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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).

Photo by Mary ButkusFormer U.S. Rep. Richard Gephardt confers with social work student Sudie Nallo following a discussion led by Muneer Ahmed, J.D., professor of law at American University, on “Guantanamo, National Security, and Citizenship” in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall.

Mary Klingensmith, M.D., associate professor of surgery, has been a driving force behind changing the way surgical residents are trained.

Photo by Mary ButkusOlin Business School student Xiaoxiao Hao, class of ’09, shows her group how it’s done at the 10th annual Olin Open Sept. 21 at the Forest Park Golf Course.

Live from the fabulous Hotel Astor in New York City, it’s “The 1940s Radio Hour”! In October, the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences will present Walton Jones’ nostalgic ode to the glory days of big band music, swing dancing and backstage antics as its fall Mainstage production.

The football team rallied from a 10-0 halftime deficit to post a 16-13 upset victory at No. 14 North Central College Sept. 22 in Naperville, Ill.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Sept. 21-25. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Sept. 21 9:06 a.m. — The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences in Arts & Sciences reported that a projector was taken sometime between 3 p.m. Sept. 19 and 11 a.m. Sept. 20. The projector was sitting on a table and had been secured with a cable lock device that had been cut. The projector’s estimated value is $1,800. 11:16 a.m. — Copper wiring was reported stolen on Sept. 17 from the Danforth University Center construction site. Sept. 22 7:50 p.m. — Two suspects walking near the Danforth Garage were stopped and found to be trespassing. One subject was found to have an outstanding warrant. Sept. 23 1:12 a.m. — A student reported her clothing was taken from the laundry room in Rubelman Hall. 12:09 p.m. — A student reported that her laptop computer was stolen from her room in Liggett Hall sometime between 11:30 p.m. Sept. 22 and 11 a.m. Sept. 23. She reported leaving her door unlocked. Estimated value is $1,400.

The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences in Arts & Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences have signed a research agreement that will involve collaboration on a number of research thrusts, travel between the two institutions, and eventually student exchanges that could lead to some Chinese students attaining doctorates from Washington University.