Iconic Blonde Film Festival screens three Hollywood classics
The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum will present three classic Hollywood films as part of its Iconic Blonde Film Festival Dec. 4-6. Held in conjunction with the exhibition “Beauty and the Blonde: An Exploration of American Art and Popular Culture,” the festival will feature screenings of “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” Dec. 4, “Vertigo” Dec. 5 and “Bonnie and Clyde” Dec. 6.
Inclement weather information
Should weather conditions create potentially hazardous travel conditions, Washington University will evaluate the situation and take into consideration the safety of the University’s faculty, staff and students as well as the services that must be provided despite the inclement weather.
Dance Theatre concert features 50 student dancers
Washington University Dance Theatre, the annual showcase of professionally choreographed works performed by student dancers, will present its 2007 concert “rEvolutions,” Nov. 30-Dec. 2 in Edison Theatre.
Fat cells send message that aids insulin secretion
New School of Medicine research could lead to new methods to improve glucose metabolism in type 2 diabetic or insulin-resistant people.
University exceeds United Way goal
The University has raised $571,064 in its United Way of Greater St. Louis campaign, surpassing its stated goal of $555,000.
Increasing tumors’ radiation sensitivity moves closer to reality
School of Medicine researchers have uncovered new information that leads them closer to making tumors more sensitive to the killing power of radiation.
Register to vote Dec. 4 at Student Center, Campus Y
The WU Votes committee, led by the Gephardt Institute for Public Service, has invited the League of Women Voters to conduct a voter registration drive on Tuesday, Dec. 4. Registration tables will be set up in Mallinckrodt Student Center from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and at the Campus Y from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Molecular Imaging Center gets $10 million renewal grant
The Washington University Molecular Imaging Center has received a five-year, $10 million grant from the National Cancer Institute.
Famed novelist Joyce Carol Oates to speak at sixth annual ‘Celebrating Our Books’ colloquium
Joyce Carol Oates, one of America’s most distinguished authors, will deliver the keynote address, “The Writer’s (Secret) Life: Woundedness, Rejection, and Inspiration,” as part of Washington University’s sixth annual faculty book colloquium “Celebrating Our Books, Recognizing Our Authors.” Her talk will be held at 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, in Holmes Lounge.
Award-winning faculty
Photo by Robert BostonSchool of Medicine students honored their teachers Nov. 8 at the annual Distinguished Service Teaching Awards.
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