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Photo by Mary ButkusShanti Nagarkatti (left), Valerie Toothman and her husband Josh Toothman, all students in the John M. Olin School of Business, share snacks at the Super Advertising Bowl Feb. 4 in the Charles F. Knight Executive Education Center.

Michael T. Marrah, J.D., and Bradley J. Castanho, Ph.D., have been named assistant vice chancellors for research and co-directors of the Office of Technology Management.

A new finding by School of Medicine researchers adds a new layer of complexity to the quest to understand the causes of childhood brain cancers.

School of Medicine researchers have developed a three-hour workshop that trains health-care providers to identify potentially unsafe drivers with dementia.

The men’s tennis team opened the 2007 season with a 5-4 win against Division I University of Dayton Feb. 3 at the Creve Coeur Racquet Club.

Christina Gurnett, M.D., Ph.D., instructor in neurology, has received a one-year, $50,000 grant from the American Epilepsy Society for research titled “Determination of Seizure Susceptibility Gene Common to Mendelian and Complex Epilepsy.” … Elaine Majerus, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $60,000 grant from the Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation for research titled “Study of Characterization of ADAMTS13 and Its Interaction with Endothelial Cells.” … Thomas Meuser, Ph.D., research assistant professor of neurology, has received a one-year, $58,979 grant from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety for research titled “Medical Fitness to Drive & a Voluntary State Reporting Law.” … Rakesh Nagarajan, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of pathology and immunology, has received a one-year, $50,000 grant from Microsoft Research for research titled “Function Express Gold: A caBIG Grid-aware Microarray Analysis Application.”

The public is invited to hear the three appeals cases related to a deportation order, a drug conviction and tax evasion.

Feb. 6 2:31 p.m. — A student observed concrete falling from a 50 foot overhang located on Jolley Hall and striking the hood of a vehicle parked on Throop Drive, causing damage to the vehicle. No injuries were reported. Maintenance and Environmental Health and Safety were informed of this incident. Transportation responded to the scene and blocked off the area. 7:52 p.m. — Property was stolen from an unsecured, open dressing room in the lower level of Mallinckrodt Student Center during rehearsal. Total loss is estimated at $290.

Photo by Kevin LowderAlejandra Ponce de Leon (left) and Senayt Rahwa act out a scene in the Black Anthology production of “Refrain: A Cautionary Tale” Feb 2-3 at Edison Theatre.

Photo by Jennifer SilverbergAn enthusiastic crowd urges on Arts & Sciences sophomore Jake Galgon (center) at the St. Louis Indoor Rowing Championships Feb. 3 in Francis Gym. Washington University Crew and the St. Louis Rowing Club host the annual competition, which has averaged more than 100 participants a year for 12 years.