Washington University has been named as one of the top producers of Fulbright Scholarships in the nation. Thirteen WUSTL students and eight faculty members were selected as Fulbright grantees for the 2010-2011 academic year. WUSTL was one of only 11 institutions ranked by the Chronicle of Higher Education as a top producer of both Fulbright students and Fulbright faculty. FULL STORY

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Competing against 130 teams from across the world, a team of six undergraduates took silver in the foundational advance category of the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition this year.  The WUSTL team built a genetic sequence that, once inserted in a yeast cell, would signal whether the cell was growing with or without the sugar galactosen. FULL STORY

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The School of Medicine has opened a treatment-resistant depression clinic that targets those who haven’t responded to standard therapies. When at least two therapies have been unsuccessful, that patient is said to have treatment-resistant depression, according to clinic director Charles R. Conway, MD.  FULL STORY

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The Kemper Art Museum will present three experimental features exploring relationships between film and visual art as part of its Contemporary Brazilian Film Festival. Held in conjunction with the exhibition Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other, the festival will feature screenings of Aboio Dec. 7; Andarilho (Drifter) Dec. 8; and Terras (Lands) Dec. 9. FULL STORY

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Should weather conditions create potentially hazardous travel conditions, Washington University will evaluate the situation and take into consideration the safety of the faculty, staff and students as well as the services that must be provided despite the inclement weather. FULL STORY

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• 3 p.m. Dept. of Art History and Archaeology Lecture. “The Light of Icons.” Robert S. Nelson, Robert Lehman Professor, Dept. of the History of Art, Yale U. Kemper Bldg., Rm. 103. (314) 935-5270.

• Bear Necessities holiday sale. The Bear Necessities store, located in the new Umrath House on the South 40, will hold its annual holiday sale from 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, and from 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8. The store will offer 15 percent off all regular priced WUSTL logo items and an additional 15 percent off already marked down prices on clearance WUSTL logo items.

• Women’s basketball hosts McWilliams Classic. Running concurrent with the men’s basketball Lopata Classic, the women’s basketball team will host the 10th annual McWilliams Classic at the Washington University Field House today and tomorrow. The WUSTL women open with the University of New England at 6 p.m. tonight.