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David Kilper/WUSTL Photo ServicesRosie Mandel as IsabellaOne of Shakespeare’s most confounding “problem plays,” Measure for Measure explores the nature of power, the relationships between men and women and the battle between justice and mercy. In November the Performing Arts Department (PAD) in Arts & Sciences will present a two-weekend run of Measure for Measure in the A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre.

Images of brain cells taken before (above) and after seizures in live mice reveal loss of spines, small bumps on the surfaces of brain cell branches.For some epilepsy patients, the side effects of epilepsy can be as troubling as the seizures. One pressing concern is the cognitive impairment seizures often inflict, which potentially includes memory loss, slowed reactions and reduced attention spans. Now scientists at the School of Medicine have directly observed seizure-induced structural changes in brain cells in laboratory animals. They report in The Journal of Neuroscience that the insights they gained allowed them to use a drug to block those changes in the brain.

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Office for Technology Management co-directors Michael Marrah and Bradley CastanhoBreaking down the barriers describes the efforts of the Office of Technology Management (OTM), the group dedicated to realizing the commercial potential of research. OTM evaluates discoveries, then licenses and patents technology developed by Washington University faculty. Michael T. Marrah, JD, and Bradley J. Castanho, PhD, were appointed co-directors of the office in January 2007, after serving as interim directors for nearly a year.

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum Tribute Exhibition will be on the Danforth Campus Nov. 3-4 on the parking lot at Skinker Boulevard and Forest Park Parkway. Opening ceremonies, which will include remarks by Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and police and fire representatives, will take place at 10 a.m. Nov. 3 on the lot.

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Up to $100,000 could be available for WUSTL students for internships and innovative projects this summer in the form of social change grants through the Community Service Office; stipends for internships through the Career Center; and the Gephardt Institute for Public Service summer service stipend program. A meeting will be held at 4 p.m. Nov. […]

Courtesy PhotoSocial activist and Black Entertainment Television commentator Jeff Johnson will present the annual Black Arts & Sciences Festival lecture at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, at Graham Chapel. His talk, “BECOME Activists: Building Effective Campus Organizations and Maintaining Excellence,” is sponsored by the Assembly Series and the Association of Black Students. He will suggest strategies for developing effective organizations for future leaders.

Courtesy PhotoUtah’s acclaimed Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company will present “Nikolais Dance Theatre,” an evening-length collection of visionary multimedia works that transform dance into a visual and kinetic art. The show, a homage to innovative dancer Alwin Nikolais, begins at 8 p.m. Nov. 2 and 3 as part of Edison Theatre’s OVATIONS! Series.

Andrey Shaw, M.D., the Emil R. Unanue Professor of Immunobiology in the Department of Pathology and Immunology, has been named an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Shaw was one of 15 researchers selected nationwide. More than 200 physician-scientists applied for this year’s competition, which was focused on researchers who probe basic biomedical […]