Acclaimed faculty composer Martin Kennedy to present original chamber works April 9
David Kilper/WUSTL Photo ServicesMartin KennedyMartin Kennedy, assistant professor of theory & composition in the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, will present a concert of original chamber music at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 9, in Steinberg Auditorium. The program will include four works performed by members of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, students and faculty from the music department, and Kennedy himself.
Peipert named vice chair of clinical research in obstetrics and gynecology
He’ll develop a clinical research division in Obstetrics and Gynecology to provide new knowledge to improve women’s health.
Scientists use PET scans to monitor lung inflammation noninvasively
The new imaging process should make it easier for researchers to test potential anti-inflammatory drugs in trials.
Match maker
Photo by Robert BostonOf the 119 students in the School of Medicine’s Class of 2006, 29 will stay in St. Louis to complete their residencies at WUSTL-affiliated hospitals.
Obituary: Agrawal, retired professor of neurology
He died in Miami Feb. 3 after a long illness; his research interest was in the myelination and de-myelination of the central nervous system.
Tell a story: Teaching science should have a narrative component, Goodenough says
“What’s totally lacking in the teaching of science is what I call a history of nature, what happened from the Big Bang on,” says Ursula Goodenough, professor of biology.
Rolling out the red carpet
File PhotoWith April looming, hundreds of prospective students from the Class of 2010 will soon be at the University to participate in April Welcome.
Gass to discuss the power of metaphor for Assembly Series
The celebrated writer and essayist’s talk, titled “Metaphor,” will explore the true essence of metaphors and their connection to language and creativity.
Sports
Slavik, Triebe win first national swimming titles The men’s swimming and diving team placed a program-best sixth at the NCAA Championships in Minneapolis March 16-18. Senior Michael Slavik picked up the program’s (men or women) first NCAA individual national championship, winning the 50-yard freestyle March 16. Senior Eric Triebe, who finished second in the 50 […]
The singing neuropathology professor
It’s not likely many medical students can say they learned music appreciation in a neuropathology class — except for those in Arie Perry’s class. Perry, M.D., associate professor of pathology and immunology in the School of Medicine, takes songs such as “Give Me One Reason,” “Desperado” and “Danny’s Song” and adds new lyrics to explain […]
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