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New York Times best-selling historian Douglas Brinkley and New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast will present keynote addresses for “Celebrating Our Books, Recognizing Our Authors,” WUSTL’s 10th annual faculty book colloquium Dec. 5 and 6. The event is organized by the Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences and Washington University Libraries.
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Carl Phillips, professor of English in Arts & Sciences and a 2011 finalist for the National Book Award in poetry, reads from his 2011 book Double Shadow during the National Book Awards’ Finalist Reading Nov. 15. Double Shadow — published this past March — is Phillips’ 11th collection of poetry and earned Phillips a fourth nomination for the National Book Award in poetry.
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The Supreme Court will hear several states’ legal challenges to the Affordable Care Act, ensuring that the court — in late June 2012 — will deliver a momentous statement about the ever-contentious constitutional balance between federal and state power, says constitutional law expert Gregory P. Magarian, JD, professor of law.
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Pediatricians often treat young children who have frequent bouts of wheezing with a daily dose of an inhaled steroid to keep asthma symptoms at bay. But results of a recent study by researchers at the School of Medicine, including Leonard B. Bacharier, MD, are likely to change that.
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Mahendra Gupta, PhD, dean of Olin Business School and the Geraldine J. and Robert L. Virgil Professor of Accounting and Management, chats with guests during the 10th annual Olin Thanksgiving Feast Nov. 24 in the Knight Executive Education Center.
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Noon Wednesday, Nov. 30
“Wonders of Nature and Miracles of Medicine: Popularizing Science in Life Magazine, 1936-1972.” Bert Hansen, prof. of history of science, Baruch College, CUNY. Co-sponsored by Dept. of Biology. Free and open to the public. Life Sciences Bldg., Rm. 202. (314) 935-6860.
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WUSTL faculty and staff have an opportunity to do some early holiday shopping. The Campus Store will hold its 14th annual Faculty/Staff Appreciation Event from 3-8 p.m. today, Nov. 30, and will offer a 30-percent discount to all WUSTL faculty and staff members. For more information, call (314) 935-5500.
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Oncologist tirelessly seeks causes of breast cancer. FULL STORY
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The men’s basketball team posted a 1-1 record at the Rhodes College Thanksgiving Classic this past weekend, losing to Ohio Wesleyan University 70-67, but bouncing back with a 83-56 win over Principia College. WUSTL (3-2) hosts the 28th Annual Lopata Classic Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2 and 3, at the WU Field House, featuring No. 2 Augustana College, Wisconsin Lutheran College and Whittier College.
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