Newsroom Stories

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.

Students who learn history by watching historically based blockbuster movies may be doomed to repeat the historical mistakes portrayed within them, suggests a new study.

Photo by Whitney CurtisEmily Cornwall (center) and classmates Danielle Green (left) and Tonya Dean participate in a team-building activity during one of the George Warren Brown School of Social Work’s orientation activities.

Photo by Joe AngelesReturning students and parents arriving on campus probably noticed a different look to the South 40. Two impressive new buildings, South 40 House and Umrath House, have opened to students for the first time this year.

Recycle all your paper, plastic bottles, cans, food containers and anything else in the appropriate containers throughout campus.

Most Americans know Billy Graham as the nation’s most famous evangelist. But in Graham’s recent biography, author Steven P. Miller, Ph.D., argues that Graham — “a deceptively familiar icon” — did more than save souls in the decades following World War II; his influence helped create the modern South.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Aug. 12-Aug. 24. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Aug. 12 12:43 p.m. — A […]

Olin Library’s new exhibition — “Double Exposure: Al Parker’s Illustrations, from Model to Magazine” — explores the art-making process of Al Parker, harking back to the “Mad Men” days of magazine illustration. The exhibition, from the collection of the Modern Graphic History Library, is on display in Olin Library’s Ginkgo Reading Room and Grand Staircase […]