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Photo by Joe AngelesChancellor Mark S. Wrighton and steering committee Chair Steven J. GIvens sit at the dais during an Oct. 4 media briefing.The second presidential debate between President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry begins at 8 p.m. today in the Athletic Complex.

Mezzo soprano Mary Ann Hart and pianist Dennis Helmrich will present Washington University’s annual Liederabend at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10. Literally translated as “evening of song,” Liederabend is a German term referring to a recital given by a singer and pianist, particularly of works by 19th-century Austrian or German composers. The program will include lieder by Johannes Brahms, Antonín Dvorák, Edvard Grieg, Charles Ives, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann and Hugo Wolf.

“Never imagine problems before they happen,” advises Ming You, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Chemoprevention Program at the Siteman Cancer Center. “Just start in, deal with problems as they come and many times they will be much simpler to solve than you thought.” His pragmatic philosophy may explain how You rapidly rose from a turbulent […]

The School of Medicine and ALS Hope — The Chris Hobler/James Maritz Foundation have teamed to create the center.

Joe Angeles / WUSTL PhotoStudent Union President David Ader at Wednesday’s press conference.The Washington University Athletic Complex is continuing its transformation from sports venue to “town hall” for the second presidential debate on, Oct. 8. In the second of a series of media briefings, university administrators and students provided updates on debate preparations, security issues, student-organized events and efforts to mobilize young voters.

Below are links to image gallery pages that you may browse from the 2004 Presidential Debate at Washington University in St. Louis. Images are available for use by the media and many images may be downloaded in print resolution. Follow the “Image Use Policy” below. Flash Player 7 or higher is required to properly view […]

The following students received high numbers (see the “#” column below) in a special presidential debate admission lottery. They will probably attend the event — though we cannot be sure until the very last moment. Admission to the presidential debate is controlled by the Presidential Debate Commission. These students are available for media interviews. Please […]

A media briefing on continuing preparations for the Oct. 8 presidential debate will be held at Washington University at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6.

Two initiatives in the Department of Neurology should help in the effort to take research from bench to bedside, a key strategy for BioMed 21. Learn more about each of the projects in the following story from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and two School of Medicine press releases.

Joe Angeles / WUSTL PhotoChancellor Wrighton gives a post-conference interviewThe Washington University Athletic Complex looks less and less like the home to some of the most successful NCAA Division III teams every day. In the first of a series of media briefings, university administrators updated members of the media about the progress of transforming the Athletic Complex into a “town hall” for the second presidential debate, on Oct. 8.