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Rirkrit Tiravanija creates spare yet provocative installations designed to blur lines between art and life, transforming galleries and museums into ephemeral social spaces for cooking meals, playing music and hanging out. Beginnin in May the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis will showcase one recent project with its exhibition Rirkrit Tiravanija: Chew the Fat, a multifaceted video installation that together profiles a loose-knit group of 12 internationally known artists.

The predominance of heartburn among asthma sufferers led many specialists to suspect that acid reflux could be a trigger for the coughing, wheezing and breathlessness of asthma. In fact, it has become standard practice to prescribe heartburn medication to people with poorly controlled asthma, even if they don’t have overt acid reflux symptoms. But a new study shows that heartburn medication does not help control asthma symptoms.

Washington University in St. Louis will open a child-care facility on North Campus by the Fall 2010 semester, announced Henry S. Webber, executive vice chancellor for administration. The new center will offer care for 150-175 children ranging in age from 6 weeks to 6 years.

Mary B. Campbell, senior vice president for Bank of America, has been named assistant vice chancellor for real estate at Washington University in St. Louis, announced Henry S. Webber, executive vice chancellor for administration. Campbell’s appointment will be effective April 13.

Somalee Banerjee is the winner of the 2009 Stalker Award. The prize is named in the honor of the late Harrison D. Stalker, Ph.D., who was professor of biology; a leading evolutionary biologist, geneticist and inspired teacher; and a true enthusiast of the fine arts. The award is given to the graduating senior in biology […]

The recipients of the 2009 Gerry and Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award will be recognized during a ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, in the Knight Center. Founded during WUSTL’s sesquicentennial year, the Gerry and Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award annually recognizes a select group of University community members which exemplifies a […]

“Financing University Education” is the focus of a free public conference to be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, in the Bryan Cave Moot Court Room of Anheuser Busch Hall.

Rachel T. A. Croson, Ph.D., launches a new lecture series on women in academia offered by The Center for Research in Economics and Strategy at the Olin Business School.

Mary B. Campbell, senior vice president for Bank of America, has been named assistant vice chancellor for real estate, announced Henry S. Webber, executive vice chancellor for administration. Campbell’s appointment will be effective April 13.

As America considers major healthcare reforms, it may have lessons to learn from Seguro Popular, Mexico’s ambitious plan to improve healthcare for its estimated 50 million uninsured citizens, suggests Ryan Moore, co-author of a new evaluation of the program. Conducted through a partnership of Mexican health officials and researchers from leading American universities, the study offers a model U.S. policymakers might use to scientifically explore solutions to America’s own looming healthcare crisis.