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The finalists for the 2007 Olin Cup Competition include six teams, four of which are student-owned or student-supported ventures. The annual business formation contest is organized by the Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at WUSTL. Ultimately, two teams will win up to $70,000 in seed investment capital and a student-owned or – supported team will win a $5,000 cash prize.

Listed below are this month’s featured news stories. • Age-related macular degeneration (week of Nov. 7) • An eye on curing diabetes (week of Nov. 14) • Obesity and heart disease in kids (week of Nov. 21) • Depression and diabetes (week of Nov. 28)

The cowpox virus, a much milder cousin of the deadly smallpox virus, can keep infected host cells from warning the immune system that they have been compromised, researchers at the School of Medicine have found. The scientists also showed that more virulent poxviruses, such as the strains of monkeypox prevalent in Central Africa, likely have the same ability.

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The following incidents were reported to University Police Nov. 7-12. 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. Nov. 8 4:15 p.m. — An unattended […]

WUSTL sports teams are enjoying an unprecedented string of success. The men’s and women’s soccer teams, the volleyball team and women’s cross country all are competing this weekend in NCAA Div. III postseason play and still have a shot at a national title. And the men’s and women’s basketball teams begin regular-season play this weekend as preseason No. 1 teams in NCAA Div. III.

David A. Peters, Ph.D., James S. Schilling, Ph.D., Washington University

Peter A. F. Morrin, M.D., who conducted some of the first successful dialysis treatments at the School of Medicine while a postdoctoral fellow, died Wednesday, Oct. 3. He was 75.

• Various lane closures are scheduled through Nov. 16.

Photo by Maury PepperThis team of researchers restored the Laboratory Instrument Computer (LINC) — recognized by the Institute of Electical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society as the world’s first interactive personal computer — for display at the 10th Vintage Computer Festival Nov. 3-4 in Mountain View, Calif.