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Tax-paying, America-loving political satirist Kate Clinton offers savvy send-ups of American culture, fads and foibles, from Wal-Mart-ization and Disneyfication to Queer Eye, lesbian chic and presidential inaugurals. The self-described “oldest living, continuously performing lesbian author/humorist in North America” is wisecracking her way to Washington — Washington University, that is — for the Edison Theatre OVATIONS! […]

When asked what he enjoys about his job, Renal Division Director Marc R. Hammerman, M.D., doesn’t hesitate. “The opportunity to be creative in a scientific sense and in an administrative sense,” he says. “Absolutely, that’s it.” Lynn Wesselmann, administrative assistant for the Renal Division, has worked with Hammerman for nearly a quarter of a century, […]

The men’s basketball team had a huge weekend and are now right in the thick of the University Athletic Association race. On Feb. 8, the men defeated the University of Rochester, 69-64, at the Field House. The Yellowjackets came into the game ranked No. 1 in the country, but strong bench play helped the Bears […]

Four distinguished St. Louis composers, all affiliated with the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, will be honored with a concert of their works at 8 p.m. Feb. 29 in Edison Theatre. The Washington University Composers’ Chamber Music Concert will feature music of Harold Blumenfeld, John MacIvor Perkins and Robert Wykes — all professors […]

Photo by Mary ButkusUniversity administrators met with students for a Tuition and Financial Aid Forum Feb. 16 in Wohl Student Center.

“To our knowledge, this is the first probe of its kind that allows us to actually see in a living system where, when and how proteins are activated,” first author says.

Led by Genome Sequencing Center Director Richard Wilson, researchers have assembled the genome of the Red Jungle Fowl.

Medical information design is just one of the issues to be explored as part of the national symposium, co-sponsored by the School of Art and the Center for Aging.

The Department of Music in Arts & Sciences and the St. Louis chapter of the American Guild of Organists will present a concert and symposium highlighting the works of French composer Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911) March 19-20. The concert will commemorate the immense organ of 10,000 pipes built for Festival Hall, the primary concert venue of […]

Dean Larry J. Shapiro and Jonathan D. Gitlin addressed the long-standing partnership between the University and St. Louis Children’s Hospital.