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Joe Angeles/WUSTL Photo Services Wedding gown by Yehua Yang Media photo downloads for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Art’s 78th Annual Fashion Design Show, which takes place May 6 at Saint Louis Galleria.

The powwow draws crowds from all over the Midwest to experience American Indian dancing, singing, drumming, arts, crafts and food.

With inspiration from 13th-century Persian poet Rumi and Victorian-era American dancer Isadora Duncan, two faculty members present an evening of dance and poetry titled “The Watching Heart: A Journey in Peace” at 8 p.m. April 13 in the Olin Dance Studio.

Photo by Joe AngelesMichael Lamberta, a junior biology major in Arts & Sciences, pins a ribbon on George Lai, a junior medical anthropology major in Arts & Sciences, during White Ribbon Day April 5 in Mallinckrodt Student Center.

The School of Law will celebrate the outstanding achievements of six individuals April 13 at its annual Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis. Distinguished Law Alumni Award recipients are Michael T. Hannafan, Frederick O. Hanser, Andrew J. Higgins and P. Scott Neville. H. Christopher Boehning and Kathy A. Surratt-States will receive Distinguished Young Law Alumni Awards. More…

To accomodate Thurtene Carnival, the parking lot located northeast of Brookings Hall (Lot 4) will be partially closed through April 23. There will be some parking available in sections of the lot, but parkers may need to find other locations.

Photo by Kenneth WalshSchool of Medicine students rehearse for their spring musical, “Damn Yankees,” which will be held at 8 p.m. April 13-14 and 20-21 at Moore Auditorium in the North Building at 520 S. Euclid Ave.

The chance to talk business with Warren Buffett is a dream for many. That dream became reality for 54 MBA students at the John M. Olin School of Business who traveled to Omaha, Neb. for just such a visit with the investment genius.

For the first time in the United States, the presidents of 13 premier universities from Asia and the Middle East will gather at WUSTL May 4-7 to discuss ways their institutions are addressing global energy and environmental concerns.

Wired magazine cites WUSTL’s Science on Tap in the April issue. Established in fall 2005 and organized by Cynthia A. Wichelman, M.D., assistant professor of emergency medicine in medicine, Science on Tap lets community members gather in a pub setting to discover topics developed by Danforth campus scientists.