Based in Cologne, Germany, conceptual artist Cosima von Bonin is among the most influential yet elusive artists of her generation. Beginning Friday, May 6, and continuing through Aug. 1, the Kemper Art Museum will present Cosima von Bonin: Character Appropriation, the artist’s first solo museum exhibition in the American Midwest. FULL STORY

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Despite all the “irrational exuberance” April 26 surrounding the first-ever news conference conducted by a Federal Reserve bank chair, the issues that Chairman Ben Bernanke chose to dance around were equally unsurprising as those he managed to address, says Michele Boldrin, PhD, chair of the Department of Economics in Arts & Sciences. FULL STORY

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At 37, Eric Leuthardt, MD, assistant professor of neurosurgery, is No. 5 on a list of the world’s 100 most prolific patent holders. He posts entries to his blog about general brain science and his own work as a surgeon, teacher, researcher and inventor. He also directs the Center for Innovation in Neuroscience and Technology, and he has just sent drafts of his first novel to prospective publishers. FULL STORY

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To kick off a new Styrofoam recycling program at the School of Medicine this month, members of about 15 labs in the McDonnell Pediatric Research Building loaded one-year’s worth of Styrofoam into a 52-foot 18-wheeler truck April 28. Employees spent one hour loading the Styrofoam into the truck, which was filled about halfway. MORE

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The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts honored eight outstanding architecture and art alumni at its fourth annual Awards for Distinction dinner April 28 at the Coronado Ballroom. The awards recognized graduates who have demonstrated creativity, innovation, leadership and vision through their contributions to the practices of art, architecture and design, as well as to WUSTL and the Sam Fox School. FULL STORY

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• 7:30 p.m. Danforth University Center Chamber Series. Final spring series event. Silvian Iticovici, violin, and Richard Katz, piano. Co-sponsored by Dept. of Music. Free and open to the public. Danforth University Center, Goldberg Formal Lounge. (314) 935-5566.

• Severe weather alerts. Severe weather watches and warnings from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service will automatically be posted on the university’s emergency website, emergency.wustl.edu. Announcements will be on the right side of the page and provide a link to view all active weather alerts.

• Baseball season winds down. The baseball team was scheduled to play its last two doubleheaders of the season this past weekend, traveling to Greencastle, Ind., on Saturday to play DePauw University, then returning home to host Fontbonne University on Sunday. Softball and track & field also saw action over the weekend. Find out how all WUSTL sports teams fared at bearsports.wustl.edu.