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Schools from all over the Midwest will be represented.

The popular Travel Lecture Film Series, brought to campus each year courtesy of the Washington University Alumni Association, returns this season with eight travelogues that cover the world. Created by some of the most esteemed artists in the industry, the films feature gorgeous scenery and great storytelling. The travelogues can be seen at 6 p.m. […]

The fourth week of October will feature an actor, a graphic novelist, and a mathematician.

Photo by David KilperThe southern facades of the Kemper Art Museum and Earl E. and Myrtle E. Walker Hall. Also pictured is the Dula Foundation Central Courtyard.For the first time in decades, all of the University’s undergraduate design and visual arts programs will be located in a single, central location.

The 3,000-square-foot museum features items drawn from Eric P. Newman’s renowned collection as well as a numismatics library and workspace for scholars.

Photo by Robert Boston

Election to the academy is among the highest honors U.S. medical scientists can receive.

The Missouri court will hold its session in Anheuser-Busch Hall as part of an educational program.

DNA ligase encircles the DNA double helix.Scientists investigating an important DNA-repair enzyme now have a better picture of the final steps of a process that glues together, or ligates, the ends of DNA strands to restore the double helix. The enzyme, DNA ligase, repairs the millions of DNA breaks generated during the normal course of a cell’s life.

Van GelderRussell N. Van Gelder, M.D., Ph.D., is the new Bernard Becker Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the School of Medicine. Larry J. Shapiro, M.D., executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, announced the appointment.