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Judy Pfaff is one of the most celebrated artists of her generation, known for crafting large-scale installations that combine local materials with elements of painting, sculpture and architecture. Born in London, Pfaff moved to the United States at the age of 13 and studied in Michigan and Illinois before receiving her BFA degree from Washington […]

Tom Friedman is known for transforming mundane consumer products into playful yet meticulously crafted works of art, ranging from sculptures and drawings to prints, installations and multimedia constructions. Born in St. Louis in 1965, Friedman earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in graphic illustration from Washington University in 1988 and a Master of Fine […]

Harry Kendall co-founded BKSK Architects in 1985 with Stephen Byrns and George Schieferdecker, both former classmates from Columbia University. Since that time he has served as partner-in-charge of business development as well as the firm’s public liaison for projects requiring complex regulatory approvals. Kendall has led design of some of BKSK’s largest projects in landmark […]

Sara Velas is a visual artist and founder and director of The Velaslavasay Panorama, an exhibition hall, theatre and garden in the historic Union Square area of Los Angeles. Born in the Year of the Fire Dragon in Panorama City, CA, Velas received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting from Washington University in […]

Three campus ensembles will join forces April 26 for the 2009 Chancellor’s Concert. The Washington University Jazz Band will open the program with a selection of big band scores. The Washington University Symphony Orchestra will perform music of Leonard Bernstein and Robert Schumann while the Washington University Concert Choir will present a selection of popular opera choruses. To conclude the program, all three ensembles will share the stage for Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture.

Photo by Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-DispatchKathy and Natalie Ferrara prepare dinner. The Ferraras will be interviewed Friday by StoryCorps about Kathy surviving colon cancer.Three years ago, Kathy Ferrara was faced with the heartbreaking task of telling her children she had cancer. She carefully planned her message. Next week, Ferrara and her daughter Natalie will sit in a quiet room at the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and talk in-depth about when mom found out she had Stage 2 colon cancer and cellular tests revealed a high risk for recurrence. The conversation will be recorded by StoryCorps, a nonprofit organization in Brooklyn that’s constructing one of the largest oral history projects of its kind.

Assisted hatching, a procedure commonly thought to improve pregnancy rates during in vitro fertilization (IVF), does not affect outcomes in most women younger than 38 years old, according to researchers at the School of Medicine. The findings are available online in Fertility and Sterility.

The School of Law will celebrate the outstanding achievements of six individuals at the annual Distinguished Alumni Awards on Friday, April 17, in the Crowder Courtyard of Anheuser-Busch Hall. Presenting the awards will be Kent Syverud, J.D., dean and the Ethan A.H. Shepley University Professor. Four alumni will receive Dis-tinguished Law Alumni Awards, and two […]

The Department of Music in Arts & Sciences will host a symposium titled “‘Damnation of Faust’ by Hector Berlioz” at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 18, in Wilson Hall. The event coincides with a pair of performances Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18, in Powell Hall by the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conducted […]

Photo by David KilperStudents and admissions staff members review informational packets to be distributed to visiting students during Washington University’s Multicultural Celebration Weekend, which begins Thursday, April 16.