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Violinist Erin Schreiber, assistant concertmaster of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, will join pianist Martin Kennedy, Ph.D., assistant professor of composition and theory in the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, for a free concert Thursday, Sept. 3. The performance will begin at 8 p.m. in the Formal Lounge of the Danforth University Center. […]

MurrayDavid J. Murray has been appointed as chief of the Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology at the School of Medicine. Murray, the Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Professor and head of medical simulation at the School of Medicine, also becomes anesthesiologist-in-chief at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

Four years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita led to devastating floods, the city of New Orleans still lacks a comprehensive plan for dealing with water, argues Derek Hoeferlin, a senior lecturer in the College and Graduate School of Architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. Hoeferlin has led a series of Post-hurricane architecture and urban design studios, including most recently Gutter to Gulf, which explores spatial strategies for a potential water plan. He outlined his views in an Aug. 30 commentary for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and is available for further discussion of planning and recovery issues.

Jazz at Holmes will open its fall series of free Thursday night jazz concerts Sept. 10 with an outdoor jazz tribute to the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. The concert will feature a six-person jazz ensemble led by William Lenihan, director of jazz performance in the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences. “The connections between rock music and jazz of the era of Woodstock are many,” Lenihan explained, “and not just that which the sonic possibilities of electric and electronic musical instruments brought to the stage.”

Share Our Stuff, the drive to reduce waste and share with people in need goods typically thrown away during campus and off-campus move-out, was an effective way for WUSTL students to help the St. Louis community while being environmentally conscious, said Matt Malten, assistant vice chancellor for sustainability. “Overall, a tremendous amount of clothing, food, […]

Sarah Jane Forman, J.D., has been named the School of Law’s first Clinical Faculty Fellow. “Sarah Jane is a great addition to the clinical program and the larger law school,” said Annette R. Appell, J.D., associate dean of clinical affairs and professor of law. “Her experience in criminal and juvenile defense and her interest in […]

The Coordinating Council for Diversity Initiatives (CCDI) is accepting grant applications for initiatives that improve the campus environment for women and members of underrepresented minority groups who are on faculty or staff at WUSTL. The Diversity and Inclusion Grants support proposals from faculty or administrative leaders for programs that promote diversity and inclusion at the […]

World-renowned artist and computer scientist John Maeda will serve as opening speaker for “Economies: Art Architecture,” the first joint conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture and the National Council of Art Administrators. The conference, which takes place Nov. 4-7, will be hosted by the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. In conjunction with the event, the Sam Fox School and the Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies are collaborating to present three Skandalaris Awards in art and design.

Washington University in St. Louis’ newly renovated Corner Building on Skinker and Delmar boulevards opened Aug. 14. The building is located on the eastern side of the Loop area in the City of St. Louis and contains apartments and spaces for retail shops.

Learning the language of cellular signaling: Mitsuru Morimoto, PhD, Shadmehr Demehri, PhD, and Raphael Kopan, PhD.Why do children with eczema so often get asthma? Experts in cellular signaling discovered how skin cells in danger might sound a body-wide alert. But lung cells in turn make an unfortunate response.