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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.

The grant supports a long-term investigation of the dynamics of family functioning and the well-being of children born to unmarried parents.

Photo by Kevin LowderDisc jockey Adam Aigner-Treworgy works the board during his show on KWUR.It’s gaining a loyal following and was recently named the best radio station in St. Louis by the Riverfront Times.

Acclaimed civil and human rights activist, Dick Gregory, will deliver the Black Arts and Sciences Festival Lecture as part of the Assembly Series on October 29, 2003. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 11 a.m. in Graham Chapel, located just north of Mallinckrodt Center (6445 Forsyth Blvd.) on the Washington University campus. Gregory is known for his many achievements in the field of global human rights. Using unique means of nonviolent protest, he has mobilized support for many social injustices worldwide, including the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the African famine of the 1980s and, most recently, America’s war on drugs.

G. Scott Robinson, you might say, owes his livelihood to Roy Rogers and his music to Mel Bay. The perseverance is all his own. Robinson was born with the rare genetic condition “osteogenesis imperfecta,” known as “brittle bone disorder.” As a child, he suffered fractures from playing on the floor, falling out of bed, even […]