Stern to read for The Center for the Humanities
Veteran author, critic, essayist and poet Richard Stern will read from his work at 4 p.m. March 22 for The Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences’ Writers Series. The reading, to be followed by a question-and-answer session, will be in Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall, Room 201. Over his 50-year career, Stern, the Helen […]
Softball heads home with 12-0 mark
The softball team won its second University Athletic Association title in school history by posting a perfect 8-0 record at the UAA Championships in Altamonte Springs, Fla. The Bears (12-0, 8-0 UAA) returned from their spring break trip with the best start in school history. The pitching was nearly perfect in the UAA Championships as […]
Thurtene 5K road race March 28
The annual Thurtene 5K road race will be held at 9 a.m. March 28 in Forest Park. This year’s course will start at The Muny. The cost to register is $15, and all proceeds will benefit Youth In Need, Thurtene’s chosen charity this year. Youth In Need has served children, youth and families in the […]
Shakespearean actor to discuss 2 classics
Gareth Armstrong, a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, will speak on Richard III and Macbeth April 28.
This Week In WUSTL History
This feature will be included in each 2003-04 issue of the Record in observance of Washington University’s 150th anniversary.
Play the game, roll the dice
Photo by Kevin LowderThe lucky and the not-so-lucky have fun at the Olin School of Business’ recent Casino Night in Simon Hall.
Traditional dance
Photo by Kevin LowderThe 14th annual powwow April 10 in the Field House was the final event of American Indian Awareness Week.
Protein may prevent autoimmune attacks
Medical school researchers have shown that the protein H2-DM can keep immune system T cells from erroneously assaulting the body’s own tissues.
An unstoppable spirit
Anne H. Cross, M.D., believes anything in life that’s worthwhile is hard. “Like Winston Churchill said, ‘Never give up; never, never, never,’” she says. Cross not only embraces challenges, but she’s also inspired by them. When three of her classmates during medical training developed the debilitating and then-untreatable neurological disease multiple sclerosis (MS), Cross decided […]
Of note
Mark Johnston, Ph.D.,
Hillary Johnson,
Susan E. Mackinnon, M.D.,
Harriet K. Switzer, Ph.D.,
and more…
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