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Are you looking for a graduate degree program that will give you the tools to help make a difference? Attend the “Idealist.org Graduate Degree Fair for the Public Good,” from 5-8 p.m., on Oct. 23, in the Athletic Center. The free event, hosted by the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, is dedicated to helping people connect education to a social change career. Members of the University and St. Louis community will be able to meet with representatives from over 50 graduate programs from around the country, learn about different graduate degrees options that are designed to impact the public good and get insights on the application process from graduate admissions professionals.

Dominic ArmstrongTenor Dominic Armstrong will perform an intimate Liederabend for the Washington University Department of Music in Arts & Sciences Oct. 26. The program will feature Romanzen aus Tieck’s Magelone, Op. 33 by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), a set of 15 loosely knit romances that comprise the composer’s only song cycle.

The Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine has awarded the first Jack H. Ladenson Fellowship in Experimental Clinical Physiology to Brian T. Edelson, M.D., Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Ken Murphy, M.D., Ph.D., professor of pathology. The fellowship was created to honor the many professional and departmental contributions of Ladenson, Ph.D., who […]

The recent meltdown in financial markets around the world, government rescue plans and the future of the global economy will be the focus of an international panel of economic experts Friday, Oct. 17, 2:30 p.m., at Washington University in St. Louis. Free and open to the public, the event will be held in the Lab Sciences Building, Room 300 on the Danforth Campus.

Photo by David KilperThough the vice presidential debate may be over, the political fun continues at WUSTL with the Friday, Oct. 24, opening of the PAD’s “Of Thee I Sing,” the classic musical satire of American public life.

The Children’s Discovery Institute, a novel research partnership between St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University, has launched a newsletter that focuses on the work of the Institute’s investigators.

Kristie KahnsLuna Negra Dance TheatreJosé Limón (1908-1972) was a pivotal figure in the evolution of modern dance, praised by the New York Times as “the greatest male dancer of his own or any other time.” In November Chicago’s acclaimed Luna Negra Dance Theatre, which is dedicated to the work of Latino choreographers, will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Limón’s birth with a concert recreating his iconic There is a Time.

Photo by Joe AngelesChancellor Mark S. Wrighton announced that WUSTL has received a major commitment from Stephen and Camilla Brauer to help implement the long-range, strategic plan of its School of Engineering & Applied Science.

At its fall meeting Oct. 3, the Board of Trustees heard strategic planning presentations from the School of Medicine and the School of Engineering & Applied Science, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. In addition, reports were provided on the undergraduate admissions program and the vice presidential debate. Larry J. Shapiro, M.D., executive vice chancellor […]

Eric CesalSt. Francis de Sales church, popularly known as “the Cathedral of South St. Louis,” has been a local landmark since the end of the Civil War, listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. This fall five teams of architecture students have worked to create redevelopment plans for an abandoned children’s theater, located on the church’s six-building campus, as part of the Sam Fox School’s Community Service Competition. Winners of the competition will be announced Oct. 17 at a reception in Givens Hall.