Mary C. Dinauer, MD, PhD, has been named the first Fred M. Saigh Distinguished Chair in Pediatric Research at the School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. She also will serve as scientific director of the Children’s Discovery Institute, created in 2006 to speed discoveries in children’s medicine. FULL STORY

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Robyn Danielle Cooper, a candidate for a bachelor of arts degree in the College of Arts & Sciences, smiles as she receives a memento from Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton at the December Degree Candidate Recognition Ceremony in Graham Chapel Dec. 4. Cooper was among 750 students who filed as December degree candidates. FULL STORY

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The International Service-Learning Program in Chile is accepting applications for the 2011 session. This program, sponsored by the Gephardt Institute for Public Service and the Office of International and Area Studies, is an opportunity for undergraduates to learn about international social justice and participate in service abroad. FULL STORY

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Students enjoy a late-fall day in front of the award-winning South 40 House on the Danforth Campus. In November, the South 40 House, next-door neighbor Umrath House and contractor Clayco Inc. were recognized by the Associated General Contractors of St. Louis with the AGC’s Keystone Project of the Year Award. FULL STORY

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• 7 p.m. Kemper Art Museum’s Contemporary Brazilian Film Festival. Aboio. Kemper Art Museum presents three features exploring the relationship between film and visual art, Dec. 7, 8 and 9. In Portuguese with English subtitles. Presented in conjunction with Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other exhibition. Free and open to the public. Tivoli Theatre, 6350 Delmar. (314) 935-4523.

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

• Women’s basketball wins McWilliams Classic. The No. 6 women’s basketball team held Elmhurst College without a field goal for a stretch of more than 11 minutes during the first half en route to a 61-36 victory in the 10th Annual McWilliams Classic championship game Dec. 4. Sophomore Annie Sayers and seniors Kathryn Berger and Alex Hoover were named to the all-tournament team, with Sayers garnering MVP accolades.