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Martin ChalifourCelebrated violinist Martin Chalifour, principal concertmaster for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, will join musicians from Washington University and the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra for a chamber music recital at 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 22. The program, titled “The Four B’s,” will feature music of Bach, Beethoven, Brahms and Bartok.

Acclaimed architect Kathryn Dean, founding partner of Dean/Wolf Architects in New York City, has been appointed director of the Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. She previously served on the faculty of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture. Dean’s appointment, effective this fall, was […]

Kerri Morgan, instructor in occupational therapy in the School of Medicine, will compete in the women’s T52 100-meter and 200-meter track and field events in the 2008 Paralympic Games Sept. 6-17 in Beijing, China.

Nicholas L. Stoff has been named director of Parking & Transportation Services, announced Steven P. Hoffner, assistant vice chancellor for operations. Stoff will oversee the University’s parking and transportation staff and operations, including long-range planning for the department, coordinating new construction and maintaining existing parking facilities. Stoff also will administer WUSTL’s various transportation programs, such […]

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Photo by Mary ButkusChancellor Mark S. Wrighton and Tili Boon Cuillé, Ph.D., assistant professor of French in the Department of Romance Languages & Literatures in Arts & Sciences, lead the Convocation procession from the Athletic Complex toward the Danforth University Center following the ceremony.

The Assembly Series announces its Fall 2008 schedule, filled with lecturers speaking on the central issues of the day: the environment, the economy and government ethics. Opening the season is political satirist Mo Rocca, whose mix of clever insights and silly opinions puts the fun in “fundit.” The event will take place at 4 p.m. Sept. 10 in Graham Chapel. Seating will be limited for the public; doors open at 3 p.m.

Photo by David MarchantModern solos and structured improvisation will share the stage with classical Indian and contemporary Chinese dance Sept. 4-6 in “Dance Close Up,” the biennial concert of new and original choreography by dance faculty in the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences.

A renovation to enhance efficiency, flexibility, ease of movement, and functioning—as befits the top-ranked Program in Physical Therapy at the School of Medicine—is now in its last lap at 4444 Forest Park Parkway. To demonstrate just what the redesigned space will mean to patients, faculty, students, and staff, Susan S. Deusinger, PT, Ph.D., director of the physical therapy program, and her colleagues hosted an open house complete with ribbon-cutting on August 8.