Author: Ken Duenke

Events will include screenings of Eyes on the Prize episodes and a panel discussion about the significance of the series.

Sponsored by the Association of Black Students, the talk also serves as the keynote address for the “Documenting Change” symposium.

Breathing lessons with Allen Ginsberg. Blowgun practice with William S. Burroughs. Ken Botnick could tell some stories. But in many ways, Botnick, professor of visual communications and director of the Nancy Spirtas Kranzberg Studio for the Illustrated Book, has dedicated his career to facilitating the stories of others. Over the past 25 years, Botnick has […]

The Atkins chair is the first professorship in the United States specifically devoted to supporting the study of obesity.

Courtesy PhotoNeurology postdoctoral researcher Yan Hu, Ph.D. (right), discusses her poster presentation at the Inaugural Postdoc Scientific Symposium Feb. 23.In The Scientist magazine’s third annual “Best Places for Postdocs to Work” survey, WUSTL was No. 2 for U.S. academic institutions.

With significant contributions from the Genome Sequencing Center, the sequence of the human X chromosome has been published.

The University’s Project ARK will sponsor the Journey of Hope AIDS Awareness Tour’s St. Louis stop April 13.

An American Indian powwow, traditional cuisine, storytelling, music and crafts will be among the highlights.

Photo by Mary ButkusDean Stuart I. Greenbaum visits with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez after the latter spoke at the Olin School of Business.

LightmanAlan Lightman, popular novelist and MIT physicist, will deliver the ArtSci Council, Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi Lecture for Washington University’s Assembly Series. His talk, “The Physicist as Novelist,” will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 13, in Graham Chapel.