. tract infections and a worsening But past research has shown For both groups, the quality- of asthma symptoms such as that almost any medical proce- of-life score rose, but the treat- wheezing, chest discomfort and Volume 33, Number 35 dure has the potential for a pla- ment group reported a greater cough. The treated group had Founded in 1905 • Washington University in St. Louis community news cebo effect or to cause a benefit improvement. Starting at an aver- somewhat more of these side not related to actual treatment. So age score of 4.3 on a scale of one effects during the treatment pe- Associate Vice Chancellor Steven J. Givens Record (USPS 600-430; ISSN 1043-0520), the larger AIR2 trial compared to seven (seven indicating high riod but fewer during the post- Executive Editor Susan Killenberg McGinn Published for the faculty, staff and friends patients who had bronchial ther- quality of life), the treated group treatment period compared with Editor Leslie Gibson McCarthy of Washington University. Produced weekly moplasty with patients who had a experienced an average increase the sham group. Associate Editor Neil Schoenherr during the school year, except school sham procedure. 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The catheter Asthmatx has submitted it for H ^VfehingtonUniversity in StlDuis of work or school due to asthma has an expandable wire array at its FDA review, and a ruling is ex- symptoms, had more symptom- tip. When deployed, the wires pected by fall. record.wustl.edu WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS June 11,2009 3 School of Medicine Update Link between eczema, asthma discovered BY GWEN ERICSON because the skin is so effective in secreting TSLP into the blood, the I any children who get a substance travels throughout the severe skin rash develop body. When it reaches the lungs, M asthma months or years it triggers the hypersensitivity later. Doctors call the progression characteristic of asthma. from eczema, or atopic dermatitis, Led by Shadmehr (Shawn) to breathing problems "the atopic Demehri, a doctoral student in march." the Division of Biology and Now School of Medicine scien- Biomedical Sciences, the re- tists have uncovered what might searchers studied mice that had be the key to atopic march. been engineered with a genetic They've shown that a substance defect in patches of their skin. In secreted by damaged skin circu- the affected areas, the typically lates through the body and trig- ordered layers of skin cells were gers asthmatic symptoms in aller- disrupted, creating a condition gen-exposed laboratory mice. similar to eczema. These patches The findings, published were thickened and inflamed. The May 19 in Public Library of defective skin secreted TSLP, Science Biology, suggest activating an immune that early treatment of response that fights skin rash and inhibition invaders. of the trigger substance Assuming that other might block asthma barrier organs such as Celebrating accomplishments Michael V. Drake, M.D., chancellor of University of California, development in young the lung would under- Irvine, speaks to graduates and faculty of the School of Medicine on "The Privilege of Practice" at patients with eczema. stand this alarm, the the School of Medicine Commencement Recognition Ceremony May 15 in the Ferrara Theater at Fifty percent to 70 researchers tested what America's Center. At the ceremony, 16 students earned M.D./Ph.D. degrees, 13 earned M.D./M.A. percent of children with happened when the degrees, four earned M.D./M.S. degrees, and 78 earned M.D. degrees. severe atopic dermatitis mice with skin defects go on to develop asthma, inhaled an allergen. studies show. By com- Kopan They found that their parison, about 9 percent lungs reacted strongly Brain's organization switches of children and 7 percent of — their breathing became labored adults in the general population and their lung tissue took on the have asthma. Seventeen percent of traits that mark asthma in hu- U.S. children suffer from atopic mans: mucous secretion, airway as children become adults dermatitis, although not all cases muscle contraction, invasion by are considered severe. white blood cells and conversion BY MICHAEL C. PURDY Damien A. Fair, Ph.D., a for- "Kevin Bacon" organization after "Over the years, the clinical of lung cells from one type to mer WUSTL graduate student the trivia game known as "Six community has struggled to ex- another. Additional experiments A child confronting an outraged now at Oregon Health and Sci- Degrees of Kevin Bacon." The plain atopic march," said study showed that mice that had normal parent demanding to know ence University, and Alexander game highlights the ease of con- author Raphael Kopan, Ph.D., skin but were engineered to over- "What were you thinking?" now L. Cohen, a WUSTL graduate necting any actor or actress to professor of developmental biol- produce TSLP also developed the has a new response: "Scientists student, led the study and directed Kevin Bacon in six movies or less ogy and of dermatology. "So when asthma-like symptoms. have discovered that my brain is analysis of data from 210 subjects through links among various we found that the skin of mice "We are excited because we've organized differently than yours." ranging from 7 to 31 years old. co-stars. with an eczema-like condition narrowed down the problem of But the same new study also "We took a group of the young- "It's the idea of a large network produced a substance previously atopic march to one molecule," provides parents with a rejoinder: est subjects, analyzed their results, that lets you connect one node implicated in asthma, we decided Kopan said. While the overarching organiza- then dropped data from the with another in a relatively short to investigate further. We found "We've shown that skin can act tion scheme differs, one of the youngest and added data from the number of steps via special nodes," that the mice also suffered from as a signaling organ and drive most important core principals of next-oldest and redid the analysis Fair said. "Like Kevin Bacon, these asthma-like responses to inhaled allergic inflammation in the lung adult brain organization is pres- until we had worked our way special nodes have many connec- allergens, implicating the sub- by releasing TSLP" he said. "Now ent in the brains of children as through all subjects," Fair said. tions to other nodes, allowing stance, called TSLP (thymic it will be important to address young as 7. "The result was a detailed movie them to help shorten the amount stromal lymphopoietin), as the how to prevent defective skin "Regardless of how tempting it of how the organizational transi- of steps that have to be taken when link between eczema and asthma." from producing TSLP. If that can might be to assume otherwise, a tion from a child's brain to an connecting nodes." Doctors and scientists had be done, the link between eczema normal child's brain is not inher- adults brain takes place. It clearly Scientists already knew that developed theories to explain why and asthma could be broken." ently disorganized or chaotic," shows a switch from localized children had fewer long-distance a skin rash is sometimes associ- TSLP is also produced in the said senior author Steven E. networks based on physical prox- links among brain regions than ated with asthma. Kopan's find- lungs of asthma patients, and Petersen, Ph.D., the James imity to long-distance networks adults, but when they looked more ings suggest the problem starts Kopan said that research in the McDonnell Professor of Cognitive centered on functionality." closely, they found there were with damaged or defective skin. skin could lead to ways to inter- Neuroscience. "It's differently Researchers also checked chil- enough of these links and nodes The researchers found that cells in fere with TSLP made in the lungs organized but at least as capable dren's brains for "small-world" with multiple connections to damaged skin can secrete TSLP, a and thereby ease asthma develop- as an adult brain." organization, also present in adult establish small-world compound capable of eliciting a ment even in cases that aren't The findings are published brains. This is sometimes called organization. powerful immune response. And linked to eczema. online in Public Library of Sci- ence Computational Biology by School of Medicine and Oregon Health and Science University Body's 24-hour clock turns gears of metabolism, aging researchers. Petersen and his colleagues BY GWEN ERICSON rhythm," said one of the lead study, Joseph Bass, M.D., Ph.D., NAD in cells stayed fairly study normal brain organization authors, Shin-ichiro Imai, M.D., assistant professor of medicine constant. and development to learn more All animals, including humans, Ph.D., associate professor of and neurobiology at Northwest- The researchers found that this about how developmental disor- have an internal 24-hour clock medicine and of developmental ern, earlier demonstrated that NAD rhythm was linked to the ders and brain injury can impair or circadian rhythm that creates a biology. "This opens the door to interfering with the circadian daily rise and fall of the activity of mental capabilities. They plan to daily oscillation of body tempera- new avenues for treating age- clock of mice led to metabolic "clock" genes, those that serve as apply what they learn to develop ture, brain activity, hormone related disorders and ways to complications, including obesity the gears that run the body's inter- new treatments for such production and metabolism. restore a healthy daily circadian and type 2 diabetes. nal clock. They discovered that disorders. Studying rhythm. It also could yield new Now their joint research, led the clock genes directly interact The researchers use resting- mice, research- interventions to alleviate meta- by Kathryn Moynihan Ramsey, with a biochemical process that state functional connectivity MRI ers at the bolic disorders such as obesity Ph.D., at Northwestern, and Jun produces NAD. to identify and study brain net- School of and diabetes." Yoshino, M.D., Ph.D., a postdoc- NAD is required for SIRT1 to works. Resting-state connectivity Medicine and Imai previously demonstrated toral research associate, and function, suggesting that SIRT1 scans the spontaneous activity Northwestern that a gene called SIRT1 was at Cynthia S. Brace, senior research activity increased and decreased that takes place in volunteers' University the center of a network that regu- technician, both at WUSTL, has along with NAD oscillation in the brains when they do nothing. found how the lates aging. A form of the gene is linked the circadian clock to mice. Since SIRT1 is known to When this brain activity rises and biological found in every organism on earth, SIRT1 through a key metabolite inhibit the clock genes, the cycle falls at the same time in different circadian clock and seven forms of the gene exist that serves as the energy currency of its activity feeds back into the brain regions, researchers con- mechanism in humans. of the body. As a result, they have clock mechanism. Imai clude that those areas likely work communicates SIRT1 influences glucose defined a biochemical mechanism Studying the mice under con- together. with processes breakdown and production, by which the body's metabolic trolled conditions of light and Through such studies, scien- that govern aging and metab- cholesterol metabolism, fat burn- and nutritional status can directly dark, the researchers established tists previously revealed four brain olism. ing, and insulin sensitivity. drive the oscillation of the body's the details of the NAD-SIRT1- networks with varying responsi- Reported in Science, their Increasing the activity of proteins daily clock and influence aging clock gene loop and showed that it bilities in the adult brain. The findings can potentially explain related to SIRT1 extends the life and longevity. functions in liver and fat cells. networks typically involve tight why the waning of the circadian span of yeast, worms and flies. In mice, the researchers found "We showed that this feedback links between several brain re- rhythm with age could contribute SIRT1 is activated when calories a daily oscillation of the metab- cycle is driven by NAD," Imai said. gions that are physically distant to age-related disorders such as are restricted below normal, olite NAD (nicotinamide adenine "Because NAD levels reflect nu- from each other. However, the insulin resistance and type 2 which has been shown to extend dinucleotide), an important com- trion and energy levels, NAD's new study showed that most of the diabetes. the life spans of some laboratory pound that is the body's way of link to the circadian and aging tightest connections in a child's "Our study establishes a de- animals until food becomes more exchanging energy and moving it mechanisms makes them sensitive brain are between regions that are tailed scheme linking metabolism readily available. where its needed. Previously, to the nutrional status of the physically close to each other. and agine to the circadian Imai's collaborator in the scientists believed the amount of organism." 4 RECORD WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS University Events

Jazz at Holmes summer Gateway Festival Orchestra opens series begins June 11 46th season with American classics

The Linda Presgrave Quintet The Gateway Festival Orchestra will begin its Jasmine Scott of Smithton, 111. Scott plays in the will launch the summer Jazz Jazz at Holmes 46th season of free Sunday evening perfor- Saint Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra and was a at Holmes series with a mances at 7:30 p.m. July 12 in Brookings 2009 winner at the Alton Symphony Orchestras free concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, summer schedule Quadrangle with a program celebrating Young Artist Competition. June 11. American music. Representing the New World is "City by the The series, which began in June 11: Linda Presgrave James Richards, chair of the Department of Lake: a Portrait of Rochester, New York," by 1996, features professional jazz Quintet Music at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Samuel Adler. Born in Germany in 1928, Adler musicians from St. Louis and June 18: Pianist-vocalist conducts the orchestra, which also will perform emigrated to the United States with his family in abroad performing in Holmes Curt Landes July 19 and 26. 1939. He is professor emeritus at the Eastman Lounge — a casual, coffeehouse- June 25: Legacy Jazz The July 12 concert will highlight the music of School of Music in Rochester and teaches style setting — on Thursday eve- Quintet with pianist Phil Broadway, with orchestral excerpts from composition at the Juilliard School of Music in nings throughout the fall, spring Dunlap "Wicked" and other popular musicals. New York. and now summer. July 9: Trumpeter Dawn The orchestra also will perform the "Armed Concluding the concert — and spanning both "We're delighted that Jazz at Weber and her group Forces Salute," a medley of official songs repre- Old and New Worlds — will be "Symphony No. 9 Holmes has become a year-round July 16: Trombonist Wayne senting each branch of the armed forces, arranged in E minor (From the New World)" by Czech — and much anticipated — part Coniglio by Robert Lowden; the iconic march "The Stars composer Antonin Dvorak. From 1892-95, of the St. Louis music scene," said July 23: Quartet of pianist and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa; and Dvorak served as director of the National Steve Ehrlich, associate dean for Nathan Jatcko "Gypsy Airs" by Pablo Sarasate. Conservatory of Music in New York City, during academics in University College Soloist for "Gypsy Airs" will be 12-year-old which time he composed both the "New World in Arts & Sciences, who helps violinist Rebekah Heckler of Godfrey, 111. Heckler Symphony" and his "String Quartet No. 12 coordinate the series. "In the serves as concertmaster of the Alton Youth (American)." drummer Mary Morrison and summer especially, these top- Orchestra and performs with the Saint Louis The Gateway Festival Orchestra was estab- bassist Jahmal Nichols. flight musicians can really help Symphony Youth Orchestra. lished in 1964 by conductor William Schatz- Trumpeter Dawn Weber will keep things cool." For the July 19 concert, Richards has chosen a kamer, professor emeritus in piano in the Linda Presgrave is a pianist perform with her group July 9. selection of works representing the major com- Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, and and former St. Louisan who lives Though known for performing a posers of the Viennese Classical era. other local musicians, in part to provide summer and performs in New York City, combination of jazz and urban The program will open with the overture to employment to members of the Saint Louis where she recently released her soul music, Weber also has per- the opera "Cosi fan tutte" by Wolfgang Amadeus Symphony Orchestra. debut CD, "In Your Eyes," on the formed with orchestras through- Mozart. David Gillham — violinist in the Gateway was the first integrated professional Metropolitan Records label. out the United States, including Arianna String Quartet and associate professor of orchestra in the St. Louis area, and its formation Presgrave's quintet includes her the Saint Louis Symphony ultimately led to the merger of the Black husband, Stan Chovnick, on Orchestra. music at UMSL — will be featured artist for the Musicians' Association with the Musicians' soprano saxophone, along with Then, July 16, trombonist "Concerto in C Major for Violin and Orchestra" trumpeter Randy Holmes, bassist Wayne Coniglio — a former bass by Franz Joseph Haydn. Concluding the program Association of St. Louis (now Local 2-197 of the Dave Troncoso and drummer Jim trombonist for the Ray Charles will be "Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major" American Federation of Musicians). The group Guglielmo. Orchestra — will perform with his ("Eroica") by Ludwig van Beethoven. originally performed on the downtown riverfront Jazz at Holmes will continue ensemble. The final concert, on July 26, will juxtapose but relocated to WUSTL in 1970. June 18 with Curt Landes (aka The Jazz at Holmes summer works by Old World and New World composers. All concerts are free and open to the public. Gaptoof), the St. Louis pianist and series will conclude July 23 with Representing the Old World are Beethoven's Those attending are encouraged to bring lawn vocalist. Next up, June 25, will be the quartet of pianist Nathan overture to his incidental music for the ballet seating. the Legacy Jazz Quintet with Phil Jatcko. "The Creatures of Prometheus" and Johann For more information, contact the Gateway Dunlap. The performance will AH concerts are free and open Sebastian Bach's "Concerto in E Major for Violin Festival Orchestra at 569-0371 or visit feature Dunlap on piano, along to the public. For more informa- and Orchestra," the latter featuring soloist gate wayfestivalorchestra. org. with saxophonist Jason Swagler, tion, contact Sue Taylor at trumpeter Anthony Wiggins, 862-0874 or [email protected]. Twilight • Nosferatu Sports "University Events" lists a portion of the Thursday, July 9 activities taking place June 11-July 22 at Zander 7 p.m. Summer School Film Series. Women's track has Washington University. Visit the Web for Lehmann expanded calendars for the Danforth "Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust" (2000). best-ever finish Campus (news-info, wustl.edu/calendars) Lab Sciences Bldg., Rm. 250.935-6720. was the first and the School of Medicine (medschool. The women's track and field team baseball wustl. edu/calendars. html). Thursday, July 16 capped the 2009 NCAA outdoor player in WUSTL 7 p.m. Summer School Film Series. track and field championships history to "Blacula" (1972). Lab Sciences Bldg., with its best finish in school his- Rm. 250. 935-6720. tory May 23, coming in fifth over- earn all with 28 points. academic All-America Exhibits The team trailed Gustavus honors. "Expressions of Jewish Life Through Texts Adolphus College by six points and Objects." Through June 28. Olin heading into the final two events Library, Lvl. 1, Grand Staircase Lobby and Lectures of the day — the 5,000-meter run GinkgoRm. 935-4151. and the 4x400-meter relay — and "MFA Thesis Exhibition." Through July 27. Thursday, June 11 needed to score in both events to Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523. 1 p.m. Psychiatry Symposium. Honoring have a shot at cracking the top five Barbara Geller's contributions to research, "Rirkrit Tiravanija: Chew The Fat." A for the first time in school history. Division III tournament, the in 2006. clinical care and education in child multifaceted video installation. Through baseball team's season was a suc- psychiatry. (Reception follows.) Farrell Up first was sophomore Taryn The men's tennis team com- July 27. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523. Learning and Teaching Center, Connor Surtees, who delivered a sixth- cess. The Bears had a 25-12 over- pleted one of its best seasons in Auditorium. 362-8076. place finish with a time of all record and made their fourth school history with a fourth-place 17:24.12, adding three points to postseason appearance in five finish at the NCAA Division III Friday, June 12 the WUSTL total to bring the seasons. It also was WUSTL's championship in Claremont, seventh NCAA tournament ap- Films 9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. Bears to just three points behind Calif., May 21. "Navigating the Cardiac Conduction Gustavus Adolphus. pearance overall. The Bears set a school single- System — Insights Into AV Node Senior right fielder Zander Wednesday, June 17 Both schools were represented season record for wins with a Physiology." Avihu Gazit, instructor in in the 4x400-meter relay, and Lehmann was selected to the 2009 22-4 overall record and posted 7 p.m. Summer School Film Series. pediatrics. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's ESPN the Magazine Baseball Place. 454-6006. seniors Erika Wade, Alii Alberts, a school-record 19-match win- "Fateless" (Hungary, 2005). Lab Sciences Academic All-America First- Bldg., Rm. 250. 935-6720. Krystyn Stowe and Danielle ning streak that lasted from Wadlington ran to a fourth-place Team, as announced by the March 11-May 20. Thursday, June 18 finish with a season-best time of College Sports Information WUSTL also captured its first 3:48.28. Wadlington anchored the Directors of America. University Athletic Association 7 p.m. Summer School Film Series. Lehmann is the first baseball "Twilight" (2008). Lab Sciences Bldg., And More relay and took the baton in sev- tennis team championship with a Rm. 250. 935-6720. enth place overall, but she pow- student-athlete in WUSTL history 5-4 win over Emory University Friday, June 19 ered her way to fourth and fell just to earn first-team academic April 17 in Rochester, N.Y All-America honors and the Wednesday, June 24 9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. 0.01 shy of Wheaton College's Resident Awards Ceremony and University's seventh overall in all 7 p.m. Summer School Film Series. "Jacob third-place time. 17th Annual W Club the Liar" (East Germany, 1975). Lab Graduating PL3 Presentations. Clopton The Gustavus Adolphus 4x400 sports. Lehmann earned a bach- Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006. Golf Scramble Sciences Bldg., Rm. 250.935-6720. team came in eighth place in the elor of arts in psychology in Arts race, meaning the Bears vaulted & Sciences last month with a 3.85 It's not too late to sign up for the Thursday, June 25 Monday, June 29 over them for fifth-place overall cumulative grade-point average. 17th Annual W Club Golf 7 p.m. Summer School Film Series. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. HIV Test Fest. (Continues by a single point. Scramble Monday, June 15, at the "Nosferatu" (1922). Lab Sciences Bldg., through July 2.) Free, confidential HIV Also at the meet, the men's Follmer named National Meadowbrook Country Club in Rm. 250. 935-6720. testing. Storz Bldg., 4570 Children's Ballwin, Mo. This event is the Place. 747-1244. team tallied seven points to tie for Coach of the Year 44th place. biggest fund-raiser of the year for Wednesday, July 1 Men's tennis coach Roger Follmer the W Club and is very important has been named the 2009 Wilson/ 7 p.m. Summer School Film Series. "Life is Green Your Office Baseball finishes for the student-athletes. Beautiful" (Italy, 1997). Lab Sciences Bldg., Intercollegiate Tennis Association Even if you're not a golfer, Rm. 250. 935-6720. season at 25-12 NCAA Division III National there are many ways to partici- Reduce work travel by arrang- Coach of the Year. Follmer earned pate in this fund-raiser. For more ing conference and video calls. Despite ending with a loss to No. 5 Carthage College May 16 in the award for the second time in information, contact Joe Worlund the Central Regional of the NCAA his career. He also won the award at 935-5247. c record.wustl.edu WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS June 11,2009 5 WUSTL earns four safety awards from national organizations I any Washington University employ- priority for their program." Management Department, Facilities Telecommunications, Facilities Planning ees have been working hard to make The NSC presented WUSTL with its Engineering Division, received the NSC's and Management, Public Affairs and M the WUSTL community a safe place 2009 "Occupational Excellence Achieve- 2009 "Milestone Award" in recognition of Environmental Health & Safety. for all of its members to work, study and ment Award," which recognizes employers operating 200 consecutive days within its live. that have injury and illness rates (days facility without injury or illness that re- Additions to EH&S Web site This spring, the success of these efforts missed from work) that are equal to or less sulted in days away from work. (As of The Department of Environmental Health was recognized with four safety awards than 50 percent of the Bureau of Labor June 5, the division is up to 270 days.) & Safety (EH&S) has added an online safety from national safety organizations. The Statistics' rate for the employer's particular CSHEMA awarded WUSTL its 2009 recommendation form and a safety percep- University received three awards from the industrial sector during the previous calen- "Solutions at Work Award," which recog- tion survey to its Web site, ehs.wusd.edu. National Safety Council (NSC) for demon- dar year. According to Backus, WUSTL's nizes unique and innovative solutions for The safety recommendation form allows strating the safety of WUSTL work envi- injury/illness rate was less than half of the safety issues, for the University's "Where to faculty, staff, students and visitors to submit ronments and one from the Campus Safety, rate for the colleges and universities sector. Go" campaign and emergency preparedness safety concerns and suggestions to EH&S. Heath and Environmental Management The Danforth Campus Facilities efforts. These suggestions will be shared with the Association (CSHEMA) for its crisis com- Planning and Management, Maintenance This award recognizes Public Affairs' appropriate departments, such as police munications planning. Operations Division, received the NSC's efforts in developing the "Where to Go" and facilities. "It is gratifying to see University depart- 2009 "Recognition of Significant campaign with Environmental Health & The safety perception survey is a tool to ments embrace safety as part of their cul- Improvement Award" for reducing the Safety, the development by Public Affairs of gain knowledge about people's attitudes and ture," said Bruce Backus, assistant vice number of injuries and illnesses that in- the WUSTL Emergency Communications perceptions about safety. chancellor for environmental health and volved days away from work within its Plan and the Public Affairs' Crisis The information will be used to improve safety. "The best safety programs encourage operation by greater than 20 percent, based Management Team, and the various com- safety practices within the University all students, staff and faculty to raise safety on a comparison against the prior year's munication systems — emergency text- community. concerns. They then work collaboratively to performance. messaging, sirens, emergency hotline — de- For more information, call Brad King, improve safety and make it an ongoing top The Medical School Facilities veloped by Information Systems and University safety officer, at 935-9262. Tamara King receives Gloria White service award

BY JESSICA DAUES fellow staff members at WUSTL and associates outside the Uni- Though many students inter- versity. 3 act with Tamara King, J.D., "I can think of many col- director of judicial programs, leagues, both at Washington during less-than-ideal circum- University and in the field of stances, King's fair-minded ap- student affairs, who would say proach and interest in education that she has helped them to has helped guide countless achieve their current leadership t WUSTL students to learn from role," a nominator wrote of King. their mistakes and make wise King, a national leader in the decisions. field of college and university King was recognized with the judicial affairs, recently began a Gloria W. White Distinguished term as president of the Service Award in a May 18 cer- Association for Student Conduct ilia emony in Edison Theatre. The Administrators, the national award provides recognition to a association for college and uni- m W nonacademic staff member for versity judicial officers. exceptional effort and contribu- The Gloria W White tions that have resulted in the Distinguished Service Award was betterment of the University established 12 years ago and is 1 As the director of judicial presented annually. It comes with programs since 1999, King works a $1,000 prize. Tamara King, J.D., director of judicial programs, accepts the Gloria W. White Distinguished Service through difficult situations involv- After the awards presentation, Award in a May 18 ceremony at Edison Theatre. The award recognizes a staff member who has signifi- ing students, parents and other which included recognition of cantly contributed to the betterment of the University. members of the WUSTL commu- employees for 10,15,20, 26, 30, nity on a daily basis, helping to 35 and 40 years of service, em- Ochoa each won two tickets to Baldwin won six AMC movie won a Sunday brunch for two at make decisions that greatly im- ployees enjoyed Ted Drewes the MLB All-Star FanFest. tickets, and Chris Bayless won the Ritz-Carlton. pact students and the University. frozen custard in Bowles Plaza. Lucy Morlan received a $25 four Wehrenberg movie tickets. WUSTL employees donated "Students meet with her be- Other employees won door gift certificate and a case of root Mary Danner received two 385 pounds of food to the cause something bad has hap- prizes at the service awards beer from Fitz's American Grill & round-trip tickets from American St. Louis Area Food Bank May 18 pened, but they leave as better ceremony. Bottling Works. Sandra Cooper Airlines. Sherry Holmes won one — more than twice the 170 people because of the time they Patricia Gregory, Vicki won $50 in restaurant gift cer- night and breakfast for two at the pounds donated at the event last have spent with her," one col- Mueller and Cindy Zelenovich tificates. Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel year by staff members. league said of King. each won two tickets to an up- Leslie Heusted won two tickets St. Louis. Tomea M. Mersmann The 385 pounds of food will In addition to her efforts to coming St. Louis Cardinals game, to three 2009-10 OVATIONS won a night's stay at the Moonrise provide 308 meals for St. Louis- help students, King also mentors and Carole Angle and Jennifer Series performances. Cris Hotel in the Loop. Phil Gallimore area needy. Employees honored for years of service At the service awards ceremony, the R. Wainwright, Janice D. Warren, Mahaney, Douglas M. March, Lynda following people were recognized for Barbara K. Weathers, Janalie M. Markham, Deborah L. Marks, James 10 years of service to the University: Weller, Larry L. Williams and Aris M. McGuire, Linda M. Mendel, Patricia Clark 0. Ammons, Andrea J. Woodham. A. Orf, Elizabeth A. Peterson, Daniel A. Atkinson, Debra D. Baldridge, Edward The following people were honored Pickett, Elaine E. Pittaluga, Anne M. J. Barry, Yondell J. Bass, Daniel A. for 15 years of service: Roberta J. Posega, Steven G. Rackers, Noreen H. Blake, Gant E. Bloom, Billy Bowden, Allen, Fannie M. Batt, Elaine P. Satterlee, Sharon Stahl, David D. Lisa M. Braun, Todd A. Brooks, Berland, Sheralyn Y. Brown, Nancy Waddell, Renita L. Weathersby, Tamara Casanova, Julie L. Chapman, Buchanan, Arika A. Cannon, Richard William V Westerheide, Elizabeth C. Margaret M. Clancy, Jerry B. Cook, D. Chiles, Brenda K. Christensen, Williams and Christine F. Wyrick. Patrick S. Curtis, Patrick Daven, Tracy Mary C. Cissi, Lucinda C. Cobb, The following people were honored E. Davis, Paul J. Duggan, Sallie Nancy C. Cummings, Holly C. for 26 years of service: Helene C. Durbin, Kelli L. Eckman, L. Kathleen Edmiston, Jill A. Edwards, Raymond Abrams, Garrie R. Burr, Cheryl B. Ems; A. Ehrhard, Colleen K. Erker, Carolyn Casanova, John C. Davidson, Carol N. Rita R. Ferry, Joseph Fox, Jane K. M. Gerber, Lynn R. Giardina, Elmer Doelling, Dwight W. Dunbar, Michael Friesz, Brian K. Gaddy, Patricia Hale, Guy, Janet Hessel, Karen E. Hudgins, G. Dyer, Ida H. Early, Kary N. Eckrich, Linda M. Hilderbrand, James W. Sandra E. Jurgenson, Mary E. Patricia H. Howard, Terry K. Keebler, Johnson, Alfredia D. Jones, Deborah Kastens, Marcella G. Knibb, Richard Susan M. Killenberg McGinn, Thomas Katz, Donna M. Kepley, Bradley J. A. Lessmann, Denise A. McCartney, W. Kirk Jr., David Z. Million, Karen D. King, Alan S. Kuebler, Stephanie N. James G. McDonald, Diane M. Rensing, Rick A. Schlattmann, Lanna Kurtzman, Scott J. Ladewig, Mary Mounts, Gerry Rohde, Denise R. K. Skadden, Debora I. Spraggins, Ann Layton, Carlos M. Lewis, Richard Saim, Rose Mary Schultze, Rita A. Virginia F. Toliver, Arley M. Willenborg, Luenemann, David A. McKinnon, Stanley, William S. Stoll, Jill A. Annie Williams, Robert E. Wiltenburg Ivana A. Medich, Tomea M. Stratton, Karl E. Topp, Vicki L. Touhey, and Joe M. Worlund. Mersmann, Patrick S. Moreton, Holly C. Weller, Betha L. Whitlow and The following people were recognized Gregory Mosley, Kimberly M. Mount, Laura Williams. for 30 years of service: Anthony J. Susan Nickrent, Gregory P. Noelken, The following people were recognized Abaffe, Thomas W. Biehl, Leon Sharolyn P. Norphlet; for 20 years of service: Patricia A. Hofmann, Kenneth A. Robin, Allen P. Jennifer Patterson, Gwendolyn F. Agnew, Joseph A. Angeles, Diane M. Rueter, Jane E. Schnettler, Reginald Patton, Anita Radcliffe, Nancy R. Anthony, Carol M. Antoniewicz, Whitaker and Barbara B. Winters. Rubin, Janis L. Schade, Kathleen M. Matthew K. Arthur, Georgia L. David T. Blasingame, Denise V. Doner Schillinger, Karen E. Schwelle, Julie Binnington, Sandra J. Brennan, Gary and Debra S. Jones were honored for Shimabukuro, Julia T. Simpson, Tim N. Broyles, Felicia M. Campbell, 35 years of service. Souers, Keith Steinbrueck, Sylvia L. Martin A. Cavanaugh, Margie E. Craig, Stoll, Gloria Stukenbroeker, Victoria Teri L. Dent, Gerry Everding, Nancy K. John W. Augustin, Janet Bowdry, J. Sullivan, Jeffrey Todisman, Patricia Galofre, Susan M. Halvorson, Eric James R. Burmeister, Linda Y. Ford, A. Topping, SimonaTripodi, Rick Inazaki, Lovell Johnson, Rhonda L. Thomas H. Simmons and Carolyn A. Tyler, Steven Vance, Alison F. Kiely, Larry H. Kindbom, Joyce M. Yarber were honored for 40 years of After the awards ceremony, employees line up for Ted Drewes and service. enjoy the sunny day in Bowles Plaza. Verbeck, Scott K. Wagganer, William Kniepkamp, Nancy M. Lutz, Raye L. 6 RECORD WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

Time to renew U-Pass to ride MetroLink or bus for free

The employee 2008-09 U-Pass should immediately go to a con- — allowing WUSTL faculty firmation page, and, if a valid and staff free use of Metro, the e-mail address was provided, the regions public transportation employee should receive a confir- system — will expire June 30. mation e-mail. Benefits-eligible employees If an employee doesn't receive may request a new U-Pass for the one of these two confirmations, 2009-10 school year (Fiscal Year Parking & Transportation 2010) at the Parking & Services did not receive the Transportation Services Web site, request. parking.wustl.edu/upass.htm. The Parking & Transportation new pass will be valid through Services again has set up employ- June 30, 2010. ee U-Pass distribution centers on The U-Pass program, funded the School of Medicine campus by the University, provides bene- (Olin Residence Hall gym, 11 a.m. fits-eligible faculty and staff, full- -2 p.m., June 16,17 and 18) and time students and full-time em- the Danforth Campus (Danforth ployees of basic service contrac- University Center, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., tors a Universal Metro Pass that June 24 and 25) and encourages allows free boarding of any Metro U-Pass holders to use the pick-up bus or MetroLink light-rail system option for their passes. train. Full-time summer students Employees can renew the pass and full-time students from this by logging onto the Parking & past spring semester who have Transportation system and using completed their fall 2009 full-time their WUSTL KEY and password. class registration also may request Employees who do not know their a summer semester pass, which is WUSTL KEY and/or password valid from May 1 until Aug. 15, at Getting intO the SWing Of Slimmer Juniors Jenny Shirar (left) and Christian Frommelt cut a should contact the Systems and parking.wustl.edu. rug during Swing Dance Night June 2 in the Goidfarb Hall Commons. Each Tuesday during the Procedures Helpdesk at 935-5707. For more information about summer, anyone with an interest in swing dance is welcome to take a lesson and practice what is After submitting an online the U-Pass renewal process, con- learned from 7:30-9:30 p.m. in the Goidfarb Hall Commons. Swing Dance Night, hosted by the request, employees should be sure tact Parking & Transportation Washington University Swing Society, is free and open to the public. No partner or experience is that they receive a confirmation. Services at [email protected] necessary. After making a request, the screen or at 935-5601.

She also congratulated gradu- create a teacher corps, her thesis entirely inconceivable," Kopp "If you go to these com- ating students and families, tak- adviser pronounced her "de- said. "But thank heavens that he munities, it is impossible to miss Kopp ing special note of the 25 graduat- ranged." But aided by her inexpe- dove in early because now he's the fact that a big part of what is 25 WUSTL graduates ing WUSTL students who will rience and with time on her side, going to have years and years to moving the needle is a bunch of joining Teach For America join Teach For America in 2009. Kopp — along with the thousands change what's possible for kids in talented, committed teachers, Kopp then discussed how and of teachers who have joined Teach Gary, Indiana, and maybe school leaders, district adminis- - from Page 1 why she formed Teach For For America — has made a differ- beyond." trators and community leaders America nearly 20 years ago after ence in the lives of schoolchildren In the two decades since she who learned through their expe- us who have been given so much proposing the idea of Teach For throughout the country. founded Teach For America, riences teaching in Teach For to do everything in our power to America in her thesis at Kopp cited many examples of Kopp said it is true that the America that it is possible to realize that change," she said. Princeton University. teachers who are WUSTL alumni achievement gap has not been solve this problem and what it Kopp, who received an honor- Kopp says that she believed or from the St. Louis area and the narrowed in an aggregate sense. will take to solve it," she said. ary doctor of humanities degree "the inequity in educational improvements they have made in "And, yet, things are so very Kopp ended her address with during the ceremony, began her outcomes that persisted along public schools throughout the different today," she said. "The a challenge to the graduates to remarks by noting WUSTL's socioeconomic and racial lines in country — including Ed Chang, a question we're asking has reflect on the disparities in the important role in producing our country was among our _ 1997 graduate, and Glenn Davis, a changed. It is no longer 'Can we world and the enormous assets inspiring and impactful Teach greatest injustices, that the leaders 2003 graduate, who are both do this?' but rather now it is Can they possess to help solve them. For America corps members, in our generation were searching starting their own schools in we do this at scale?' She wished the WUSTL grad- leaders and alumni. for something they weren't find- Atlanta and Gary, Ind., respec- "And even to that question, uates the same good fortune she "I think there's something in ing and would jump at the chance tively. some communities are giving us had found in her career. the water here, no doubt thanks to teach in urban and rural public Kopp mentioned a conversa- real evidence of the possibility of "I have spent not one minute to your own intentional practice, schools, that our energy and tion she had with Davis, in which system-wide change. From of my last 20 years searching for and I hope that the faculty and idealism would make a difference she asked if he had thought, when Washington, D.C., to New what I really wanted to be doing administration can reflect this in the lives of the nation's most graduating in 2003, that he would Orleans to New York City, school because I happened into some- morning on the difference you disadvantaged kids." be starting a high school six years systems are closing achievement thing that, while exhausting and are making through your work," However, Kopp said, when she later. gaps in significant, measurable challenging, is unbelievably Kopp said. proposed in her thesis that she "He laughed as if it would be ways," she said. fulfilling," she said.

which is a nationally accepted within a 500-mile requirement to "The PV (photovoltaic) output not only the University's emphasis benchmark for the design, con- reduce carbon emissions associ- is monitored in the lobby via a on sustainability but also its com- Tyson struction and operation of high- ated with the transportation of touchscreen monitor and over the mitment to teaching, research and Living Building Challenge performance green buildings. materials. network, showing how much pow- community outreach. We have "The Living Building Chal- The structure, which was er the building is producing and been building faculty strength in a 16-step process 2 lenge is instead viewed as an designed by Hellmuth & Bicknese how much CO is being avoided," ecology and environmental science, - from Page 1 additional outlet to promote the Architects with Bingman Con- Hellmuth said. "This monitoring and this structure will help in our goals set by the USGBC and struction Co. of Pacific, Mo., system can be built on over time to educational mission and commit- windows to provide access to fresh CaGBC — it establishes a vision serving as the general contractor, look at water consumption, energy ment to student research and air and daylight. for a project's environmental and also will feature a "bat house" use, etc." instruction." . "Since Living Building social responsibilities from a new built into the building's eave, According to Hellmuth, there "Tyson is in the midst of a Challenge was launched in vantage point," Brukman said. "In complete with two "bat cams" for were many challenges associated major revolution and is a corner- November 2006, more than 60 fact, both national organizations observation of the creatures. with constructing a Living Build- stone of the environmental re- project teams throughout North have endorsed Living Building The Living Learning Center ing, including obtaining permits search and education initiatives of America have opted to pursue Challenge." will be available to members of for rainwater potable water and Washington University," Chase certification," said Eden Brukman, Many of the Living Learning the WUSTL community as well as composting toilet systems and said. "The Living Learning Center the CRGBC's research director. Center's features contribute to other local institutions and will finding certified framing wood will provide much-needed space "The Tyson Living Learning the building's net-zero water house a seminar/classroom for within a 500-mile radius of Tyson, for our growing programs and also Center is one of the first two of and energy use, said Jonathan several WUSTL classes, including which is located off of Interstate 44 will serve as focus for research and these projects completing con- M. Chase, Ph.D., director of the a seminar for undergraduate and at the Beaumont-Antire Road exit. education itself." struction in May, and there are Tyson Research Center and graduate students and local envi- "I don't think any of us knew Eighteen St. Louis-area high- many people throughout the coun- associate professor of biology in ronmental researchers this sum- the challenges this would bring, school students began using the try — and the continent — watch- Arts & Sciences. The rainwater mer and three environmental including Washington University, Living Learning Center June 1 as ing with eager anticipation. that will fall on the building will courses this fall. our design team, the contractors or part of the NSF collaborative grant "Living Building Challenge is a pass through a filter before it will It also will serve as the base of the folks at Tyson," Hellmuth said, for the Shaw Nature Preserve and rigorous performance-based stan- be stored in a 3,000-gallon un- operations for a summer high- "but throughout the process we Tyson to instruct the interns in dard. All 16 stated characteristics derground cistern. school outreach program that is have continually met them in a ecological research. must be integrated into a success- The pavement surrounding co-sponsored by the Missouri seemingly endless gauntlet." Last summer, the students went ful project, such as net-zero energy the building is porous and will Botanical Garden's Shaw Nature Participating in the opening out to Shaw to learn basic skills and and water, habitat exchange, non- absorb almost all storm runoff. Reserve and funded by the ceremony was Chancellor Mark research techniques in the part of toxic materials and beauty and Waterless composting toilets will National Science Foundation S. Wrighton; Edward S. Macias, the program called SIFT — Shaw inspiration," Brukman said. "In eliminate a major use of water (NSF). Ph.D., provost, executive vice chan- Institute for Field Training. order to be certified as a Living and enable the collecting of waste According to the architect, the cellor and the Barbara and David This summer, those same stu- Building, it must be fully opera- that will be used as fertilizer for building's most important feature Thomas Distinguished Professor in dents are plying their newfound tional for at least 12 consecutive the surrounding grass. A 17-kilo- is its ability to be used as an ongo- Arts & Sciences; Henry S. Webber, skills on research projects with months; this program demands watt photovoltaic system will ing teaching tool — another one executive vice chancellor for ad- WUSTL faculty and graduate proof that the occupants engage power the facility. of the 16 requirements to be ministration; Ralph S. Quatrano, students as part of TERF — Tyson the project as anticipated. After all, The exposed exterior and named a Living Building. Ph.D., the Spencer T. Olin Ecological Research Fellowship. an empty building serves no interior wood used to build the "The curriculum for the sum- Professor and interim dean of Arts WUSTL is in the process of purpose." center, including the cedar sid- mer program is already being & Sciences; Chase; and Kathryn finding support for the Living Brukman noted that the Living ing, came from Tyson grounds developed using some of the G. Miller, Ph.D., professor and Learning Center, and several nam- Building Challenge is not meant to — either from fallen trees or building features, which can all be interim chair of biology. ing opportunities are available, compete with the USGBC's from trees slated for removal. The analyzed as a biological process," "The opening of the new Living including the center itself and its Leadership in Energy and structural wood came primarily said Dan Hellmuth, a principal Learning Center is an exciting combined lab and classroom, com- Environmental Design (LEED) from Pocahontas, Ark., approxi- and co-founder of Hellmuth & event for Washington University," puter lab and outdoor teaching Green Riiildinsi Rafinp Svstem. mated 700 miles awav — well Rirknese Architects. Ouatrano said. "It demonstrates deck. record.wustl.edu WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS June 11,2009 7 Notables

-i Ten students awarded Fulbright Scholarships

BY NEIL SCHOENHERR has been presented with this prestigious award," said Amy Suelzer, Ph.D., Fulbright Program adviser. "I Ten WUSTL students have been awarded think it shows the high caliber of students we have at Fulbright Scholarships for the 2009-10 academic the University. year. "They are driven, focused and dedicated. We wish Seven are recent graduates, and three are graduate them success in their Fulbright year and beyond," students. They will spend a full academic year in a Suelzer said. host country. The Fulbright Program is designed to increase The graduate students, along with their fields and mutual understanding between the people of the locations of study, are Nicholas Efremov-Kendall, United States and of other countries. Under the pro- archeology, Ukraine; Maria Rosebury, English teach- gram, 1,450 American students have been offered ing assistantship, Germany; and Nancy Twilley, lan- grants to study and conduct research in 155 countries guage and literature, Germany. throughout the world, beginning this fall. The pro- Those who graduated in May are Natalie Aim, gram, established in 1946, is sponsored by the U.S. English teaching assistantship, Argentina; Bobbie Department of State. Bigby, anthropology, Cambodia; Laurie Bonkowski, More than 47,000 students from the United States English teaching assistantship, Ecuador; Courtney have held Fulbright grants since the inception of the Caruso, history, cultural and intellectual studies, program. This year's awardees come from all 50 states Italy; Anne Marie Gray, urban development and as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. planning, Brazil; Jill Mead, anthropology, Argentina; They are drawn from a diverse cross-section of and Michael Raish, anthropology, El Salvador. American higher education, with more than 250 "Once again, a large number of WUSTL students institutions represented.

Taylor named Harris Institute executive director BY JESSICA MARTIN us attract such an outstanding of International Law and a mem- candidate," Sadat said. ber of the International Criminal B. Don Taylor III, J.D., has been Taylor comes to the law school Procedure Expert Framework, named executive director of after spending three years as a established by the Hague Institute From the lab tO the laundry Riccardo Ferdani (left), staff the Whitney R. Harris World Law legal officer in Trial Ghamber II for the Internationalisation of Law. scientist in radiology, assists fourth-graders Kamryn Senizaiz Institute and Cash Nickerson of the International Criminal He has published several works on (center) and Hannah Fuller in applying ketchup and coffee to Fellow at the School of Law. Tribunal for the former the procedural law of the ad hoc stain-resistant fabric treated with nanoparticles. Carolyn "Don Taylors extensive practi- Yugoslavia. During his tenure, he international criminal tribunals Anderson, Ph.D., professor of radiology and of biochemistry cal experience and scholarship in also worked on cases in the and the International Criminal and molecular biophysics, invited the students and their the areas of international criminal Appeals Chamber of the Court. classmates from Flynn Park Elementary in the University City tribunals and courts will be a International Criminal Tribunal Taylor has taught at the law School District to campus to learn about nanotechnology wonderful addition to the work of for Rwanda. faculty of VU University through her work with the Program of Excellence in Nano- the Harris Institute," said Leila Taylor focuses his research on Amsterdam. He practiced as a technology (PEN) grant. Assisting Anderson were Monica N. Sadat, J.D., the Henry H. Ober- international criminal law with a prosecutor in Arizona from 1996- Shokeen, instructor in radiology; Chris Sherman, senior schelp Professor of Law and direc- special emphasis on international 2005 before relocating to the research technician in radiology; and Mary C. Mohr, coordinator of the Harris World Law criminal procedure, as developed Netherlands. tor for Science Outreach. PEN is a collaboration between Institute. and applied by international He earned a juris doctoris from the Department of Chemistry in Arts & Sciences, the School "I am grateful for the support criminal courts and tribunals. the University of Arizona in 1995 of Medicine and the University of California campuses in of Whitney Harris and of alumnus He is a member of the edito- and a master of laws degree from Berkeley and Santa Barbara. It is supported by a $12.5 million Steven Cash Nickerson in helping rial board of the Leiden Journal Leiden University in 2006. grant from the National Institutes of Health. Two recent grads selected as Singapore scholars

BY MELODY WALKER pursue entrepreneurial ventures for the Kauffman-Singapore on a global scale. Scholars program because of their Shortley after graduation, Arash Sabet already had a bachelor's experiences in bringing new Ting-Ting Chang, Ph.D., the America Mentor Scholar Fund Sabet and Elise DeVries headed degree in biomedical engineering innovations to the market. Award at its recent annual meeting Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in to Asia for five months as mem- and a master's degree in mechani- The Kauffman-Singapore in San Diego. ... Dance, and Eliotte Henderson, a bers of the first-ever Kauffman- cal engineering from WUSTL Scholars Program was created Claudia L. Hilton, Ph.D., post- rising senior, had works chosen to Singapore Entrepreneurship when he earned an MBA in fi- through a grant from the Ewing doctoral fellow in psychiatry, has be performed as part of the con- Program. nance and strategy last month. Marion Kauffman Foundation. been chosen to receive the cluding Gala Concert the Central They are two of only five U.S. DeVries earned a bachelors de- The students will study commer- American Occupational Therapy Region American College Dance students in science, technology gree in biomedical engineering cialization and entrepreneurship Association Roster of Fellows Conference, held in March at and engineering who were se- with an emphasis in bio- at the Nanyang Technopre- Award at the organization's 2009 Hendrix College in Conway, Ark. lected to participate in the pro- mechanics. neurship Genter, Nanyang Annual Conference and Expo in Chang's work was titled "Falling gram, which will allow them to The two were chosen from 160 Technological University, in Houston. The award recognizes Petals," and Henderson's work learn about the Asian market and applicants from across the nation Singapore. was titled "Stuck in Waiting." In occupational therapists who have addition, "OverDrive" by senior made a significant contribution to lecturer Cecil Slaughter was the continuing education and featured in the conference's professional development of asso- Informal Concert. ... ciation members. Hilton is being C. Robert Cloninger, M.D., honored for her contributions to the Wallace Renard Professor of research and intervention with Psychiatry and of genetics at the autistic spectrum disorders. ... School of Medicine and of psy- Stacey House, M.D., Ph.D., a chology in Arts & Sciences, is the resident in emergency medicine, 10th recipient of the American received an award from the Niland, Olin professor emeritus, 89 Psychiatric Association's (APA) American Medical Association Judd Marmor Award. The presti- Foundation's 2009 Seed Grant Powell Niland, D.C.S., professor fondly as a teacher, mentor and special strength started with gious award is given annually to Program, which provides $2,500 emeritus of management at friend. Powell and traces to him. He recognize an individual or group grants to medical students, physi- Olin Business School, died April "Powell's contribution to the started it and nurtured it." in the neuropsychological sci- cian residents and fellows to con- 19, 2009, in St. Louis. He was 89. Olin School was enormous," Niland retired in 1989. ences as well as in history, litera- duct basic science, applied or A native of Scranton, Penn., Virgil said. "He was very influen- He is survived by his wife, Juel ture or pedagogy who makes clinical research projects. Niland came to Washington tial in the shaping of the MBA C. Niland; two daughters; two significant contributions to the University in 1957 from Harvard program. grandchildren; and one great- multifactorial, biopsychosocial Business School, where he earned "Powell's strengths were teach- grandchild. elements involved in mental a doctorate and taught for six ing and research in the areas of Memorial contributions may health and illness. Cloninger also Speaking of years. manufacturing, production and be made to the Powell Niland delivered a plenary lecture at the Robert L. Virgil, Ph.D., Olin operations management," Virgil Prize in Operations and emeritus dean and professor, was said. "This always has been a Production Management at the annual meeting of the APA Stamos Metzidakis, Ph.D., May 16-21 in San Francisco. ... among Niland's first students at strong, even distinctive, part of Olin Business School or to a char- professor of French and of com- WUSTL. He remembers Niland the Olin program. It is today. This ity of the donors choice. Anthony Todd Fojo, a medi- parative literature, both in Arts & cal student, has received a Fogarty Sciences, gave a public lecture at Fellowship, a one-year clinical Harvard University's Center for the research training experience for Humanities April 7 titled "Who graduate-level U.S. students in the Knew? Andre Breton's Surreality in Furchgott, 92 Nabors, 78 Nolan, 56 health professions. During his Nikos Kazantzakis." ... fellowship, he will research HIV Robert Senior, M.D., the Robert F. Furchgott, Ph.D., assis- Kenneth L. Nabors, reference David John Nolan, associate di- and tuberculosis, in conjunction Dorothy R. and Hubert C. Moog tant professor of pharmacology at department chief at Olin Library rector of housing from 1985-1999 with the Moi University School of Professor of Pulmonary Diseases the School of Medicine from from 1964-1981 and humanities and associate director of off-cam- Medicine, in Eldoret, Kenya. ... in Medicine and professor of cell 1949-1956 and winner of the librarian from 1981-1995, died pus housing from 1999-2005, died Victoria Fraser, M.D., the biology and physiology, was se- 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or May 22, 2009. He was 78. May 17, 2009, in O'Fallon, 111. He J. William Campbell Professor of lected as the Amberson Lecturer Medicine, died May 19, 2009, in was 56. Medicine and co-director of the for the American Thoracic So- Seattle. He was 92. Division of Infectious Diseases, ciety's International Conference received the Society for in San Diego May 15-20. Healthcare Epidemiology of y

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When Panos Kouvelis, Ph.D., was a professor at Duke University, he loved to go to the Waffle House in Durham, N.C. But it wasn't the waffles or the coffee that attracted the young Greek immigrant. "I liked their omelets," says Kouvelis, the Emerson Distin- guished Professor of Operations and Manufacturing Management at the Olin Business School. "But if you're an operations guy like me, you'd be fascinated by how they do it." Everything from the organized layout of the restaurant to the easy flow of orders from BY MELODY WALKER customer to waitress to cook and back to the table impressed Kouvelis, who has made a career of studying supply chains and how they work. "A supply chain is a system that goes all the way from companies that work with raw materials to companies that do productive transformations to companies that do distribution and selling," Kouvelis says. Panos Kouvelis, Ph.D. (center), with third-year doctoral students Ehsan Bolandifar (left) and Xiaole Technology, modern trans- (Sherri) Wu. "Panos is a very warm person with natural leadership skills," says Lingxiu Dong, Ph.D., portation and communications associate professor of operations and manufacturing management. "He is one of the most talented, have stretched supply chains creative and hard-working scholars in our profession. I admire his continuous high level of scholarly around the globe, creating com- curiosities and endless energy in exploring various areas of supply chain management."

Kouvelis is a proud quarter-sea- right or wrong way to do it." son-ticket holder and enjoys Driven by his passion for making trips to Busch Stadium research and teaching, Kouvelis Clarifying complexities with his wife, family and friends. has published three books and Helen and Panos Kouvelis more than 80 papers in top- plex webs of all the necessary 'California dreams' have three children: Vaios, 13; quality academic journals. He Kouvelis' work also serves in editorial positions components to create and deliver Kouvelis majored in mechanical Alexa, 9; and Teddy, 4. As a fam- at several leading management goods to consumers. For engineering at the National ily, they enjoy traveling, including untangling supply and operations publications. Kouvelis, the challenge is to Technical University of Athens. annual visits to see Panos' mother "The joke around here is that figure out how to coordinate all He knew he wanted to combine in Greece and family in Toronto, chains helps get I sleep in my office," Kouvelis the links in the supply chain in his engineering studies with where Helen's family lives. says with a lighthearted laugh. "I the most efficient and cost-effec- business and says at the age of 23 In addition to being baseball goods to work hard — 60-hour weeks. I'm tive way possible. his "California dreams" came fans, the Kouvelis family also has productive and efficient at what I Researching and teaching true when he was accepted to adopted St. Louis Rams football consumers more do." supply chain management has graduate school at the University as a favorite spectator sport. Colleagues such as become an important focus of of Southern California (USC). "It's a nice game to watch," efficiently Siddhartha Chib, Ph.D., the the Boeing Center for Tech- The only son of a physician Kouvelis says. "There is lots of Harry C. Hartkopf Professor of nology, Information and Manu- and homemaker, Kouvelis, who strategy, and you can see how Econometrics and Statistics, facturing (BCTIM), which was born in Lamia, a small city organized they are. Football is admire and praise his skills. Kouvelis directs in addition to in central Greece, initially about synchronized movement "I think that Panos is a ter- teaching courses in the Executive thought the move to Los Angeles — many people have to do the rific example of a high-quality MBA and MBA programs. would be temporary — just long right thing for a certain play to academic," Chib says. "He has Monsanto Co.'s director of enough to pursue a master's advance. Teamwork is very im- very high standards for research, Panos Kouvelis global supply chain, Brad degree. portant. It's how to be in the right and he is a committed mentor Morgan, says his former profes- With a dual MBA and indus- place at the right time." through his supervision of Ph.D. Currently teaches: in the Executive sor's soft-spoken, calm demean- trial engineering degree from Kouvelis adds with a laugh, students and his support of MBA program and the joint or belies an ardent enthusiasm USC, Kouvelis was lured to "Football is a lot like supply chain junior faculty. Olin-Fudan EMBA program in for his area of expertise. Stanford University to earn a management!" "He is an extremely effective Shanghai, China "Panos brings a great deal of doctorate. His first teaching Kouvelis can't help finding teacher across various demand- passion to everything he does and position was at the University of supply chain metaphors and Launching: a new master's in supply ing programs," Chib says. is therefore able to inspire and Texas at Austin, where Kouvelis connections from sports stadi- chain management degree program "Finally, he is director of a challenge his students," Morgan says with a smile, "I don't know if ums to restaurants and beyond. in September 2009 at Olin Business very successful center that show- says. "While he has a strong grasp my accent or theirs was harder to When he goes shopping with his School cases and advances research in of the complex, technical 'inner understand!" wife, he admits, they see different supply chain management and Corporate consulting and/or workings' of supply chain risk After nearly four years in things. While she may admire the related areas. executive programs: Boeing Co., management, networks and Texas, the bachelor professor color or style of a sweater, "He handles all these many Bunge, Duke Hospital, Emerson, operations, he is always able to moved to the Fuqua School of Kouvelis says, "every time I look things with equanimity and, Express Scripts Inc., Hanes, Ingram clearly articulate the relevance of Business at Duke University. at a sweater, I think, how did it remarkably, without overt dis- Micro, MEMC, Smurfit-Stone, supply chain from both a strategic While teaching there, Kouvelis get here?" play of effort. It all just seems Solutia Inc., and others standpoint and as it relates to met a nurse, Helen, from Canada "There are thousands of sup- to come easily to Panos," Chib everyday operations." at the only Eastern Orthodox pliers, hundreds of factories, says. Church in Durham. Her Serbian thousands of workers who con- Students have bestowed the family shares the same religious tributed to delivering this sweater Reid Teaching Award on tradition as his Greek family. to this store," he says. Kouvelis 12 times, and he has They were married and moved to Supply chain received numerous other awards St. Louis when Kouvelis joined for his teaching, research and the Olin faculty in 1997. management service. Real-world experience with com- In his narrow, book-lined The strategy of sports panies and their supply chains is office in Simon Hall with a pic- Former Olin dean Stuart a vital component of Kouvelis' ture-window view of Francis Greenbaum, Ph.D., recruited research and teaching. Through Field, Kouvelis reveals what he Kouvelis to St. Louis and intro- consulting projects with BCTIM, has learned in more than 20 duced him to baseball. The great Kouvelis and his students work years of teaching. American pastime is foreign to with supply chain managers and "The secret of good teaching most Greeks, according to the challenges they face daily. is passion for what you teach so Kouvelis, who admits he found it "I believe in the model of you feel very close to it, and at boring at first. faculty doing all three of these the same time, you have to be Kouvelis says with his col- activities: teaching, research and very interested in the people you league and friend Mark Soczek, consulting," Kouvelis says. teach," Kouvelis says. Ph.D., director of the Center for Research and consulting not "You've got to understand Experiential Learning and lec- only provide insight into real their backgrounds and why they turer in accounting, as his coach management issues, but they also are there. These are the two most 0 and the St. Louis Cardinals as his provide excellent subject matter o important things," he says. 1 new hometown team, he soon for the classroom. Kouvelis has While it's hard to imagine < discovered the intricate strategy used many consulting projects as this 48-year-old professor slow- 1 and statistics of the game. case studies for his courses. ing down anytime soon, he says He says George F. Will's book "I like what I do," he says. "I he still has a California dream. Panos Kouvelis; his wife, Helen; and their children, (from left) "Men at Work" helped with his get stimulated by the new chal- This time, it's about retiring Vaios, Alexa and Teddy, visit the Acropolis in Athens. Annual conversion into an ardent base- lenges by understanding what summer vacations acquaint the Kouvelis family with the ancient somewhere on the West Coast ball fan and student of the game. companies do and if it was the heritage of Greece. with a view of the Pacific Ocean.