Class Acts: Amanda Kesler
After an EF3 tornado ripped a milewide path through St. Louis and St. Louis County, Amanda Kesler, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the WashU Sam Fox School, combined aerial data and firsthand observation to map tree canopy damage.
Steven Isserlis and Connie Shih perform April 30
British cellist Steven Isserlis and Canadian pianist Connie Shih will perform the music of Beethoven, Schumann, Kabalevsky and Kaprálová Thursday, April 30, as part of WashU’s Great Artists Series.
Charlie White appointed dean of Sam Fox School
Charlie White, the highly regarded artist and academic leader whose vision and student advocacy have helped to build nationally recognized programs at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Southern California, has been named the Ralph J. Nagel Dean of WashU’s Sam Fox School, announced Chancellor Andrew D. Martin.
‘Carmon Colangelo: 20-Year Survey’
A new exhibition spanning two decades of work by Carmon Colangelo, dean of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, will open April 24 at Bruno David Gallery in Clayton.
AI and Creativity
What does AI mean for the future of human creativity? Janet Rafner of the University of Southern Denmark in Odense, an expert in hybrid intelligence and human–AI co-creativity, joins Sandro Galea to discuss AI’s role in the creative space.
Janet Rafner
Major gift strengthens WashU’s Shakespeare summer program
Alumni Lesley Malin and Scott Helm have made a $1.35 million gift to support WashU’s annual summer theater program at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, which is hosted by the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences.
The Last American Road Trip
A memoir
Part memoir, part political history, “The Last American Road Trip” is one mother’s promise to her children that their country will be there for them in the future ― even though at times she struggles to believe it herself.
Nothing North of Delmar
A novel
A novel of one young woman’s post-college foray into the adult realities of landlords, economics and urban politics in the Bicentennial summer of 1976.
Guaranteed income improved artists’ finances, innovation
A guaranteed income program for artists led to improvement in financial stability and reduced debt, but also improved their motivation and artistic output, finds a new study from the WashU Brown School.
Sam Fox School presents ‘Clairvoyance’ April 18
The Sam Fox School will present “Clairvoyance,” WashU’s 97th Annual Fashion Design Show, April 18 in Edison Theatre. One of the oldest such shows in the nation, the event will feature dozens of models wearing scores of outfits exploring traditional structures and contemporary trends.
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