Kent D. Syverud, JD, dean of the School of Law and the Ethan A.H. Shepley University Professor, has been named a trustee of the $20 billion BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trust. He is one of two who will oversee the newly established trust designed to settle claims against BP resulting from the Deepwater Horizon explosion April 20. FULL STORY

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A new university website, wustl.edu, was launched this week following three months of concerted effort and interviews with numerous faculty, staff and student experts on all campuses of the university. FULL STORY

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Surgeons and rehabilitation specialists concentrate on the anatomical and mechanical aspects, but Linda Sandell, PhD, looks at the biology behind arthritis, broken bones and cartilage tears. FULL STORY

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A $500,000 gift from Wells Fargo to fund scholarships and internships for WUSTL undergraduate business school students has been announced by Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. FULL STORY

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Adults diagnosed with ulcerative colitis after age 50 are more likely to achieve remission from their symptoms than patients diagnosed at younger ages, even when those patients receive similar treatments, according to School of Medicine researchers. FULL STORY

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The 2010-11 edition of the Washington University Bulletin will be available online only beginning Friday, Aug. 13. Electronic publication of the bulletin, previously printed every two years, will allow more timely and easily accessible information and is both environmentally and fiscally responsible. FULL STORY

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• 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12. University College Preview Night. Doors open at 6 p.m. and refreshments will be served. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. RSVP requested. (314) 935-6777.

• Record calendar expands. Beginning this week, the Record calendar expands from a two-week to an eight-week format. The Record continues to welcome calendar submissions from the university community. All entries should state time, date, place, sponsor, title of event or lecture, speakers, affiliations and admission cost. E-mail items to recordcalendar@wustl.edu or call (314) 935-9495.

• Football ranked second in UAA. The football team was picked second in the 2010 University Athletic Association preseason coaches’ poll. Coach Larry Kindbom returns 17 starters from last year’s squad, which finished 4-6. WUSTL opens the season at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, hosting Knox College at Francis Field.