Priya Mallika Sury, a 2010 graduate in anthropology and Spanish, both in Arts & Sciences, has been named one of 32 Rhodes Scholars from across the United States. Winners of the highly acclaimed award are chosen on the basis of their undergraduate academic achievements, personal integrity, leadership potential and physical vigor. FULL STORY

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School of Medicine scientists battling Leishmania, a parasite second only to malaria in the number of deaths it causes, have identified an important vulnerability in the genetic code of one major parasite strain. FULL STORY

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The field in the 2010 Olin Cup business plan competition was narrowed Nov. 18 as 21 semifinalists faced off in the elevator pitch stage of the race for entrepreneurs. Six ventures were selected to advance to the final round in February of the annual contest that will award $75,000 to the most promising enterprise. FULL STORY

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Women’s basketball coach Nancy Fahey picks up a special achievement award from the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame Nov. 16 on behalf of the women’s basketball team. The Hall of Fame Award of Champions was presented to the coach at a dinner that inducted 16 to the local Hall of Fame and honored the Bears for winning the 2010 NCAA Division III  basketball championship last March. FULL STORY

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The School of Law’s Trial Team swept the inaugural Missouri Attorney General’s Cup Trial Competition held in Jefferson City, Mo., Nov. 12-14, taking first and second place in the championship round. FULL STORY

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• 3 p.m. Tuesday Tea @ 3. Hosted this week by Relay for Life. All faculty, staff and students welcome. Free. Danforth University Center, Tisch Commons. (314) 935-6697.

• Enjoy Thanksgiving at College Hall. WUSTL Dining Services will offer a Thanksgiving dinner featuring turkey and all the trimmings at College Hall on the South 40 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 25. The buffet is $11.25 for WUSTL students and is $15.95 for adults, $7.95 for children under 12, and free for children under 5.

• Women’s volleyball falls in national semifinal. Top-ranked Emory University defeated No. 3 WUSTL 3-1 in the NCAA Division III semifinal Nov. 20. Emory’s victory snapped a 33-match home winning streak for the Bears. The volleyball team finished the season with a 35-4 record.