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Six alumni will be recognized for their valued work in the WUSTL community and far beyond.

Photo by Robert Boston

It’s election season once again, but the political fun continues even after votes are cast. On Thursday, Nov. 9, the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences will host “Playwrights and Politics: Two Acts on the National and International Scene.” The symposium will examine the nature of political theatre and the impact of the arts on national and international politics.

Journalist and author David Rieff will give a talk for the Holocaust Memorial Lecture, as part of the Washington University Assembly Series, 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 8, in Graham Chapel on the Danforth Campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.

The No. 7 women’s soccer team wrapped up the UAA championship and extended its school-record winning streak to 13 games with three wins last week.

A finding by School of Medicine researchers could allow them to seek new therapies and understand what goes wrong in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.

Photo by David KilperDedication of two new buildings for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts is celebrated by students and supporters, including designer and former WUSTL architecture professor Fumihiko Maki.

Photo by Beth MillerTheodore Armstrong, a pre-doctoral fellow, and Jourdan Stuart, a first-year medical student, discuss a patient they examined with Will R. Ross, M.D., faculty supervisor, assistant professor of medicine and associate dean for diversity, at the Saturday Neighborhood Health Clinic in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood.School of Medicine students are learning about social medicine on Saturday mornings in Forest Park Southeast.

Daniel Kelly, M.D., has been named director of the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases in the Department of Medicine.