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The Missouri Life Sciences Research Board has given the University’s International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES) nearly $3 million for biofuels research.

The genetics of aging and the effects of calorie restriction on aging and longevity will be studied at the School of Medicine with funding from the Longer Life Foundation.

Black Anthology, a student-run performance art show that celebrates black culture, will present “Syncopated: Can You Keep the Beat?” at 7 p.m. Feb. 1-2 in Edison Theatre. The event opens Black History Month. Black Anthology’s mission is to give students a unique voice to address pressing issues that are at once both realistic and hopeful. […]

Photo by Mary ButkusRichard J. Goldstone (left), former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda and former justice of the South African Constitutional Court, receives the Harris Institute’s 2008 World Peace Through Law Award from Whitney R. Harris Jan. 24 at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis.

Undergraduate tuition at Washington University in St. Louis will be $36,200 for the 2008-09 academic year — a $1,700 (4.9 percent) increase over the 2007-08 current academic tuition of $34,500. The required student activity fee will total $362, and the student health fee will be $686. The announcement was made by Barbara A. Feiner, vice chancellor for finance.

With the closing of Highway 40, University commuters might be finding that getting to and from campus every day has become a more time-consuming, aggravating task. In order to make commuting less stressful, WUSTL Parking & Transportation Services offers faculty, staff and students suggestions of ways to get to campus besides their own automobile.

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The following incidents were reported to University Police Jan. 24-30. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Jan. 24 9:35 a.m. — A Teaching […]

Go to BearSports The No. 4 men’s basketball team extended its winning streak to 12 games with a pair of victories on the road. At No. 2 Brandeis, the Bears rallied from a seven-point deficit with 1:39 remaining, scoring the final nine points of the game to escape with a 71-69 victory Jan. 27. Senior […]

Constitutional scholar Derrick Bell will present the first program in a very full schedule for the Assembly Series’ 2008 spring semester. Among the Series’ speakers are scientists, legal scholars, writers, sex experts and the St. Louis Symphony. For more information on the spring calendar offerings visit the Web site at http://assemblyseries.wustl.edu, or call (314) 935-5285.