1904 World’s Fair to be honored in concert Oct. 17

Detail of the 1899 plan for Washington University’s Hilltop Campus.One hundred years ago, the eyes and ears of the world turned to St. Louis — and the newly built campus of Washington University — for the 1904 World’s Fair. On Oct. 17, Washington University will honor that centenary with a performance by the Saint Louis Wind Symphony. A Grand Concert of Band Music Performed at the 1904 World’s Fair will feature a representative sampling of music heard at the fair, including works by Philip Sousa, Peter I. Tchaikovsky, Johann Strauss, Jr., and Carl Maria von Weber.

John Danforth to give major policy address at WUSTL

John C. Danforth, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, will deliver a major policy address at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22 in Graham Chapel. The event is free and open to the University community. Danforth has a distinguished record of public service. Best-known for his 18-year run as Republican senator from Missouri, he also has served […]

NIH funds planning of new center on diabetes’ heart complications

About 65 percent of people with diabetes die of heart- and circulation-related complications, yet standard therapies are not always effective in this population. The school just received a new type of grant through the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Roadmap for Medical Research initiative to plan a multidisciplinary center dedicated to this complex medical challenge.
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