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[email protected]. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS fecord Vol. 21 No. 9 Oct. 24, 1996 Washington University plays host to Society of Environmental Journalists Barbara A. Schaal, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Biology in Arts and Sciences, discusses the prairie ecosystem with award-winning author Richard Manning during a tour of the Shaw Arboretum of the Missouri Botanical Garden on Thursday, Oct. 17. Manning is the author of "Grassland." Nearly 400 members of the Society of of the Missouri Botanical Garden; Cahokia Environmental Journalists (SEJ) were Mounds near Collinsville, 111.; and dioxin-tainted treated to a helping of Midwestern hospital- Times Beach, Mo., among others. ity and a dose of Washington University faculty University faculty members played key roles in expertise last week. the conference. In addition to leading some of the The University played host to SEJ's Sixth An- tours, faculty members also conducted sessions in nual Conference from Oct. 17-20. Environmental their labs on the Hilltop and Medical campuses.