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Mildred Lane Kemper Art MuseumWillem de Kooning, *Saturday Night*Over the last 125 years, Washington University has built one of the nation’s finest university art collections by focusing primarily on the acquisition and display of contemporary work. On Oct. 25, the university will dedicate its new Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, a dramatic, light-filled structure designed to showcase the renowned permanent collection as well as a vibrant program of temporary exhibitions. The opening will feature three special exhibitions as well as thematic installations highlighting landscape, portraiture, abstraction and artworks that engage the everyday.

Courtesy of Galerie Max Hetzler, BerlinDetail, Albert Oehlen *The Annihilator*The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum will present [Grid Matrix], the first installment in the new series “Screen Arts and New Media Aesthetics,” Oct. 25 to Dec. 31. The exhibition investigates both ruptures and continuities between these two distinct yet related modes of visual organization, exploring how the grid and the matrix have influenced our understanding of aesthetics, art and media since the early 20th century.

Researchers at the School of Medicine have found that hearts with muscle thickening due to high blood pressure use too little fat for energy.

School of Medicine neurosurgeons are recommending legislation aimed at reducing the rates of serious injuries from ATV-related accidents in children.

Peter Westervelt, M.D., Ph.D., was named director of the bone marrow transplantation and leukemia section of the Division of Oncology.

Photo by Robert Boston

He was professor of medicine for 22 years.

Walker comes to the University from her position as president and chief investment officer of Qwest Asset Management Co., where she oversees $14 billion in retirement and other assets.

Photo by Mary ButkusMore than 1,100 freshmen and residential advisers volunteered for the eighth annual Service First Sept. 2.

Eric Woolsey*Hickorydickory*From Tennessee Williams to Shepherd Mead and A.E. Hotchner, Washington University boasts a strong tradition of original drama. This year the Performing Arts Department (PAD) in Arts & Sciences will celebrate that tradition with four original plays by alumni, faculty and students. The series begins Sept. 29 to Oct. 8 with Hickorydickory, a playful, Magical-Realist-style work by recent alumna Marisa Wegrzyn.