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Courtesy Image”Summer House at Hellersyya” (1965) by the Norwegian architect Wenche Selmer (1920-98). An exhibition of her work is currently on view in Givens Hall.

Ramanath Cowsik, Ph.D., professor of physics and director of the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences in Arts & Sciences, received the 2007 M. P. Birla Memorial Award from the M. P. Birla Institute of Fundamental Research and the M. P. Birla Planetarium in Kolkata, India. The biennial award is given for exceptional achievement in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics, particle physics and allied disciplines.

Photo by Irene LindgrenEgon Schwartz, Ph.D., Rosa May Distinguished University Professor in the Humanities Emeritus, is presented the Austrian Great Cross of Merit by Eva Nowotny, Austrian ambassador to the United States, in a ceremony Sept. 17 at the Austrian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Schwartz was also presented with a book written in his honor by German scholars from around the world on the occasion of his 85th birthday.

Women who get most of their daily calcium from food have healthier bones than women whose calcium comes mainly from supplemental tablets.

Although crib bumper pads are theoretically designed to prevent injury to a baby, the risk of accidental death or injury to an infant outweighs their possible benefits.

A resistance gene that allows bacteria to beat an important class of antibiotics has started to appear in microorganisms taken from Midwestern patients.

Photo by Robert BostonA group of pre-health students from the Japanese university spent a week at the School of Medicine taking part in classes in the Programs in Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy.

Leonard SlatkinAcclaimed conductor Leonard Slatkin — music director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., and conductor laureate of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra — will return to St. Louis as guest conductor for Washington University’s “Piano Extravaganza” Oct. 28. Presented by the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, “Piano Extravaganza” will mark the formal opening of the university’s newly renovated 560 Music Center, located at 560 Trinity Ave. in University City. The concert will feature performances by more than a dozen student, faculty and alumni pianists, including Seth Carlin, professor of music, and Hugh Macdonald, Ph.D., the Avis H. Blewett Professor of Music.

Raymond E. Arvidson, Ph.D., Geoff Childs, Ph.D., Richard A. Chole, M.D., Ph.D., Linda B. Cottler, Ph.D., And more…

WUSTL Photo ServicesAlberto del SazAcclaimed dancer Alberto del Saz, artistic director of the Murray Louis and Nikolais Dance Company as well as co-director of The Nikolais/Louis Foundation for Dance, will teach an open master class in modern dance technique at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, in the Annelise Mertz Dance Studio. Del Saz will spend a week on campus to set choreography for “Tensile Involvement,” a signature work by the innovative multimedia choreographer Alwin Nikolais (1910-1993).