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Individuals who suffered losses or damage from the severe storms and flooding that occurred between Dec. 23-Jan. 9 and live in one of the 33 counties included in the federal disaster declaration can apply for federal assistance.

Three blood cancer researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis will receive the 2016 American Society of Hematology Scholar Award.

The university now offers international medical coverage through GeoBlue to benefits-eligible faculty, staff, clinical fellows and postdoctoral researchers traveling abroad for university business. The university also reminds all to record such plans on the International Travel Registry.

The Kemper Art Museum is now accepting Teaching Gallery proposals for spring 2017. The deadline for proposals is May 31. The Teaching Gallery is an exhibition space dedicated to exhibiting works from the museum’s collection with connections to university curricula.

The Institute for School Partnership at Washington University in St. Louis has been accepted as a partner for 100Kin10, a 10-year national coordinated effort to train and retain 100,000 excellent science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teachers in schools by 2021.

The phone network at the Medical Campus and several other School of Medicine and BJC locations was scheduled to be disrupted from late Friday, Feb. 19, through early Saturday, Feb. 20, for maintenance. However, that maintenance has been postponed. A new date has not been set.

The U.S. and university flags over Brookings Hall are lowered to half-staff until sunset Saturday, Feb. 20, in remembrance of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died last weekend.

Simon Haroutounian, PhD, assistant professor of anesthesiology, has been named the chief of clinical research for the Washington University Pain Center.

The 2016 Trademark Licensing Supplier Fair will be held soon. The Danforth Campus fair is 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23. The Medical Campus fair is March 9. The Trademark Licensing Program protects the university’s registered trademarks and goodwill.

LaTanya Buck, director of the Center for Diversity & Inclusion at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named a 2016 Young Leader awardee by the St. Louis American Foundation.