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The weekend of Oct. 17-19 will include a health fair, open houses, lectures, tours, a tailgate party and, of course, the football game.

Beginning a Great Work: Washington University in St. Louis, 1853-2003, will be available early next year, but you get a discount if you order one now.

Photo by Kevin LowderVisiting artist Jennifer Medina leads an advanced master class for the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences.

Alphonso Jackson, deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), will lecture on national housing policy at 11 a.m. today in Anheuser-Busch Hall, Room 309. As HUD’s chief operating officer, Jackson oversees the day-to-day operations of the $32 billion agency that has a core mission of providing affordable housing and promoting […]

Tennessee Williams lost a playwriting contest? It happened in 1937, when Williams placed fourth in a Washington University competition, behind classmates Shepherd Mead (who would go on to write How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying) and A.E. Hotchner (author of Papa Hemingway, among others). It was a brutal blow for the shy, young […]

He died Oct. 9 from complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; he taught radiology courses at the medical school from 1968-2001.

Researchers have developed a technique that provides a more carefully controlled radiation oncology dosages with less damage to nearby healthy tissues.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Oct. 9-14. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Oct. 10 11:41 a.m. — A student […]

Gerald Boyd, former managing editor of The New York Times, will deliver the Greg Freeman Legacy Lecture at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 21 in Graham Chapel. Boyd’s talk is titled “Meeting Challenges in Journalism, From Race to Credibility.” Prior to Boyd’s 20-year tenure at the Times, he worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. After graduating from […]

Lewis’ amazing achievements gave WUSTL the Robot Challenge Championship Award and the Ben Wegbreit Award for Integration of AI.