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John G. Roberts Jr., chief justice of the United States, will head the prestigious panel of judges presiding over the finals of the School of Law’s Wiley Rutledge Moot Court Competition. The competition will take place Feb. 6 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall. The competition finals are closed to the public. Limited seating will be provided for the WUSTL community to view a simulcast of the student arguments. Space in the overflow rooms in Anheuser-Busch Hall will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Steve PettewayJohn G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, will head the prestigious panel of judges presiding over the finals of the School of Law’s 140th annual Wiley Rutledge Moot Court Competition on February 6 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall. The competition finals on are closed to the public. Limited seating will be available for the Washington University community to view a simulcast of the student arguments. Space in the overflow rooms in Anheuser-Busch Hall will be on a first-come, first-served basis. The arguments begin at 3:30 p.m. Announcements of several specialty awards and the winners of the competition finals will be at 4:45 p.m.

The School of Medicine received $10 million to study new therapies for patients recently diagnosed with HIV and its related complications.

Roberts also will teach a constitutional law class to WUSTL and Saint Louis University law students.

Jan. 26-31 Jan. 27 11:53 a.m. — A student reported that during a party with about 20 guests at Hitzeman Residence Hall, her iPod was stolen. The item, valued at $200, had been left on a table during the party. Jan. 29 11:22 a.m. — The Student Union business manager reported fraudulent purchases on an office credit card. Total fraudulent purchases at this time are less than $200. 8:08 p.m. — A student reported an unknown person was in her unsecured room in Park House upon her return. The suspect told the student that she was there to work on a project with the complainant’s roommate and then left. The student verified this was false and contacted police. Jewelry and credit cards were reported missing. University Police also responded to one larceny and one lost article.

Paul Michael Lützeler, Ph.D., Rosa May Distinguished University Professor in the Humanities in Arts & Sciences, will receive the Austrian Great Medal of Merit in a ceremony at the University Feb. 8. Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, director of the Austrian Cultural Forum in New York, will present the award.

Bacterium that could be used in bioterrorism is significantly slowed when it can’t make use of a key protein, School of Medicine researchers found.

Washington University in St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame member Vaughan “Bing” Devine died Saturday at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was 90. A member of the Bears’ baseball and basketball teams, Devine graduated from Washington University in 1938 with a degree in liberal arts. He was part of the inaugural class in the WU Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.

Washington University’s Sports Hall of Fame Class now boasts a 10th member in the Class of 2006—Director of Athletics, John Schael. Surrounded by many friends and family, including Schael’s wife, Linda, and daughter, Erin, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton made the surprise announcement near the end of the 12th Hall of Fame ceremony held on the Danforth Campus on Friday morning.

Photo by Robert BostonDee Hodge works tirelessly to streamline the Emergency Department