Newsroom Stories

The Center for the Humanities and the Program in Film and Media Studies, both in Arts & Sciences, will host the Third Annual Children’s Film Symposium April 20-21 featuring three screenings and two lectures.

The Eliot Trio will perform piano trios by Franz Joseph Haydn, Camille Saint-Saëns and Johannes Brahms at 2:30 p.m. April 22 in the auditorium of Whitaker Hall.

Zeuler R. Lima, Ph.D., assistant professor of architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, has won the 2007 Bruno Zevi Prize from the Bruno Zevi Foundation in Rome.

Courtesy PhotoWUSTL representatives (back row from second to left) Kristopher Kelley, Kate Burson, Teresa Wallace, Kenneth A. Harrington, Yiping Chen and Russell Kohn interact with children at Mahabo Commune in Madagascar.Five students and one faculty member boarded a plane for Madagascar in March, but they weren’t looking for exotic beaches. They were headed to the remote Third World Mahabo Commune to assess the impact of economic development.

Jeff Pike, dean of the College of Art and the Graduate School of Art, has been named the first Jane Reuter Hitzeman and Herbert F. Hitzeman Jr. Professor of Art in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, according to Carmon Colangelo, the E. Desmond Lee Professor for Collaboration in the Arts and dean of the Sam Fox School.

Researchers seek to find whether omega-3 fatty acids found in the oil of certain fish may lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

School of Medicine researchers plan to use MRI scans to help predict siblings’ risk of developing mental disorders such as schizophrenia.

The following incidents were reported to University Police April 12-18. 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. April 12 1:24 a.m. — A subject caused a disturbance attempting to gain entry to Olin Library without a University ID. Upon contact, the subject was checked and found to have multiple outstanding warrants. April 15 4:12 p.m. — The complainant reported his unsecured bicycle stolen from the top level of Lein Parking Garage near the east entrance/patio area of Nathan Dardick House. April 17 9:23 a.m. — The complainant reported a lost or stolen ring while at Student Health Services March 28. University Police also responded to one report each of assault, damaged property, drug violation and lost article.

The softball team extended its winning streak to 10 games with four victories at the Illinois Wesleyan Invitational in Bloomington, Ill.

The Department of Athletics will host its 15th Annual W Club Golf Scramble at 11 a.m. June 11 at the Meadowbrook Country Club in Ballwin, Mo. Proceeds benefit student-athlete programs.