The View From Here 3.15.17

March 15, 2017

lighting students at work — Washington University lighting students Kaia Lyons (left) and Ricki Pettinato, both of the Performing Arts Department, work March 2 to recreate works by iconic dancer Loie Fuller. (Photo: Jerry Naunheim Jr./ Washington University)

people watch dance show — Washington University lighting students from the Performing Arts Department work with visiting dancer Jody Sperling in the Kemper Art Museum March 2 to recreate works by Loie Fuller, an iconic 19th-century dancer widely credited with inventing lighting techniques still in use today. (Photo: Jerry Naunheim Jr./ Washington University)

washu vs luther — The Washington University baseball team played Luther College on March 4, ultimately winning that contest 14-7. (Photo: Mary Butkus/Washington University)

Feldbum speaks in front of rainbow banner — Chai Feldblum gives an Assembly Series lecture, “Protecting LGBTQ+ Progress in Challenging Times,” March 3 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom at the School of Law. (Photo: Mary Butkus/Washington University)

Webber and Greitens at Cortex — Henry S. Webber (second from left), Washington University’s executive vice chancellor for administration, shakes hands with Gov. Eric Greitens at a news conference announcing that Microsoft Corp. will open a regional headquarters and a technology center in the Cortex Innovation Community. Webber is board chairman of Cortex, and the university is among the district’s co-founders.

Sinclair discusses Trump's election win — Political scientist Betsy Sinclair, of Arts & Sciences, speaks March 9 in Brown Hall as part of a faculty symposium exploring Donald Trump’s victory from various academic angles. Her remarks focused on voter confidence and the “winner effect” in last year’s election. (Photo: Jerry Naunheim Jr./Washington University)

snow on a branch — Snow covers a tree limb outside Brookings Hall on the Danforth Campus March 13. (Photo: James Byard/Washington University)

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