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Photo by David Kilper”Candlestick Park,” the Hotchner-winning play by alumna Elizabeth Birkenmeier (LA ’08), opens March 26.

A new study has uncovered a new pathway in the retina that allows photoreceptor cells to adapt following changes in light exposure.

Physicians may be able to develop new treatments for mild traumatic brain injuries thanks to a new grant awarded to the School of Medicine.

I. Jerome Flance, M.D., emeritus professor of clinical medicine, has received the Ralph O. Claypoole Sr. Memorial Award from the American College of Physicians.

A memorial service for Abdullah M. Nassief, M.D., associate professor of neurology, will be held at 1 p.m. May 9 in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center.

Spine surgeons at the School of Medicine and other U.S. centers report that artificial disc replacement works as well and often better than spinal fusion surgery.

Joe AngelesJames V. Wertsch, Ph.D. (left), the Marshall S. Snow Professor in Arts & Sciences and director of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy and of International & Area Studies in Arts & Sciences, walks through the park in front of the White House with the McDonnell Scholars during a tour of Washington, D.C., March 9. Click here for a slideshow of the scholars’ tour of our nation’s capital.

Since its inception a decade ago, the Jane and Whitney Harris St. Louis Community Service Award has been given annually to a husband and wife couple dedicated to improving the St. Louis region through service, generosity and leadership. In a ceremony on February 26, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton bestowed the 10th such award on Barbara and Andrew Taylor.

Blood drives at Washington University have come a long way in a short amount of time. Contention between blood banks, four-day-long drives and limited appeal have been replaced by efficient one-day, campus-wide drives at numerous University locations, which have garnered massive support from students, faculty and staff. The next drive is March 25.

The Gateway Arch soars above the City of St. Louis. Eero Sarrinen’s awe-inspiring design is visually stunning, extraordinarily graceful and an architectural masterpiece, but it is also a mathematical marvel.