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The Department of Athletics has launched an online store, ShopWashUBears.com, where people can buy university-branded sweats, hats and other gear.

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton encourages others to support students through Our Washington, the faculty and staff component of Leading Together: The Campaign for Washington University.

To understand why officers choose to kill, we must first examine how the brain works under deadly duress — a social science known as “killology.” To save lives, especially in urban, minority-rich environments, we must train officers to understand how the brain responds in conditions of deadly duress.

Washington University Libraries recently received a $50,000 grant from Newman’s Own Foundation, created by late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman. The funding will support the libraries’ Modern Literature Collection and the digitization of student publications in the University Archives.

The Affordable Care Act is credited with expanding healthcare coverage to more than 20 million previously-uninsured Americans. Still, access alone will not eliminate racial health disparities, ranging from increased infant mortality rates to decreased life expectancy. This then begs the question, beyond access, what else must be done?

Applications for the SPORE in Leukemia Developmental Research Award, for faculty members at all levels, are being accepted through May 1. The award supports innovative translational leukemia research and provides up to $70,000 for a year.

After three years of preparation, the Washington University Police Department has been awarded full accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. The process required the department to meet 189 standards in crime prevention and control capabilities; management procedures; and service delivery.

Washington University faculty and staff are invited to participate in Relay For Life beginning the evening of Saturday, April 7, at Francis Field on the Danforth Campus. The annual 12-hour student-run fundraiser for the American Cancer Society celebrates and honors members of the university and St. Louis communities affected by cancer.

Former U.S. Ambassador Sam Fox and Marilyn Fox will receive the Dean’s Medal for outstanding service from the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts Thursday, April 5. In addition, eight art and architecture alumni will be recognized for demonstrating creativity, innovation, leadership and vision in their respective fields.

The university Society of Professors Emeriti group will hold its regular luncheon at noon Monday, April 9, at the Gatesworth. Patricia Wolff, MD, professor of clinical pediatrics at the School of Medicine, will discuss her work in Haiti.