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BY DIANA LUTZ ment of Agriculture, including the competitive grant program now President Barak Obama has called the Agriculture and Food asked Roger Beachy, Ph.D. Research Initiative. president of the Donald In the past decade or so, the Danforth Plant Science Center U.S. Department of Agriculture and professor of biology has distributed between in Arts & Sciences, to $120 million and $180 lead a new federal agen- million in competitive cy that will transform the grants. "The goal we're way that plant science aiming for in the next four research is funded in the or five years is an annual United States. budget of $700 million," Beachy is the found- Beachy said. ing president of the "Plants are key to the Danforth Plant Science future, to our survival," Center, a private, non- Beachy Beachy said. "But they just profit research institute haven't been getting the in St. Louis County founded in attention they need from the re- 1999 by a partnership that includes search community or the U.S. Washington University. public. The National Institute of Food "We're beginning to see aberra- and Agriculture, or NIFA, a newly tions in climate, and the Earth's named agency of the U.S. Depart- growing population will need not ment of Agriculture, will manage just more food but better food and the external grants of the Depart- See Beachy, Page 6 Live theater, live learning Visiting dramaturg Liz Engelman (left) and sophomore Max Rissman discuss Rissman's one-act play "Razor Love" Sept. 25 in the A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre. The "talk-back" session followed a staged reading — directed by Jeffery Matthews, senior Young age at first drink may lecturer in the Performing Arts Department (PAD) in Arts & Sciences — held as part of the PAD'S 2009 A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival. Engelman, a freelance dramaturg from Minneapolis and board chair of Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas, has helped develop new plays affect genes, alcoholism risk across the country.

BY JIM DRYDEN prominent the role played by genetic factors. The age at which a person "There seemed to be a great- Frog fungus hammering biodiversity of communities takes a first drink may influ- er genetic influence in those BY DIANA LUTZ worse than had been thought. University of Maryland and re- ence genes linked to alcoholism, who took their first full drink at Under pressure from a fungal search associate at the Smith- making the youngest drinkers a younger age," said first author Sometimes to see something disease, the frogs in this biodiver- sonian Tropical Research Institute, the most susceptible to severe Arpana Agrawal, Ph.D., assis- properly, you have to stand sity hot spot are undergoing a vast was published online in the problems. tant professor in the Depart- farther back. This is true, for ex- homogenization that is leaving October issue of Ecology Letters. A team of researchers, led by ment of Psychiatry. "That's very ample, of Chuck Close portraits behind impoverished communities The analysis of frog data was School of Medicine scientists, consistent with what has been where a patchwork of many small that increasingly resemble one inspired in part by earlier work by studied 6,257 adult twins from predicted in the literature and irr faces becomes one giant face as another. Jonathan M. Chase, Ph.D., associ- Australia. They wanted to learn the classification of types of you back away. "We're witnessing the McDon- ate professor of biology in Arts & whether twins who start drink- alcohol dependence, but we It may also be true of the frogs aldization of the frog communi- Sciences, director of the Tyson ing at an early age are more present a unique test of the of Central America, where the ties," said Kevin G. Smith, Ph.D., Research Center and a co-author likely to develop a more heri- hypothesis." pattern of extinctions emerges associate director of the Tyson of the paper. table form of alcohol depen- Agrawal and her colleagues clearly only at a certain spatial Research Center. Chase found that when preda- dence than those who begin examined previously collected scale. The analysis of data collected tory fish were introduced into drinking later in life. The re- data from identical and fraternal Everyone knows that frogs are over many years by Karen R. Lips, artificial ponds at the research searchers found that the younger male and female twins using in trouble and that some species Ph.D., associate professor of biol- center, not only did they reduce an individual was at first drink, statistical methods to measure have disappeared, but a recent ogy and director of the program in diversity within each pond, but the greater the risk for alcohol the extent to which age at first analysis of Central American frog Sustainable Development and they also made the species compo- dependence and the more See Alcoholism, Page 7 surveys shows the situation is Conservation Biology at the See Frogs, Page 6 Grass roof on South 40 promotes sustainability, adds green space BY JESSICA DAUES vegetation, reducing the amount of runoff that flows to sewers and increasing the amount of rainfall natu- Take a walk across the new lawn on the South 40, rally recycled through the atmosphere. The vegetation and there might be more than just dirt beneath on the roof is either native or has adapted to the your feet. region, and the programmable irrigation system There might be pots, pans and a truck or two. determines how much water is needed to keep the An environmentally friendly "green roof" — con- plants alive, minimizing unnecessary watering. taining grass, native plants and approximately 110,000 The green roof also acts as insulation, keeping the pounds of soil — opened last week on the South 40 building underneath cooler in the summer and House. The roof shelters a loading dock, kitchen and warmer in the winter, which reduces energy usage. other areas of the South 40 House's southern lower The grass also reflects heat back into the atmosphere level. rather than absorbing it, creating a cooler exterior The 10,150-square-foot green roof connects seam- environment. lessly with the lawn to the east near Liggett and Herbs also will be planted on the roof, reducing Koenig student residences, creating a large grassy area the amount of ingredients the South 40 House kitch- that also features paths and benches. en will need to have transported in. Atop the northern half of the South 40 House "This is another great example of integrated design — and overlooking the building's green roof — are strategies we are implementing across our campus to four stories containing student dining areas and economic, environmental and social performance," residences. Malten said. "This design strategy will concurrently Installing a green roof rather than a typical black reduce our energy use and cost, our stormwater run- rubber roof benefits the environment in numerous off and cost, and provide a healthier outdoor space for ways, said Matt Malten, assistant vice chancellor for our community. These multiple benefits are what we sustainability. strive for in all our sustainability efforts." The green roof on the South 40 House helps the University conserve The green roof will help the University improve its There are other practical and aesthetic benefits to energy and water and provides additional gathering space for water management. Ninety percent of rainwater that using a green roof rather than rubber, concrete or students. falls on a green roof is absorbed by the soil and See Roof, Page 6 2 RECORD WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

Arts & Sciences names new chairs, directors Five new department and vited lectures. Widowhood," collects, translates program heads have been He has translated several and discusses Latin and Greek named in Arts & Sciences. medieval texts and is currently sources for women's interaction Jean Allman, Ph.D., the J.H. editing a volume on medieval with the law in the Roman Hexter Professor in the Human- Christianity for a seven-volume Empire. ities in Arts & Sciences, succeeds project called "A Peoples History Her current project is a book Hillel J. Kieval, Ph.D., the Gold- of Christianity," the first volume titled "Children without Fathers stein Professor of Jewish History of which was published in 2008. in Roman Law: Paternity, Pat- and Thought, as chair of the His research has been sup- rimony, and Freedom," which Department of History. ported by the National Endow- looks at children without a pater- Daniel M. Bornstein, Ph.D., ment for the Humanities, the familias — children whose fa- the Stella Koetter Darrow American Philosophical Society thers have died, illegitimate Professor of Catholic Studies in and the National Humanities children, children who were Arts 8c Sciences, succeeds Beata Center, among others. abandoned at birth and children Grant, Ph.D., professor of Chinese Professional involvement who were sold or pledged into and of religious studies in Arts includes the American Society of slavery by their impoverished & Sciences, as chair of the Depart- Church History, the American parents. ment of Religious Studies. Catholic Historical Association Such children often existed in Garrett Albert Duncan, Ph.D., and the Society for Italian a very precarious position legally associate professor of education in Historical Studies. He sits on the and socially, born free but liable Arts & Sciences, succeeds John editorial boards of Rivista di to enslavement and exploitation. Baugh, Ph.D., the Margaret Bush Storia del Cristianesimo and She earned a doctorate in Wilson Professor in Arts 8c Medievalia et Humanistica. classics from Stanford University Sciences, as director of the pro- He earned a doctorate from in 1987. gram in African and African the University of Chicago in American studies. 1985. Gaylyn Studlar, Judith Evans-Grubbs, Ph.D., Film & Media Studies professor of classics, succeeds Garrett Albert Duncan, Studlar has written widely on Susan Rotroff, Ph.D., the Jarvis African & African feminist film theory and history, Thurston and Mona Van Duyn Hollywood cinema, genre stud- Professor in the Humanities, as American Studies ies, Orientalism and the relation- chair of the Department of Duncan holds appointments ship between film and other arts. Classics. in American culture studies, Her books include "This Mad In addition, Gaylyn Studlar, African and African American Masquerade: Stardom" and Ph.D., professor of film and media studies and urban studies, all in "Masculinity in the Jazz Age and studies, succeeded Charles Barr in Arts & Sciences. His research In the Realm of Pleasure: Von the Program in Film & Media focuses broadly on race, culture, Sternberg, Dietrich, and the Studies Jan. 1. education and society. Along these lines, he has Masochistic Aesthetic." Jean Allman, History published extensively on black In addition, she has co-edited four anthologies: "John Ford Allman joined the history youth, identity, language, ethics Made Westerns," "Visions of the On the Corner A worker installs one of seven wind department in 2007 and was and schooling in peer-reviewed East," "Reflections in a Male Eye: turbines on the roof of the University's Corner Building on installed as the inaugural holder journals, edited books, encyclo- John Huston and the American Skinker and Delmar boulevards Sept. 18. In all, the seven of the J.H. Hexter Professorship in pedias and other reference books. Experience" and "Titanic: wind turbines will generate an estimated 14,000 kilowatt- the Humanities in Arts & Sciences His current project, "Race and Anatomy of a Blockbuster." Her hours per year for the building. The University installed other in February 2008. Schooling in a Prison Society" work has been translated into environmentally friendly features during its renovation of the Her work is interdisciplinary in examines the moral and political approximately 70-year-old Corner Building, including a several languages. scope and addresses issues of contexts of the education of black high-efficiency air-conditioning system, a white roof that She recently completed ar- interest to African and African students in urban and suburban reflects the sun's rays, and insulated windows. WUSTL began ticles on masculinity in the docu- American studies as well as wom- schools in post-Civil Rights Era remodeling and rehabilitating the Corner Building in May, and mentaries of Michael Moore; en, gender and sexuality studies. North America. the building reopened Aug. 14. It houses retail space on its mother/daughter discourse in As an eminent historian of This project is largely con- first floor and 16 one- and two-bedroom apartments for 1920s Hollywood fan culture; the West Africa, her research explores cerned with questions of race, WUSTL graduate students, faculty and staff on its second "textual queering" of Elizabeth the concepts of national identity, citizenship and democracy in the and third floors. Taylor as a child star; and on gender and colonialism; fashion contexts of post-industrialism silent era "vampire" Theda Bara. and the politics of clothing; and and globalization and how these She is working on the book the modernity of indigenous belief forces inform a school-to-prison "Precious Charms: The Juvena- systems. Central to her work is the pipeline. tion of Female Stardom in Clas- study of African contributions to Duncan is the immediate past Sports sical Hollywood Cinema" for the the modern world. vice president of Division G: University of California Press. Allman is the author or editor Social Contexts of Education of Studlar earned a doctorate in of six books and numerous ar- the American Educational University Athletic Association cinema studies in 1984 from the Women's soccer ticles and book chapters. Among Research Association. competition Sunday, Oct. 4, at University of Southern Cali- the publications she has authored He earned a doctorate in extends streak Emory University. fornia, where she also earned a or co-authored are "Tongnaab: education from The Claremont The No. 15 women's soccer team master of music in cello The History of a West African Graduate School. extended its winning streak to performance. Volleyball begins God" and '"I Will Not Eat Stone: seven games with a pair of victo- She recently taught for 13 A Women's History of Colonial Judith Evans-Grubbs, ries over Principia College, 7-2, conference season years at the University of Michi- Asante." and Division I Southeast Missouri The volleyball team split a pair of Classics gan, serving as the Rudolf Arn- She also has co-edited the State University, 4-1. dual matches last week, falling at Evans-Grubbs is a leading heim Collegiate Professor of Journal of Women's History as Senior Caryn Rosoff recorded Division II University of Missouri - scholar in the field of Roman Film Studies. She also served as well as two critically received a hat trick in both games. She St. Louis, 3-1, Sept. 22 and then history. director of the Program in Film book series "The Social History of leads the team in points with 20 defeating Fontbonne University, Her most recent book, and Media Studies. Africa" and "New African and is second in goals with eight. 3-0, Sept. 23. "Women and the Law in the Prior to that, she spent eight Histories." Her professional con- WUSTL (7-2) opens The Bears were back on track Roman Empire: A Sourcebook years on the faculty at Emory tributions include serving as a University Athletic Association with a sweep over Fontbonne the on Marriage, Divorce, and University. play Sunday, Oct. 4, at Emory next night. member of the board of directors University. Sophomore Lauren Budde of the Association for the Study of paced the offense with 13 kills and the Worldwide African Diaspora Women's golf ends a .357 hitting percentage. (2005-2011) and of the African WUSTL (12-3) begins Studies Association (2003-07). successful fall season University Athletic Association Allman earned a bachelor's Freshman Hannah Buck fired a regular season competition degree Phi Beta Kappa in history in 1979 and a doctorate in African 75 on the second day of play to tie Saturday, Oct. 3, taking on Bran- Founded in 1905 • Washington University in St. Louis community news for first place as the women's golf deis University in Rochester, N.Y. history in 1987, both from team placed second at the Northwestern University. Volume 34, Number 8 Millikin University Fall Classic. Cross country teams Prior to joining WUSTL, Buck tied for first place in the Allman directed the Center for Associate Vice Chancellor Steven J. 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By BETH MILLER do not," Paciorkowski said. "We believe that the data from and director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Center at St. Louis this registry and genetic studies will help to answer some of Children's Hospital; and William B. Dobyns, M.D., profes- Researchers have launched an online registry that ulti- those questions." sor of human genetics, of neurology and of pediatrics at the mately aims to help children with a severe type of Infantile spasms, or West Syndrome, is University of Chicago Medical Center. epilepsy that strikes in the first months of life. a seizure disorder that begins before In addition to collecting data through the registry, the It is believed to be the first worldwide registry of chil- age 2 and accounts for about 25 percent researchers plan to ask parents to volunteer DNA samples dren with infantile spasms and is a collaboration between of epilepsy diagnoses in babies under from their children with the disorder to look for genes that the School of Medicine and the University of Chicago. 12 months old. An infant's body will might be playing a role. Researchers plan to use the registry to look for similari- suddenly bend forward, resembling "Currently, we know about a few genes, but there are ties among children with the disorder to help lead to im- sit-ups. The infant may bend his or her probably more," Paciorkowski said. "If we are able to iden- proved treatments, said Alexander Paciorkowski, M.D., arms and legs inward or throw them tify the genes that cause infantile spasms, we hope to de- instructor of neurology and medical geneticist at the School outward. The seizures occur often upon velop better medicines to help stop them." of Medicine and at St. Louis Children's Hospital. waking and may occur in clusters of up The traditional treatment for infantile spasms is an Although the condition was first described in the 1840s, to 100 spasms at a time. The spasms can injected hormone called adrenocorticotropic hormone physicians and researchers still have many questions about Paciorkowski have a devastating impact on the baby's (ACTH), which has the potential for serious side effects. possible causes and effective treatments. development, causing difficulty learning Treatments also can include other antiseizure medications "We need to learn more about infantile spasms, such as how to sit, crawl, walk and talk. or a medically supervised high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet. why some babies respond well to an injected hormone Paciorkowski developed the registry, at infantilespasms. Parents of children who were diagnosed with infantile treatment and others don't, which medications are most wusd.edu, with Christina Gurnett, M.D., Ph.D., assistant spasms prior to age 2 may register their child at no cost. effective in stopping spasms, what tests can help doctors professor of neurology, of pediatrics and of orthopedic For more information on the registry or the genetic decide which medication to use first, and why some babies surgery; Liu Lin Thio, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of studies, contact Paciorkowski at paciorkowskia@neuro. with Down syndrome develop infantile spasms and some neurology, of pediatrics and of anatomy and neurobiology wustl.edu or 454-6120. Cells in fruit fly gut can prompt tumor growth

BY GWEN ERICSON or are sloughed off, stem cells divide to produce replacements. Tumor growth can start from Normally, just a couple thousand stem cells in the gut, say School stem cells reside in a fruit fly's gut of Medicine researchers studying and divide as needed to keep the fruit flies. gut healthy. They found that tumors can When the researchers selec- grow from adult stem cells that tively knocked out the Ape gene in have lost a specific tumor-sup- these cells, they saw that the cells pressor gene. The gene, Ape, has divided rapidly, forming masses of previously been implicated in cells that protruded into the gut human gastrointestinal cancers, interior. These tumor-like masses including colon cancer, the sec- had characteristics very like those ond-leading cause of cancer-relat- of adenomas of the human gastro- ed death in the Western world. intestinal tract. Adenomas are "A long-standing question in benign tumors that can become cancer biology is 'Do tumors arise malignant. from specific cell types?'" said The Ape gene is often missing lead author Craig A. Micchelli, in people with the hereditary Ph.D., assistant professor of devel- colon cancer syndrome familial opmental biology. "We asked what adenomatous polyposis. Without happens when the Ape gene is surgery to remove all or part of specifically disabled in fruit fly the colon, colon cancer is virtually intestinal stem cells, and we ob- inevitable in those with Ape loss. served that the mutant cells prolif- "The fruit fly now provides a GeneS and beans (From left) Jaray Brady, Sarah Buckingham and Raquel Ashley, students at erate rapidly to create tumors. Our powerful genetic model system Central Visual and Performing Arts High School, participate in an exercise in natural selection studies demonstrate that adult that can be used to study the during a visit to the School of Medicine Sept. 14. The students used forks, chopsticks and spoons stem cells in the intestinal tract of earliest steps of gastrointestinal to pick up different sizes of beans to simulate trait variation and differential survival within a fruit flies can function as a cell of population of birds. Students competed against one another for food over multiple rounds tumorigenesis," Micchelli said. (generations) and observed how natural selection can alter the frequency of different traits over origin for tumorigenesis." "The system can also be used to time within a population. The activities were organized by the Young Scientist Program — The study was published in the identify new genes that suppress Evolution/Genetics/Genomics Teaching Team. journal Development. the rapid proliferation caused by In the gut of mature fruit flies, loss of Ape. Such genes constitute a population of stem cells exists to novel drug targets capable of maintain the gut lining. When retarding tumor growth at a very Gene regulates immune cells' ability to harm the body cells lining the intestinal tract die early stage."

BY MICHAEL C. PURDY Ph.D., a former graduate student, frequently present at sites of active found that the loss of Batf affected autoimmune disease. A recently identified gene allows immune cells known as T cells. Batf is a transcription factor, immune cells to start the self- Normally T cells take on special- which means that the protein Murray named chief of destructive processes thought to ized roles, becoming cells that made from the gene acts to turn underlie autoimmune diseases promote various defensive re- the production of proteins from pediatric anesthesiology such as multiple sclerosis (MS) sponses or that recruit inflamma- other genes on and off. Its only and rheumatoid arthritis, School tory cells to sites of infection. In previously identified role was as a BY JIM DRYDEN and College of Medicine. He of Medicine researchers have mice without Batf, though, one of partner with another common earned a medical degree from the found. those roles was blocked: the mice transcription factor. David J. Murray, M.D., has been University of Saskatchewan and Researchers showed that mice had no inflammatory Thl7 cells. Schraml showed that Batf had appointed chief of the Division completed residency training in without the Batf gene lacked a type Murphy and other researchers to be present for Thl7 cells to of Pediatric Anesthesiology. anesthesiology at the University of inflammatory immune cell and first identified the Thl7 pathway make ROR-gamma-T, the only Murray, the Carol B. and of Iowa. were resistant to a procedure that four years ago. While such cells other gene known to force T cells Jerome T Loeb Professor and "I feel very fortunate to be normally induces an autoimmune help defend the body from bacte- to become Thl7 cells. She also head of medical simulation at chosen for this position," Murray condition similar to human MS. rial infections, scientists have found that the presence of Batf the School of Medicine, also be- said. "The They plan to look for other genes found that IL17, an inflammatory made it possible for T cells to comes anesthesiologist-in-chief at continued and proteins influenced by Batf compound made by Thl7 cells, is make more IL17. St. Louis Children's Hospital. He expansion and that could be targets for new treat- was appointed to the new position national re- ments for autoimmune diseases. by Alex S. Evers, M.D., the Henry cognition of "Batf allows immune cells to Nominees for Goldstein Leadership Awards sought Elliot Mallinckrodt Professor and the surgical head down a pathway that's been a head of the Department of divisions at very hot topic in immunology It's time to nominate School of Medicine faculty for the 2009 Anesthesiology. St. Louis because of its potential links to Samuel R. Goldstein Leadership Awards in Medical Student "David Murray is a great fit for Children's autoimmune disease," said senior Education. this position," Evers said. "He has Hospital and author Kenneth Murphy, M.D., Three awards of $5,000 each are provided annually through a gift developed one of the best Clinical Washington Ph.D., professor of pathology and from Samuel R. Goldstein. The awards acknowledge faculty leader- Simulation Centers in the world Murray University immunology and a Howard ship in medical student education and the tradition and responsibil- and has used simulation to make make this an Hughes Medical Institute investi- ity teaching faculty demonstrate in training the best and brightest important contributions in both exciting time to be selected to lead gator. "We showed that Batf regu- medical students to become physicians who practice medicine of the education and research. He is a the division as anesthesiologist-in- lates the only other gene previ- highest quality. national leader in academic pedi- chief." ously revealed to control this School of Medicine faculty members who are involved in teach- atric anesthesiology and is a high- Murray has served as director pathway, so Batf may have quite ing medical or MSTP students are eligible for nomination. ly competent and compassionate of the Clinical Simulation Center a bit to teach us about autoim- To nominate a faculty member, individuals must complete a form physician who provides excep- since it opened in 1996. Since munity." available at internalcompetitions.wustl.edu/ocfr/grants.nsf/ tional care for children." then, he has designed and imple- The findings appeared in a Achievement?OpenView and submit to [email protected]. Murray came to WUSTL in mented a number of training and recent issue of Nature. The deadline for nominations is 5 p.m. Oct. 12. 1995. Previously, he had been at assessment programs for health Lead author Barbara Schraml, the University of Iowa Hospitals professionals. 4 RECORD WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS University Events GrooveLily returns to Edison with 'Beauty' of a show

BY LIAM OTTEN The Hollywood Reporter called Orchestra. "Sleeping Beauty Wakes" "a be- Milburn is a graduate of New Fairy tales do come true — guiling tour de force that looks at York University's prestigious sort of. Just ask Sleeping love, sleep and time by setting the Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Beauty, whose 900 years of familiar fairy tale in an innovative Musical Theatre Writing Program. enchanted rest finally come to an performing context." Music An accomplished record produc- end in a modern-day sleep disor- Connection Magazine added, er, he also does much of the der clinic, far from the land of far, "GrooveLily has an intelligent group's arranging and serves as far away. poppiness perfect for grown-up musical director. Welcome to "Sleeping Beauty tastes." Lewin, also a Princeton gradu- Wakes," an artfully twisted take on Originally commissioned for ate, earned a master's degree from the classic children's story, by the stage by The Deaf West the Manhattan School of Music theatrical power-pop trio Theater Company, "Sleeping and has toured and/or recorded GrooveLily. The acclaimed indie Beauty Wakes" debuted in 2007 at with Audra McDonald, George troubadours return to St. Louis for the Center Theatre Group's Kirk Coleman, John Patitucci and a pair of performances at 8 p.m. Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles. many others. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 2 and 3, That production, which featured "Sleeping Beauty Wakes" is as part of the Edison Theatre both deaf and hearing actors, won GrooveLily's third "concert musi- OVATIONS Series. The acclaimed trio GrooveLily — (from left) Brendan Milburn, Valerie Ovation Awards for World Pre- cal," following "Striking 12" and Spanning rock, folk, jazz and Vigoda and Gene Lewin — brings its artfully twisted tale "Sleeping miere Musical and Best Musical "Long Story Short," a rollercoaster pop, GrooveLily combines lush Beauty Wakes" to Edison Theatre Oct. 2 and 3. Direction as well as a Best Lead romance adapted from David musical textures with soaring Actress nomination for Vigoda. Schulner s play "An Infinite Ache." vocals and witty, character-driven "Striking 12" (inspired by Hans Under your blanket." PS Classics released a "Sleeping Other GrooveLily shows in- lyrics. The group consists of the Christian Andersen's "The Little This quiet waking life is mir- Beauty Wakes" studio recording clude "Toy Story the Musical" for husband-and-wife team of Valerie Match Girl"), which came to rored by the tempestuous world earlier this year. The group cur- Disney; "Ernest Shackleton Loves Vigoda, who performs on a six- Edison Theatre in 2007. of Beauty's subconscious dreams, rently is developing a theatrical Me"; and "A Little Midsummer string electric violin, and key- As the show opens, the still- which recount the story of her version, with support from the Night's Music," which collects boardist Brendan Milburn, along unconscious Beauty is surrounded birth to a long-suffering King and McCarter Theatre in Princeton, songs written and performed for with drummer Gene Lewin. All by a chorus of fellow patients, Queen. which likely will debut in 2010. director Tina Landau's 2006 musi- three musicians share vocal duties. variously suffering from insomnia, As the kingdom celebrates, Vigoda, who founded cal version of Shakespeare's "A "Sleeping Beauty Wakes," sleepwalking, night terrors, rest- Beauty's happy parents neglect to GrooveLily (originally "The Midsummer Night's Dream." which unfolds entirely through less leg syndrome and other ail- invite the Bad Fairy to pay re- Valerie Vigoda Band") in 1994, is Tickets — $20 for students and song, reunites GrooveLily with ments. Replacing Prince Charm- spects, thus tempting magical a classically trained musician and children; $28 for seniors, faculty Tony Award-winning librettist ing at her bedside is the watchful retribution. Though the princess Princeton honors graduate as well and staff; and $32 for the public Rachel Sheinkin, perhaps best (and smitten) Orderly, who dims quickly emerges as smart and as a former lieutenant in the U.S. — are available at the Edison known for her book "The 25th the lights and gently encourages beautiful, she also grows head- Army. She has toured the world Theatre Box Office and through Annual Putnam County Spelling Beauty to: strong and rebellious, flirting with with Cyndi Lauper (opening for all MetroTix outlets. For more Bee." They previously collaborated "Settle down trouble, danger and the Grounds- Tina Turner and Cher), Joe information, call 935-6543 or on the inventive holiday tale Safe and sound keeper's Son. Jackson and the Trans-Siberian e-mail [email protected]. The Weird • Vertebrate Vision • Earth's Deep Water Cycle "University Events" lists a portion of the 4 p.m. Vision Science Seminar Series. Sunday, Oct. 4 5 p.m. Women, Gender and Sexuality 4:15 p.m. Earth & Planetary Sciences activities taking place Oct. 1-14 at "Regulation of G Protein Signaling in Studies Book Discussion. "Masters of Sex: Colloquium. "Effects of Hydration on the Washington University. Visit the Web for Vertebrate Vision." Theodore G. Wensel, 2 p.m. Center for the Study of Ethics & The Life and Times of Williams Masters Elastic Properties of Mantle Materials and expanded calendars for the Danforth prof, of biochemistry, Baylor College of Human Values Lecture. "The Art and Life of and Virginia Johnson." Thomas Maier, Earth's Deep Water Cycle." Steven D. Campus (news-info, wustl.edu/calendars) Medicine. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. Chiura Obata." Includes a slide presentation. author. (Panel discussion follows.) Jacobsen, asst. prof, of earth & planetary and the School of Medicine (medschool. 362-3315. Kemper Art Museum, Rm. 103. For McMillan Cafe. 935-5102. sciences, Northwestern U. Earth & wustl. edu/calendars. html). information: humanvalues.wustl.edu. Planetary Sciences Bldg., Rm. 203. 4:15 p.m. Earth & Planetary Sciences 5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity & 935-5610. Colloquium. "What's Going on at Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "New Insights Enceladus?" Francis Nimmo, assoc. prof, Monday, Oct. 5 in Pathological Cardiac Remodeling." 5 p.m. Freedom From Smoking Class. of earth & planetary sciences, U. of Calif., Noon. Center for New Institutional Social Anthony Muslin, prof, of cell biology and "Recovery and Support." Center for Santa Cruz. Earth & Planetary Sciences Sciences Lecture. "Is the West Merely a physiology. (5 p.m. reception.) Whitaker Advanced Medicine, Barnard Health and Exhibits Bldg., Rm. 203. 935-5610. Culture?" Amnon Rubenstein, dean, Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887. Cancer Info. Center. To register: 362-7844. 6 p.m. East Asian Studies Lecture. Annual Interdisciplinary Center-Herzliya Law 7 p.m. Center for the Study of Ethics & "A Challenge to Democracy: Ethnic Nelson I. Wu Memorial Lecture. "The School, Israel. Co-sponsored by McDonnell Wednesday, Oct. 7 Human Values Panel Discussion. Profiling of Japanese Americans During Sensuous & the Sacred in the Art of India." International Scholars Academy and the "Security Based Ethnic Profiling." Part Noon. History & Philosophy of Science & World War II." Oct. 2. (7 p.m. opening Vidya Dehejia, prof, of Indian and South Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute. of "Ethnic Profiling: A Challenge to Medicine Seminar Series. "Evolutionary reception.) Kemper Art Museum. For Asian art, Columbia U. Saint Louis Art Women's Bldg., Formal Lounge. 935-5068. Democracy" series. Co-sponsored by Restraints: The Contentious History of information: humanvalues.wustl.edu. Museum Aud., 1 Fine Arts Drive. 935-4448. the School of Law. Umrath Hall Lounge. Noon. Siteman Cancer Center Prevention & Group Selection from Darwin to E.0. humanvalues.wustl.edu. "Chance Aesthetics." Through Jan. 4. Control Group Special Seminar. "Changing Wilson." Mark Borello, asst. prof, of Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523. Friday, Oct. 2 the Paradigm of Lung Cancer Chemo- ecology, evolution and behavior, U. of preventive Trials." Stephen Lam, prof, of "Metabolic City." Through Jan. 4. Kemper 7:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Neurology CME Course. Minn. Life Sciences Bldg., Rm. 202. Friday, Oct. 9 medicine, U. of British Columbia. Center 935-5137. Art Museum. 935-4523. "Pediatric Neurotherapeutics." (Continues for Advanced Medicine, Farrell Conference 11 a.m. Energy, Environmental & Chemical 8 a.m.-12:35 p.m. Oct. 3.) Cost: $270. Eric "My Right Self: Transgender Consider- Rm. 1.454-8981. 4 p.m. Assembly Series. Elliot Stein Lecture Engineering Seminar Series. "Aggre- P. Newman Education Center. To register: ations." Through Oct. 9. Farrell Learning in Ethics. Harold Ford Jr., chair, Democratic gation and Bacterial Cytotoxity of 362-6891. Noon. Work, Families and Public Policy Leadership Council. Graham Chapel. Carbon-Based Nanomaterials in Aquatic & Teaching Center Atrium. zinterm@wusm. Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Should wustl.edu. 10 a.m. East Asian Studies Lecture. "The 935-5285. Environments." Menachem Elimelech, Economists Start Practicing Economics?" prof, of environmental and chemical Unfinished: Indian Stone Carvers at Work." 4 p.m. Women, Gender and Sexuality Laurence Kotlikoff, prof, of economics, engineering, Yale U. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. Vidya Dehejia, prof, of Indian and South Studies Global and Transnational Lecture Boston U. Seigle Hall, Rm. 348. 935-4918. 935-5548. Asian art, Columbia U. Busch Hall, Rm. 18. Series. "The Politics of the War on Sex 935-4448. 4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Trafficking: A View from the South." 4 p.m. Assembly Series. Jason Green, Series. "Alternative Strategies for Pathogen Kamala Kempadoo, assoc. prof, of social deputy associate general counsel to Film 11 a.m. Computer Science & Engineering Recognition by Classical Vs. Innate CD8 T Colloquium. "Silicon Meets Concrete: work, York U. McMillan Cafe. 935-5102. President Barack Obama. Wilson Hall, Cells." Ted Hansen, prof, of pathology & Rm. 214. 935-4620. Thursday, Oct. 1 Towards Embedded Self-Powered Structural immunology. Farrell Learning & Teaching 5 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Health Monitoring Sensors and Processors." Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763. Seminar. Annual Daniel Bisno Memorial 7 p.m. Diversity Programs Lecture. Annual 5 p.m. Center for the Study of Ethics & Shantanu Chakrabartty, asst. prof, of Lecture on Ethics in Ophthalmology. Homer G. Phillips Public Health Lecture Human Values Film. "Ethnic Profiling: electrical & computer engineering, Mich. 7 p.m. Center for the Study of Ethics & "Honor, Integrity and the Physician's Code." Series. Harriet Washington, author of A Challenge to Democracy" series. "A State U. Cupples II Hall, Rm. 217. 935-6160. Human Values Panel Discussion. "Sharing Aine Donovan, exec, dir., Ethics Inst., "Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Personal Accounts of the U.S. Japanese Powerful Noise." (Panel Discussion 11 a.m. Energy, Environmental & Chemical Dartmouth College, and Nancy Holekamp, Medical Experimentation With African follows.) Danforth University Center, Internment Camps During WWII." prof, of ophthalmology & visual sciences. Americans From the Colonial Era to the Engineering Seminar Series. "How Does (Reception follows.) Women's Bldg. For Rm. 276. humanvalues.wustl.edu. the Atomic Water Structure at Solid- Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, Present." (6 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. panel information: humanvalues.wustl.edu. ConnorAud.362-5722. discussion.) Eric P. Newman Education 7 p.m. Japanese Film Series. "Princess Liquid Interfaces Determine Macroscopic Center. To R.S.V.P.: 362-6854. Mononoka." McMillan Hall, Rm. 149. Properties?" Alberto Striolo, prof, of 935-5110. chemical, biological & materials engi- Tuesday, Oct. 6 Thursday, Oct. 8 neering, U. of Okla. Lopata Hall, 10 a.m. Dining Services Presentation. "How Saturday, Oct. 10 Rm. 101.935-5548. Noon. Genetics Seminar. "Function and Thursday, Oct. 8 Mollie's Cuisine has Evolved and How the Evolution of Enhances in Drosophila 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Cardiovascular Disease Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Lecture. Center of the Plate has Changed." Mollie Development — The Informatics CME Course. "Annual Update in 7 p.m. Korean Film Series. "The Good, the "Huntington Disease: ROCK, Profilin, Katzen, author. (Book signing follows.) Approach." Saurabh Sinha, asst. prof of Cardiovascular Diseases." Cost varies. Bad, the Weird." Kim Ji-woon, dir. Seigle Aggregation ... and Cancer?" Marc Campus Bookstore, Mallinckrodt Center. computer science, U. of III. at Urbana- The Chase Park Plaza, 212 N. Kingshigh- Hall, Rm. L004. 935-5110. Diamond, assoc. prof, of neurology. 935-5028. Champaign. McDonnell Medical Sciences way Blvd. To register: 362-6891. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139. 11 a.m. Center for New Institutional Social 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Neurology, Neurosurgery Rm. 426. 362-6950. Sciences Lecture. "The Partial Constitu- 3 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center Basic and Radiology CME Course. "Brain 6 p.m. Center for the Study of Ethics & tional Legal System in Israel." Amnon Science Seminar Series. Luis F. Parada, Attack! 2009: Networks and New Human Values Discussion. "Remembering Rubenstein, dean, Interdisciplinary chair in developmental biology, U. of Texas Therapies." Cost: $185 for physicians, Lectures the Internment: A Conversation by the Sons Center-Herzliya Law School, Israel. Southwestern Medical Center. Eric P. $145 for allied health professionals. Eric of Chiura Obata and Ansel Adams Featuring Co-sponsored by McDonnell International Newman Education Center, Seminar B. P. Newman Education Center. To register: Thursday, Oct. 1 Gyo Obata and Michael Adams." Part of Scholars Academy and the Whitney R. 454-7029. 362-6891. "Ethnic Profiling: A Challenge to Demo- Harris World Law Institute. Seigle Hall, 11:15 a.m.-7 p.m. Alzheimer's Disease cracy" series. Sponsored by Gephardt Inst. Rm. 301. 935-5068. 4 p.m. Office of Technology Management Research Center Symposium. Leonard Technology Commercialization Seminar for Public Service, the Freshman Reading Noon. Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Berg Symposium. "Presymptomatic Series. "Obtaining Sponsored Research Program and Political Science Student Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "HIV-1 Detection of Dominantly Inherited Association. Steinberg Aud. 935-9358. and Building Industry Relationships." Green Your Office Alzheimer's Disease." (Continues 7:30 a.m. Resistance to CCR5 Antagonists." Daniel Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, Kuritzkes, prof, of medicine, Harvard -12:45 p.m. Oct. 2.) Eric P. Newman Connor Aud. 747-0908. Medical School. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Small items like caps and lids Education Center. To register: 286-2882. Saturday, Oct. 3 Ave. 362-5677. 4 p.m. Vision Science Seminar Series. can be recycled along with Noon. Genetics Seminar. "Two Views of 2 p.m. Center for the Study of Ethics & "Activity and the Organization of Retinal 5 p.m. Freedom From Smoking Class. "Quit containers, as can Post-its, Brain Function." Marcus E. Raichle, prof Human Values Lecture. "Ansel Adams: Circuits." Daniel Kerschensteiner, asst. Day." Center for Advanced Medicine, envelope inserts, staples, clips radiology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Photographs of Manzanar and the West." prof, of ophthalmology and visual sciences. Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139. Includes a slide presentation. Kemper Art Barnard Health and Cancer Info. Center. To Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725.362-3315. and labels with paper, so leave Museum, Rm. 103. For information: register: 362-7844. them on when recycling. humanvalues.wustl.edu. record.wustl.edu WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS Oct. 1,2009 5

'Chance' concert Oct. 7 Assembly Series talks politics Since the early 20th century, hanging from the ceiling of the avant-garde writers, artists E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall. Ford a living embodiment of where America ought to go' and composers have cham- Performers will be guitarist Harold Ford Jr. once was described by President Bill the Democratic Leadership Council. pioned the creative possibilities William Lenihan, director of I (Clinton as "the walking, living embodiment of In addition to providing political analysis on NBC of the arbitrary and the acci- jazz performance; percussionist where America ought to go in the 21st century." and MSNBC, he teaches at New York University's dental. Next week, the Depart- Henry Claude, teacher of ap- The former five-term congressman Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public ment of Music and the Dance plied music; and cellist Tracy from Tennessee will be on campus at Service. Program in the Performing Arts Andreotti. 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, in Graham Ford also serves on the Pentagon's Department (PAD), both in In addition, the perfor- Chapel to give this year's Elliot Stein Transformation Advisory Group, an assem- Arts & Sciences, and the Mil- mance will feature three danc- Lecture in Ethics for the Assembly Series. bly of military commanders, political figures, dred Lane Kemper Art Museum ers: Mary-Jean Cowell, Ph.D., The event is free and open to the public. academics and business leaders who advise will host a concert exploring the associate professor and coordi- During his five terms as a Democratic the Pentagon on modernizing the Armed use of chance in modern and nator of the Dance Program; congressman from Tennessee, Ford served Forces. contemporary music. David Marchant, senior lec- on both the financial services and the He also is an overseer on the board of the The performance — held in turer in dance; and Ting Ting budget committees, where he advocated International Rescue Committee, a humani- conjunction with the exhibition Chang, Ph.D., the Andrew for free enterprise and balanced budgets. tarian relief organization, and serves as a "Chance Aesthetics," now on Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Ford Although he lost a close bid for a Senate- member of the Council on Foreign view at the Kemper Art Mus- Dance. seat in 2006, he continues to be actively Relations. eum — is free and open to the Following intermission, the involved in the party and currently serves as chair of — Barbara Rea public and begins at 7 p.m. program will conclude with "In Wednesday, Oct. 7, in the 560 C," a classic 1964 work by Terry Music Center's E. Desmond Lee Riley. Concert Hall. Performers for the "Chance Green to recall road from WUSTL to the White House Immediately preceding the Aesthetics" iteration will in- The leadership skills Jason Green acquired while a These experiences proved useful as he volunteered concert, at 6:45 p.m., will be clude Claude, Lenihan and student at Washington University, coupled with for various political campaigns, including the John introductory remarks by Andreotti as well as cellist his lifelong desire for public service, helped put him Kerry presidential campaign in 2004. Meredith Malone, Ph.D., assis- Elizabeth Macdonald, director on a fast track to the White House. After earning degrees in political sci- tant curator of the Kemper Art of strings; guitarist Vince The alumnus, who now serves as deputy ence and finance in 2003, Green entered Museum, who organized the Varvel, pianist Amanda associate general counsel to President Yale Law School. While at Yale, Green "Chance Aesthetics" exhibition; Kirkpatrick and saxophonist Barack Obama, returns to campus at 4 p.m. joined Obama's presidential campaign in and Bruce Durazzi, Ph.D., Adrianne Honnold, all teachers Oct. 9 in Wilson Hall, Room 214, to give an the fall of 2007, helping to organize field assistant professor of music of applied music; violist Laura Assembly Series/Leadership Lecture Series workers and directing policy. theory. Reycraft, an instructor at City presentation. His talk is free and open to the Just days after graduating from law The performance will begin Academy; and clarinetist Dana public. school, Green became director of Obama's with "Music of Changes Book Hotle, a faculty member of Green also is returning to participate in a Get Out the Vote, a key grassroots initia- IV: New York, December 13," a Webster University's Student Union reunion Oct. 9-11. Student tive that registered millions of new voters. piece for solo piano by experi- Community Music School. Union alumni will meet with current stu- Green At the White House, he is responsible mental composer John Cage. A reception will immedi- dents to talk about their student leadership for reviewing legislation on domestic Performer will be Peter Hender- ately follow the concert in the experiences and how the experiences shaped their policy and drafting legal briefs. son of Maryville University. Music Center's Ballroom lives after graduation. For more information on either of these lec- Next on the program will be Theatre. For more information, Green cut his leadership teeth as an Arts & tures, visit assemblyseries.wustl.edu, or call "The Oracle," a new improvisa- call 935-5566 or e-mail Sciences senator, Student Union vice president and 935-4620. tory work based on a mobile [email protected]. senior class president. — Barbara Rea Gephardt Institute grants available Ducornet to speak for Reading Series for community-based courses Author Rikki Ducornet, the Visiting Fannie Lannan Literary Award in Fiction. Other honors The Gephardt Institute for $2,500 each. Grant funding can be Hurst Professor of Creative Literature in The include a Lannan Fellowship and an Academy Public Service invites faculty applied to supplies, summer salary, Writing Program in Arts & Sciences, will read from Award from the American Academy of Arts and from all disciplines to apply for faculty assistance and other her work at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1. Letters. grants to support community- expenses. In addition, Ducornet will lead a talk on In addition to her writing, Ducornet is based teaching and learning, also "This grant program includes the craft of fiction at 8 p.m. Thursday, an accomplished artist whose drawings known as service-learning, en- the opportunity for faculty who Oct. 8. have been widely exhibited in the United gaged research or experiential embrace this pedagogy to network Both events — presented as part of States and abroad, most recently at the education. and share effective practices The Writing Programs fall Reading Museo de la Solidaridad in Santiago, Chile. Service-learning already is through regular cohort meetings," Series — are free and open to the public She has illustrated books by Jorge Luis used in more than 40 courses said Amanda Moore McBride, and take place in Duncker Hall, Room Borges and Robert Coover as well as her across the University. The distin- Ph.D., institute director and assis- 201, Hurst Lounge. A reception and own short story, "The Volatilized Ceiling guishing features include applied tant professor at the George book signing will immediately follow of Baron Munodi." learning activities in service to an Warren Brown School of Work. each. Ducornet was born in New York in organization or community, fac- "Our goal is to provide support Ducornet is the author of seven nov- 1943 and earned a bachelor's degree from ulty direction and oversight, and and technical assistance so that els, including "The Fan Maker's Ducornet Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, related course content and students across the University have Inquisition" — a Los Angeles Times Book N.Y. (where she is said to have inspired assignments. the ability to apply their learning of the Year — and "The Jade Cabinet," a finalist for future Steely Dan band member Donald Fagen to To support the development toward real-life challenges," the National Book Critics' Circle Award. pen the song "Rikki Don't Lose That Number"). and implementation of courses McBride said. Other books include three collections of short She has lived in France, Algeria, Egypt and Chile that include community-based Applications are available by fiction — most recently, "The One Marvelous and currently resides in Denver. learning at the undergraduate and contacting Jenni Harpring, insti- Thing" — as well as five books of poetry and a For more information, call 935-7130 or e-mail graduate levels, the institute will tute program manager, at 935-8182 collection of essays. In 2004, Ducornet received the David Schuman at [email protected]. provide up to five faculty grants of or [email protected].

Monday, Oct. 12 Wednesday, Oct. 14 Saturday, Oct. 10 1:30 p.m. Women's Soccer vs. Carnegie Mellon U. Francis Field. 935-4705. 4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar 3:30 p.m. History Colloquium. "Arab 2 p.m. Faculty Recital. Martin Kennedy. E. Series. "Actin Assembly and Signaling at Perceptions of the Ottomans in the Early Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Trinity Ave. Diversity Membranes: Mechanism and Regulation." Modern Period: Oppression, Acquiescence, 935-5566. Tuesday, Oct. 13 John Cooper, prof, of cell biology & or Enthusiasm?" Bruce Masters, prof, of 7 p.m. Men's Soccer vs. Fontbonne U. grant reminder physiology. Farrell Learning & Teaching history, Wesleyan U. (Reception follows.) Sunday, Oct. 11 Francis Field. 935-4705. Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763. Co-sponsored by Jewish, Islamic and Near The deadline for Diversity Eastern Studies. Busch Hall, Rm. 18. 3 p.m. Concert. Symphony Orchestra. E. 6:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Ethics & 935-5450. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Trinity Ave. and Inclusion Grant appli- Human Values Lecture. "An American 935-5566. cations, offered by the Diary." Roger Y. Shimomura, artist. Part of "Ethnic Profiling: A Challenge to Democracy" On Stage Coordinating Council for series. Co-sponsored by the Sam Fox School Diversity Initiatives, is Oct. 15. of Design & Visual Art. Steinberg Aud. Friday, Oct. 2 The grants are available for humanvalues.wustl.edu. Music initiatives that improve the Sports 8 p.m. OVATIONS Series. "Sleeping Beauty Wakes." GrooveLily. (Also 8 p.m. Oct. 3.) campus environment for wom- Tuesday, Oct. 13 Thursday, Oct. 1 Cost: $32, $28 for seniors, WUSTL faculty en and members of underrep- & staff, $20 for students & children. Edison Noon. Molecular Microbiology and Microbial 8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Scott Alberici, Saturday, Oct. 3 resented minority groups who Theatre. 935-6543. Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Say Hello clarinet, and his group. Performing music 1 p.m. Football vs. Rhodes College. Francis are on faculty or staff at to Your Little Friends: How Gut Bacteria of the swing era. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Field. 935-4705. WUSTL. Awards will range in Shape Intestinal Immune Health." Sarkis Lounge. 862-0274. Saturday, Oct. 3 Mazmanian, asst. prof, of biology, Calif. Inst. 1 p.m. Swimming and Diving vs. Saint Louis size from $20,000-$50,000. of Technology. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705. 8 p.m. Center for the Study of Ethics & Examples of possible pro- Ave. 286-2890. Sunday, Oct. 4 Human Values Performance. "Dust Storm: posals include recruiting Art and Survival in a Time of Paranoia." 2:30 p.m. Faculty Voice Recital. A Concert 12:15-3:30 p.m. Clinical Research Training Friday, Oct. 9 (Also 4 p.m. Oct. 4.) Steinberg Aud. For events and workshops; the of French and Spanish music. Christ Church Center Research Ethics Workshop. (Lunch 5:15 p.m. Volleyball vs. Elmhurst College. information: humanvalues.wustl.edu. development and/or review of Cathedral. 935-5566. served.) Co-sponsored by the Program for Washington University Invitational. Francis diversity-related curricula; the Ethical and Responsible Conduct of Field. 935-4705. mentoring programs; diversity Science and Scholarship. Farrell Learning Wednesday, Oct. 7 and Teaching Center, Connor Aud. Regis- 7:30 p.m. Volleyball vs. Central College. awards programs; and travel tration required: [email protected]. 7 p.m. Concert. "Chance Aesthetics." (Panel Washington University Invitational. Francis funds to attend diversity re- discussion included.) E. Desmond Lee Field. 935-4705. And More 5 p.m. Freedom From Smoking Class. Concert Hall, 560 Trinity Ave. 935-5566. cruitment meetings. Successful "Stress Management and Weight Control." Tuesday, Oct. 6 proposals will be collaborative, Center for Advanced Medicine, Barnard 8 p.m. Concert. Jazz Band. Ridgley Hall, Saturday, Oct. 10 demonstrate tangible results Holmes Lounge. 935-5566. 12:30 p.m. Dining Services Farmer's Market Health and Cancer Info. Center. To register: 11 a.m. Volleyball vs. U. of Wis.-La Crosse. and include departmental- or 362-7844. and Book Signing. Mollie Katzen, author. Washington University Invitational. Francis school-funded support (mon- Thursday, Oct. 8 Field. 935-4705. Danforth University Center, East Courtyard. 5:30 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular 935-5028. etary or other). Biophysics Biophysical Evenings Seminar. 8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Miles Davis tribute For more information, visit "Putting Nanomaterials to Work for recreating "Birth of the Cool." Ridgley Hall, Sunday, Oct. 11 4-8 p.m. Dining Services Farm Party. Meet Biomedical Research." Younan Xia, prof, of Holmes Lounge. 862-0274. Mollie Katzen, iron chef competition, farm diversity.wustl.edu. 11 a.m. Men's Soccer vs. Carnegie Mellon biomedical engineering. Cori Aud., 4565 tours & bluegrass music. The Burning U. Francis Field. 935-4705. McKinley Ave. 362-4152. Kumquat student garden. 935-5028. 6 RECORD WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

Seigle Hall receives LEED certification Internship and job fair to bring top employers to Danforth Campus BY JESSICA DAUES pied spaces; and implementing an air-quality man- agement plan during construction. BY NEIL SCHOENHERR the fall. Seigle Hall received points for the previously The Harry and Susan Seigle Hall has received This year, however, campus mentioned criteria and the building's other green Leadership in Energy and Environmental More than 100 local and na- visits are scheduled with more features, including low-flow bathroom fixtures that Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green tional employers will be on than 35 organizations in non- reduce water usage by 41 percent; efficient heating, Building Council (USGBC). the Danforth Campus Friday, profit, educational institutions cooling and ventilation systems that reduce energy The LEED rating system is a third-party certifica- Oct. 2, for the Fall 2009 Internship and government firms. consumption by 22 percent; and building materials tion program for the design, construction and opera- & Job Career Fair. Featured employers scheduled that were locally harvested and manufactured. tion of environmentally friendly buildings. Seigle "The Career Fair is a great to attend include Amnesty Inter- Other LEED-certified buildings on the Danforth Hall, which opened last fall, is the fourth LEED- opportunity to show our students national; Bloomberg; Deloitte Campus are the Village East student apartment certified building on the Danforth Campus. that while the economy is cur- & Touche; ESPN; Google; building, Danforth University Center and Earth & LEED-certified construction is part of the rently in a difficult place, many Johnson & Johnson; Hallmark Planetary Sciences Building. University's strategy to reduce its environmental top-notch employers are still Cards; L'Oreal USA; Motorola Seigle Hall houses teaching, office and meeting impact, manage its financial resources and improve looking to hire talented people," Corp.; Nickelodeon; Pricewater- spaces for the School of Law and the departments of indoor environments. said Mark Smith, assistant vice houseCoopers; Solomon R. Economics, Education and Political Science, all in "We are pleased with this recognition of the chancellor and director of the Guggenheim Museum; and the Arts & Sciences. University's commitment to being a sustainability Career Center. William J. Clinton Foundation, It also is home to the Center for Applied Statistics;- leader," said Henry S. Webber, executive vice chancel- The fair will take place from among others. Center for Dynamic Economics; Center for lor for administration. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Field House The fair will provide WUSTL Empirical Research in the Law; Center for In order to become LEED certified, a project must of the Athletic Complex. students a unique opportunity to Interdisciplinary Studies; Center for New earn a certain number of "points," which are awarded Recruitment for finance, bank- meet and interview with dozens Institutional Social Sciences; Center in Political by the USGBC for following green practices. Such ing, consulting, computer science, of potential employers in a short Economy; Center on Urban Research and Public green practices include designing a landscape of information technology and amount of time. Policy; Murray Weidenbaum Center on the native plants to eliminate the need for a permanent consumer products and retail For more information, visit Economy, Government, and Public Policy; and irrigation system; reducing energy consumption by merchandising is typically high in careers.wustl.edu. controlling lighting and air-conditioning in unoccu- Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute.

Beachy relishes the opportu- nity to create the solid institu- Law school students to help build international database BBSChy tional structure that will attract The School of Law has become Under the direction of Leila The Legal Tools Project of the Perfect for new role, the brightest and best scientists. the first law school in the Sadat, J.D., the Henry H. Ober- ICC has created a comprehensive Danforth says "Right now, too few of the best biologists are working in the field United States to enter into a schelp Professor of Law and direc- collection of resources relevant to - from Page 1 cooperation agreement with the tor of the Whitney R. Harris the theory and practice of inter- of plant science and agriculture; International Criminal Court World Law Institute, and B. Don national criminal law and brings instead, they're going into bio- (ICC) as a partner in the ICC's Taylor III, J.D., executive director modern technologies into the will need to use less of the world's medical research or fundamental Legal Tools Project. of the Harris Institute and Cash investigation, prosecution and water supply so that the growing sciences," he said. "That's one of Through the partnership, law Nickerson Fellow, students will defense of genocide, crimes population will have what they the most significant goals I have students will work directly in conduct research on national against humanity and war crimes. require to live," Beachy said. — attracting the next generation helping the ICC to build the most jurisdictions and national cases More information about the "We also have perhaps 50 to of researchers and teachers. comprehensive and complete involving core international work of the Harris Institute can 70 years to invent plant-based Providing the research-funding database within the field of inter- crimes from a group of African be found by visiting the institute's substitutes for the products that structure should help to do that." national criminal law. states. Web site, law.wustl.edu/higls/. now come from dwindling petro- "I just can't imagine anybody, leum stocks. The nexus of chal- anywhere, who would do a better lenges that face the world is not job than Roger," Danforth said. insignificant. And we need to "He's perfect for it." in Central America for many Hemiphractidae, disappeared address them," he said. Beachy is known internation- Frogs years. from the region. Forming a new agency was a ally for his work in biotechnology "The basis of this paper is her Among the Hemiphractidae, key recommendation of a task and particularly for the develop- Regional extinction decades of work in this area," also known as the marsupial force led by Chancellor Emeritus ment of transgenic plants that are also could be global Smith said, "and the astonishing frogs, males capture eggs as the William H. Danforth, the plant resistant to viral infection — an - from Page 1 data set they produced." female lays them and deposit science center's chairman. The interesting challenge, he said, Lips had species lists from six them in pouches on the female's task force, which issued its report because plants don't have immune sites both before and after Bd back. The female then totes the in 2004, felt a new agency would systems. sition of the ponds more similar. appeared, and she was able to eggs around with her until they be needed to make agricultural Born in Ohio, he earned a In the language of ecology, the obtain data from two more sites, hatch. research as strong as medical and bachelor's degree from Goshen predators decreased both alpha for a total of eight. Homogenization also basic research administered by College, followed by a doctorate diversity, or the diversity within At her study sites, Lips and knocked out ecological diversity. the National Institutes of Health in plant pathology from Michigan each site, and beta diversity, the her graduate students had Before the invasion, there was a (NIH) and the National Science State University. diversity among sites. The pond walked during the day and also good mix of species in the re- Foundation (NSF). Beachy joined the WUSTL study will be published in the by night carrying flashlights, gion. Some species lived in "For a long time and for a faculty in 1978, staying until November issue of Ecology looking for frogs, salamanders streams, others on land, in trees variety of reasons, the Office of 1991, when he moved to The Letters. and reptiles, listening for their and underground. But the pri- Science & Technology Policy and Scripps Research Institute in In the new analysis, the role of calls, and sifting the streams for marily aquatic fungus killed the Office of Management and La Jolla, Calif. He rejoined the the predatory fish was played by tadpoles. most of the water-loving species. Budget have not been confident faculty when he took the position Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, "We already knew," Smith "Now the frog communities that the research funds of the as the first president of the or Bd, a microscopic fungus that said, "that at each site, we were are typified by terrestrial spe- Department of Agriculture have Donald Danforth Plant Science lives in water and moist soil that losing roughly half the species. cies," Smith said, "which has been well spent, so they have Center in 1999. He announced sickens or kills frogs. Bd is called a Our analysis confirmed this. changed the whole way the been holding down the budgets earlier this year that he would be chytrid fungus from the Greek Before the fungus, an average system works ecologically." for perhaps 30 years," Danforth stepping down as president to chytridium, meaning "little pot" 45 species were observed at each "Our results suggest that the said. become vice chairman of its because small blisters filled with site; after the fungus, the average slate of ecological history in "That became very clear with board of trustees. sperm-like, flagellated zoospores was only 23." these assemblages has been the stimulus package, when the Beachy himself has mixed form in the skin of infected frogs. But the beta diversity partially erased and that the NIH got $10 billion, the NSF got emotions about leaving his scien- Smith thought that the patho- dropped even more precipitously communities that remain consist $3 billion, and the agriculture tific career, however temporarily. gen might be altering the frog than the alpha diversity because primarily of species that are department got nothing," Dan- "When I was contemplating communities in the same way the the fungus preferentially at- resistant to the fungus," Smith forth said. "That was certainly a this decision," Beachy said, "my predatory fish had altered the tacked endemic species found said. wake-up call for the community. son said to me, 'You know, Dad, pond communities, causing them only at one or a few sites. Smith called the fungus an Roger Beachy will have an op- you said that if you had one more to lose both alpha and beta Among the species in the study, "extinction filter." Not an equal- portunity to restore confidence shot, it would be to try to make a diversity. 42 percent were found at only opportunity killer, it preferen- that the funds are being well difference around the world. So People had compared the sus- one site; a disproportionate tially removes the frogs that spent. here it is. What are you going to ceptibility of different species to share of these species make each habitat unusual and "I am sure he will succeed," do with it?'" the fungus, but no one had looked disappeared. interesting. Danforth said. Beachy accepted. for changes in the less appreciated The loss of rare species drove beta diversity. regional extinctions higher than The baseline assumption of the expected. "Our simulations analysis was that the pathogen was showed that random local ex- community at Washington for the South 40 House and causing no change in beta diver- tinctions would have resulted in University is key to the success of Umrath House, another new sity, the result that would be ex- 41 regional extinctions across Roof our undergraduates," Carroll said. residential building on the South pected if it hit all species equally as the eight sites," Smith said, "but Careful planning given "Additional green space on the 40. Both opened in August. The it swept across the region. instead we observed 61 regional to campus outdoor space South 40 not only adds to the U.S. Green Building Council's Bd is an invasive species whose extinctions." - from Page 1 beauty of campus, but it also LEED rating system is a third- origin is not known. Regional extinction may provides a versatile venue that will party certification program for The fungus is devastating to mean global extinction. become a main gathering place for the design, construction and frogs because it infects the skin, a "The regional extinctions shingles. A green roof creates lawn students." operation of environmentally much more important organ in strongly suggest these species are space for students to play, study or The green roof is made of eight friendly buildings. amphibians than in other gone not just from the region picnic. It also adds to the residen- layers, including recycled water- The South 40 House and vertebrates. but from the planet," Smith said. tial feel of the South 40. proof roofing material, CFC-free Umrath House will be the first Many frogs breathe and drink "It's very difficult to document "With our redevelopment of Styrofoam insulation, drainage LEED-designed residence halls on through their skin and use it as we an extinction, because you have our student housing, we have been panels, and 8-24 inches (depend- the South 40. The Village East use our kidneys to maintain the to prove a negative. But if you thoughtful about both the indoor ing on the location) of soil. student apartment building proper concentrations of ions such see that a species is gone not as well as outdoor spaces," said The green roof will be expand- earned a LEED Silver rating in as sodium and potassium in their only from point A but also from Justin X. Carroll, associate vice ed to approximately 17,600 square July. bloodstreams. As frogs sicken, points B, C and D, that gives you chancellor for students and dean feet once the University completes St. Louis-based architect their skin peels or sloughs off. a much stronger case." of students. "The South 40 House, the second phase of construction Mackey Mitchell and Associates Hoping to find a data set ap- In homogenizing the frog because of its location, provided us on the South 40 House in July Inc. designed the South 40 House propriate for the kind of analysis communities, the fungus erased with a unique opportunity to 2010. and its green roof. The contractor he had in mind, Smith got in chapters in evolutionary history. create something special for the Once the second phase is was St. Louis-based Clayco Inc. touch with Lips, a scientist who Two rare families of frogs, residents of the South 40. completed, the University will Landscape designers were EDAW has monitored amphibian declines the Aromobatidae and the "Developing a strong sense of apply for LEED Silver certification and SWT Design. record.wustl.edu WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS Oct. 1,2009 7

Introducing new faculty members

The following are among and group creativity. the new faculty members Venkat Subramanian, at the University. Others will Ph.D., joins the School of be introduced periodically Engineering & Applied Science in this space. as associate professor of en- ergy, environmental and Cynthia Cryder, Ph.D., chemical engineering. Coming joins Olin Business School as from Tennessee Tech assistant professor of market- University, Subramanian's ing. Cryder graduated sum- research interests are in mod- ma cum laude from Ohio eling and simulation of elec- State University with honors trochemical power sources and in arts and sciences and applied mathematics. distinction in psychology. Specifically, he is interested in Her doctorate in behavioral energy systems engineering, decision research and psy- electrochemical engineering, chology is from Carnegie first principles-based computa- Mellon University. Cryder's tionally efficient algorithms research interests include (CPU time < 50 ms) for state behavioral decision theory, of charge (SOC) and state of prosocial behavior and field health (SOH) estimation of and Internet research lithium-ion batteries, multi- methodology. scale simulation and design of Michelle Duguid, Ph.D., energetic materials (batteries joins Olin Business School as and fuel cells), kinetic Monte assistant professor of organi- Carlo methods and nonlinear International Statesman, WUSTL SCllOlar Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton congratulates zational behavior. Duguid model predictive control. Since A. Peter Mutharika, JSD, during his installation as the Charles Nagel Professor of International and graduated summa cum laude 2003, his research group has Comparative Law Sept. 14 in Anheuser-Busch Hall. Mutharika, an expert on international eco- from Howard University and received more than $2 million nomic law, international law and comparative constitutional law, is on leave from the University earned graduate degrees at in research awards. Subra- serving his native country of Malawi. In June 2009, he was appointed to the presidential cabinet Cornell University. Her re- manian earned a doctorate as minister of justice and constitutional affairs. In a recent election, he also won a seat in Malawi's search interests include social from the University of South Parliament with 82 percent of the vote. status and group dynamics Carolina in 2001.

Landscapes Affect Wind Dis- Replacement of Justice Souter." ... Of note persal." Also receiving the grant Melissa Jonson-Reid, Ph.D., drink at an early age puts young was Gil Bohrer, Ph.D., of Ohio associate professor of social work, people at risk for later problems State University. This grant was has received a three-year, Alcoholism associated with drinking," Ellen Damschen, Ph.D., assis- supported by the American $689,286 grant from the National Those under 15 Agrawal said. "We continue to tant professor of biology in Arts Recovery and Reinvestment Institute of Mental Health for investigate the mechanisms, but & Sciences, Jay R. Turner, Ph.D., Act. ... research titled "Early Childhood have greatest risk associate professor of energy, James L. Gibson, Ph.D., the Connections." ... - from Page 1 encouraging youth to delay their drinking debut may help. environmental and chemical Sidney W Souers Professor of Tao Ju, Ph.D., assistant profes- "Some early-onset drinkers engineering, and Dirk V. Baker, Government in Arts & Sciences, sor of computer science and engi- has received a one-year, $40,000 drink changed the role of heri- do not develop alcohol prob- Ph.D., postdoctoral research asso- neering, has received a one-year, ciate in biology, have received a grant from the National Science $52,526 subcontract from the table influences on symptoms of lems and some late-onset drink- two-year, $140,323 grant from the Foundation for research titled Battelle Memorial Institute for alcohol dependence. Using the ers do — we are working on National Science Foundation for "Public Support for the Supreme research titled "An Interactive twin model, they were able to why that is the case, but it is research titled "How Structural Court in the Obama Era: Volumetric Atlas of the Mouse tease out genetic influences, important to note that this is Heterogeneity and Connectivity of Expectancy Theory and the Brain." shared environmental influences one risk factor among many and and nonshared environmental does not determine whether a factors. person will, or will not, develop Agrawal's team found that alcohol dependence," Agrawal when twins started drinking said. Obituary early, genetic factors contributed "But age at first drink is a greatly to risk for alcohol de- well-known risk factor, and pendence, at rates as high as there have been two main hy- 90 percent in the youngest potheses about why: One has Robins, pre-eminent psychiatry researcher, 87 drinkers. For those who started been that common genetic and drinking at older ages, genes environmental factors contrib- BY JIM DRYDEN observations about how psychiat- wrote the Diagnostic Interview explained much less, and envi- ute both to the risk for alcohol ric disorders early in life can affect Schedule and was one of the ronmental factors that make dependence and to the likeli- Lee Nelken Robins, Ph.D., pro- adults, revealing that antisocial principal investigators for the twins different from each other, hood a person will be younger fessor emeritus of social science behavior in childhood is a major landmark Epidemiologic such as unique life events, when consuming their first in psychiatry at the School of predictor of later psychiatric Catchment Area study in the gained prominence. drink. Medicine, died at her home problems. Those studies forced 1980s. The twins in the study were "A second hypothesis sug- Sept. 25, 2009, following a long mental health professionals to With her husband, Eli Robins, 24-36 years old when they were gests starting to drink at a battle against cancer. She was 87. rethink topics from teen suicide to she raised four sons, and they had interviewed, but some reported younger age exerts an influence Robins was a world leader in drug abuse. Her first major study eight grandchildren. Eli passed taking their first drink as young on alcohol dependence that is psychiatric epidemiology research became the book "Deviant away in 1994. In 1998, Lee Robins as age 5 or 6. The researchers independent of these shared and had worked in the Depart- Children Grown Up," published in married Hugh Chaplin Jr., an found that those who were 15 or factors. Our findings suggest ment of Psychiatry for more than 1966. emeritus professor in the depart- younger when they started there may be some truth to both 50 years. Charles F. Zorumski, M.D., the ments of Medicine and of Path- drinking tended to have a great- hypotheses," Agrawal said. "Washington University has Samuel B. Guze Professor and ology and the former head of the er genetic risk for alcohol de- Agrawal said studying twins lost a dear friend with the passing head of the Department of Irene Walter Johnson Institute of Psychiatry, said Robins was one of Rehabilitation. pendence. Some who were 16 or offers advantages when attempt- of Lee Robins," Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton said. "She was a dis- the important creators of tools A fellow of the American older before they took their first ing to learn about genetic and tinguished member of the faculty that can measure the prevalence of Academy of Arts and Sciences drink later became alcohol environmental influences on on both the Danforth and Medical psychiatric and the Society for the Study of dependent, but their depen- alcohol dependence. Since campuses, and her important illness in the Addiction to Alcohol and Other dence was related more to envi- identical twins share 100 per- work contributed to our under- general Drugs, she was a member of the ronmental factors. cent of their DNA, differences in standing of how children grow population. Institute of Medicine. "We don't have actual gene drinking behavior between a and develop. Professor Robins will "Lee Robins She won numerous awards, expression data in this study, but pair of twins must come from be missed." was truly one and, in 2005, she was honorary environmental factors. Sim- we could hypothesize that expo- Born Aug. 29, 1922, in New of the leaders grand marshal at the University's ilarities between identical twins sure to early-onset drinking Orleans, Robins earned a doctoral in psychiatric Commencement. tend to be influenced by genes somehow modifies the develop- degree from Harvard University/ epidemiology," In addition to Chaplin, she is ing brain," Agrawal said. and family environment. Radcliffe College in 1951. She Zorumski said. survived by her sons Paul of "Particularly frequent or heavy "Particularly identical twins joined the faculty at WUSTL in Robins "She was one Redwood City, Calif.; Jamie of early drinking may influence offer us the opportunity to study 1954 as a research assistant in of the field's Cambridge, Mass.; Tom and his gene expression and contribute the perfect natural experiment psychiatry and rose to full profes- great pioneers in developing wife, Bonnie Kay, of Ann Arbor, to more severe outcomes. Our of genetically identical individu- sor in 1968. She is the founder and methods to measure and assess Mich.; and Nick and his wife, research cannot prove that, but als whose drinking trajectories former director of the Master's psychiatric illness in various pop- Tracy Freedman, of San Fran- it's something that neuroimag- are modified by their shared and Program in Psychiatric Epide- ulations. Her accomplishments cisco; eight grandchildren and ing and gene expression studies unique life experiences," she miology. allowed Lee to enrich both our two great grandchildren. certainly should investigate." said. "They are important assets On the Danforth Campus, she department and the entire field of There will be a memorial Another possibility is that in the study of complex behav- also was a lecturer and an adjunct psychiatry. Those in Lee's family service held at Graham Chapel at early drinking exposes adoles- iors, such as alcohol consump- associate professor of sociology and we in her extended Washing- a later date. Memorial contribu- cents to certain environment tion." from 1957-1963 and professor ton University family already miss tions may be made to the Lee influences, such as their peer The study results will be of sociology from 1969-1991. her wisdom and good humor." Robins Lectureship in the groups, that somehow enhance published in the December issue She also was a professor in the Over the years, continuously Department of Psychiatry at genetic influences that contrib- of Alcoholism: Clinical & Program for Social Thought and supported by the National Washington University School ute to risk for alcohol depen- Experimental Research, but are Analysis from 1991 until her Institutes of Health, Robins gath- of Medicine in St. Louis, 660 dence. — available online through the retirement in 2001. ered data on Vietnam veterans, S. Euclid Ave., Box 8134, St. Louis, "Something about starting to journal's Early View. Her early research made key disaster survivors and others. She MO 63110. 8 RECORD WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS Oct.l, 2009 Washington People

When Stephanie Kurtzman has a question for human resources — whether simple, odd or nu- anced — she knows exactly whom to call: Lorraine Goffe-Rush. "I never get, 'Someone on my staff could be answering these questions,' or 'No, you can't do BY JESSICA DAUES that,'" says Kurtzman, director of the Community Service Office. "Instead, it's 'What is your situa- tion? What are your needs?' While operating within the guide- lines of HR, she helps make things work for departments." Goffe-Rush, director of human resources since 2006, works with Kurtzman and others around Washington University to ensure WUSTL's work environment fosters productive, happy and healthy employees. After all, productive, happy and healthy employees foster productive, happy and healthy students. "Working in human resources at Washington University allows me to support the people who are supporting the world's future Lorraine Goffe-Rush (right), director of human resources, talks with administrative assistant Lisa leaders," Goffe-Rush says. "In that Caress after the University's United Way Campaign kickoff breakfast at Whittemore House. "Lorraine way, all Washington University goes out of her way to be available and responsive to employees, and she also makes the time for employees have an impact on the those on her team — ready to assist in problem-solving, brainstorming ideas and coaching," says Ann world, so it's important to put Prenatt, vice chancellor for human resources.

sights on schools in California, but tains. It's a beautiful city." which offers scholarships to de- her parents decided the West Goffe-Rush's first human re- serving WUSTL students to foster Making an impact Coast was too far from the family sources position was at Fornaca a diverse campus community; and for their 17-year-old daughter. Family Bakery in California, the W.E.B. DuBois Awards pro- them in a position to be success- Instead, Goffe-Rush joined her developing recruitment strategies gram, which recognizes achieve- Goffe-Rush ful within the University." older sister at William Woods and implementing labor agree- ments of black WUSTL students. One area Goffe-Rush oversees University in Fulton, Mo., then a ments. It was a great place for a "At many corporations, you supports people is employee relations, helping to women's liberal arts school. first human resources job, Goffe- don't have many chances to give solve potential issues among "Looking back, a small school Rush says — and not just because back and remind yourself of the who shape future employees or between employees — with the small classes and tight- of the free, fresh bread for em- purpose of your work," Goffe- and supervisors, and also organiz- knit community — was actually ployees every Friday. Rush says. "At Washington leaders ing recognition and wellness perfect for me at that time," Goffe- "Being a small organization University, we're here because of programs to help employees feel Rush says. "At 17,1 was a young with limited resources, I had to be the students." appreciated and lead a healthy college student. And it was good to hands-on and quickly learn all Goffe-Rush also became in- professional and personal life. be so close to my sister." aspects of HR in order to assist volved in campus-wide programs Goffe-Rush also oversees With law school as her goal, management and staff," Goffe- and committees. In fall 2005, she employee records, the Human Goffe-Rush took a business class. Rush says. "The organization also was named a founding member of Resources Management System And then another. And another. encouraged professional develop- the Coordinating Council for (HRMS) and compensation, She found the courses fascinating ment and supported my interest Diversity Initiatives. Chancellor making sure employees are paid and the business faculty engaging in becoming involved in profes- Mark S. Wrighton charged the fairly and on time. and supportive. She declared a sional HR organizations in San council with enhancing the expe- Her team of compensation business administration major and Diego." riences of and environment for specialists is responsible for insti- graduated with a bachelor's degree In 1992, Goffe-Rush earned a women and underrepresented tuting pay programs that attract in 1986 from William Woods. master's degree in business ad- minority faculty and staff on and retain quality employees — a Rather than starting law school ministration from National campus. Leah Merrifield, special key factor in keeping the Univer- immediately, Goffe-Rush decided University and joined San Diego assistant to the Chancellor for sity's departments and offices to give business a try. For the Gas & Electric Co. — a much diversity initiatives, calls Goffe- running smoothly and effectively. next three years, she worked at a larger organization. Rush "an important and critical Helping employees succeed, small medical supply company in At the electric company, Goffe- voice" on the council. Goffe-Rush says — whether talk- St. Louis, overseeing operations, Rush was quickly promoted to a "She is an incredible resource ing them through problems, customer service and purchasing. supervisory role, overseeing com- for issues that impact faculty and developing programs that culti- It was a big job for an employee pensation, benefits and employee the administration, such as envi- vate their abilities, or simply fresh from college, but her super- relations. With the knowledge ronment, recruitment and reten- Lorraine Goffe-Rush paying them properly — makes visor was certain Goffe-Rush could gained from her MBA and experi- tion," Merrifield says. her job worthwhile. And she handle it — sometimes even more ence at Fornaca, Goffe-Rush led Goffe-Rush also works with Born in: London follows that philosophy both certain than Goffe-Rush herself. the redesign of the benefits pro- Kurtzman on the Gerry and Bob inside and outside of the Office of "When there were issues, we gram and participated in benefits Virgil Ethic of Service Awards, Currently lives in: Kirkwood Human Resources. would talk through how to resolve negotiations with the electrical which recognize students, faculty, Favorite place to hang out in "Lorraine goes out of her way them," Goffe-Rush says. "Then he'd workers union — both strategic staff and alumni who exemplify a St. Louis: Art Hill in Forest Park to be available and responsive to say, 'Sounds like you have all the steps to keep the company com- character of service and giving to Favorite TV show: "I watch a lot of employees, and she also makes information to make a good deci- petitive in terms of its compensa- the region. Goffe-Rush is the only news shows, a lot of CNN," the time for those on her team sion, so I'll leave it to your tion and costs. committee member — besides Goffe-Rush says. — ready to assist in problem- judgment.' Goffe-Rush and her husband Kurtzman — to have served since solving, brainstorming ideas and "Even when the choice I made moved back to St. Louis in 1998 the program's inception in 2003. Just finished reading: "Dispatches coaching," says Ann Prenatt, vice wasn't the choice he would have to be closer to both of their fami- "Every year, she asks, Are you from the Edge" by Anderson Cooper chancellor for human resources. made, he was always supportive," lies, and Goffe-Rush joined sure you don't want me to rotate "She looks for the best possible Goffe-Rush says. "That gave me so Barnes-Jewish Hospital as an HR off?' But every year, I ask her solutions to much confidence." consultant. Two years later, she back. She's the conscience of the difficult circum- Goffe-Rush discovered quickly became manager of human re- committee," says Kurtzman, also stances, balanc- that what she liked most about her sources at St. Louis Children's associate director of the Gephardt ing the potential job was the human resources Hospital, overseeing compensa- Institute for Public Service. impact on indi- aspect: supervising and developing tion, benefits, recruitment and "Lorraine helps to ground the viduals with the staff, recruiting, organizing work employee activities. conversation, reminding us what impact on the and solving problems. Instead of In 2000, a colleague mentioned these awards are about." organization." a law degree, Goffe-Rush decided to Goffe-Rush that the director of Goffe-Rush also is active in the to pursue a career in human re- employee relations position was Human Resources Management Going into sources. open at Washington University, Association of St. Louis, serving and that she thought Goffe-Rush on its board from 2004-08. business Learning quickly Goffe-Rush was would be perfect for the job. Through the association, Goffe- born in London, That wasn't the only turning point Goffe-Rush applied and was hired Rush mentored up-and-coming No. 8 of nine in Goffe-Rush's life in those three at WUSTL, and in 2006, she was HR professionals in addition to Goffe children. years. After college, she met and promoted to director of human the informal advising she has At age 14, married Fred Rush, who also was resources. done throughout her career. from St. Louis. Like his wife, Fred "I've had great mentors along she moved to Here for students St. Louis with Rush had dreamed of moving to the way that have taken the time her family and the warmer weather of the West Soon after arriving on the to reach out and help me accom- quickly adjusted Coast, and in 1989, the couple Danforth Campus, Goffe-Rush plish my goals," Goffe-Rush says. to life as a Pat- arrived in San Diego. served on the Office of Admis- "But I've found the benefits of tonville High "We both enjoyed being out- sions' campus interview team, mentoring aren't one-sided. While School student. side, and San Diego had perfect talking with high-school students young people can learn from the For college, weather," Goffe-Rush says. about their interests and goals. experiences of others, often we Lorraine Goffe-Rush (right) with her husband, Goffe-Rush origi- "Beaches were close; you could Goffe-Rush also became involved find their perspective useful for us Fred Rush, on the beach in Mississippi. nally set her drive to the desert, to the moun- in the Ervin Scholars Program, as well."