Kemper Art Museum exhibit examines the American worker

Los Angeles-based conceptual artist Sharon Lockhart creates films and photographs that are at once rigorously formal and deeply humanistic. Beginning Friday, Feb. 5, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum opens a major exhibit of Lockhart’s called “Lunch Break,” showcasing American workers at the Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine.

It’s in the jeans

Photo by Joe AngelesStephen F. Brauer (left), James M. McKelvey, Ph.D. (center), former dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science, and Camilla T. Brauer tour the new engineering building on the Danforth Campus Oct. 30. The 150,875-square-foot building will be called Stephen F. and Camilla T. Brauer Hall and is on schedule to be completed by spring 2010.

Making the most of a visit to WUSTL

Dancer and choreographer Lynn Lesniak Needle, a former soloist with Nikolais Dance Theatre in New York, leads a master class in modern dance for the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences.

Sixth annual GIS symposium Nov. 19

In the summer of 1854, 127 people in or near Broad Street in the Solo district of London died of cholera. By talking to the residents of the area, the British physician John Snow identified the source of the outbreak as the public water pump on Broad Street. Snow’s spot map showing how deaths were […]

Expert advises automakers to take it slow on road to recovery

GM releases its first quarterly results post-bankruptcy on Nov. 16. U.S. auto sales in October equaled an annualized rate of 10 million vehicles. That’s a steep drop from the 17 million cars sold each year from 1991-2007. Not even a robust recovery from the recession is expected to boost sales near previous highs. Bailouts, bankruptcies and cash for clunkers have helped keep the industry afloat this year. Yet, the reality of too many factories and workers remains as demand continues to dip. Supply chain expert Panos Kouvelis says auto makers need to keep the brakes on production and proceed with caution. Video available.

Citi CEO Vikram Pandit offers career advice to Olin Business School students

What happens when the CEO of one of the largest financial institutions in the world sits down to talk with MBA students? Olin Business School students had a long list of questions for Citi CEO Vikram Pandit when he visited recently. The discussion ranged from the financial crisis to reform, compensation to career choices. Pandit offered candid advice to the students with concerns about unemployment numbers and the loss of jobs on Wall Street.
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