Tension between chance, choice theme of Kemper exhibit
The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum presents “Chance Aesthetics,” a major loan exhibition investigating the use of chance as a key compositional principle in modern art. The exhibit opens with a reception at 7 p.m. Sept. 18 and remains on view through Jan. 4, 2010.
Pairing cochlear implant, hearing aid benefits adults with hearing loss
Adults with severe hearing loss benefit from pairing a cochlear implant in one ear with a hearing aid in the other ear, School of Medicine research has found.
Children’s craniofacial images featured in unique database
School of Medicine researchers have launched a database of 3-D craniofacial images of children to study the form and growth of the head and face.
Dorn named Needleman Professor
Gerald W. Dorn II, M.D., has been named the Philip and Sima K. Needleman Professor of Medicine.
Depression in preschoolers is chronic and recurrent
Preschoolers don’t outgrow depression, School of Medicine psychiatry researchers have found.
Summer’s bounty
Photo by Robert BostonMedical Center employees and visitors enjoyed balanced assortment of healthy fresh fruits and vegetables at the summer’s farmer’s markets.
Millet to open Writing Program Reading Series Sept. 17
Fiction writer Lydia Millet will read from her work at 8 p.m. Sept. 17 in Duncker Hall, Room 201, Hurst Lounge to open the Writing Program in Arts & Sciences’ fall Reading Series. Millet is the author of six novels, beginning with the subversive coming-of-age tale “Omnivores,” which centers on a young woman whose megalomaniac […]
Wihl to be installed as the Lewin Distinguished Professor in the Humanities
Gary S. Wihl, Ph.D., who joined WUSTL July 1 as dean of the faculty of Arts & Sciences, will be installed as the Hortense and Tobias Lewin Distinguished Professor in the Humanities during a 4:30 p.m. ceremony Sept. 16.
David Dorfman Dance at Edison Theatre Sept. 25-26
Gary NoelDavid Dorfman Dance”Does what you do make a difference?” “Is violence ever justified?” “When can activism become terrorism, or vice versa?” Such provocative questions lie at the heart of underground, an ambitious evening-length multimedia dance piece by acclaimed choreographer David Dorfman. On Sept. 25 and 26 Dorfman — a Washington University alumnus — will return to Edison Theatre with his company, David Dorfman Dance, to launch the 2009-10 OVATIONS Series.
University steps up preparations for H1N1
Photo by David KilperAs students, faculty and staff return to campus this fall from all corners of the world, WUSTL administrators and health officials are monitoring the spread of the H1N1 (swine flu) virus and ensuring the University is prepared should an outbreak occur on campus.
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