Newsroom Stories

Photo by David Kilper/WUSTL Photo Services*Much Ado About Nothing*Rapier wit and cutting observation; lies, laughter and love, with a stiff dose of betrayal. Such is the emotional arsenal deployed for Much Ado About Nothing, William Shakespeare’s strategic guide to the “merry war” between the sexes. This month, Washington University’s Performing Arts Department (PAD) in Arts & Sciences will present Much Ado as its spring Mainstage production.

The Washington University Symphony Orchestra will perform music of Ernest Bloch, Peter I. Tchaikovsky and Gay Holmes Spears at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, in Graham Chapel. Dan Presgrave, instrumental music coordinator for the Department of Music, conducts the 70-plus-member orchestra.

Conceptual artist and African-American activist damali ayo will give a presentation for the Washington University Assembly Series at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 15 in Graham Chapel. The event, co-sponsored by Mortarboard and the Social Justice Center, is a multimedia presentation that interacts directly with the audience to address issues of racial injustice.

Contrary to psychologists’ expectations, breast cancer survivors don’t experience an extended emotional crisis after their treatment regimens end.

Photo by Mary ButkusFor about 90 students in the Olin School of Business, Feb. 5 wasn’t the day of just Super Bowl XL, it also was the seventh annual “Super Ad Bowl.”

Researchers are studying a new drug therapy and are recruiting volunteers for two clinical trials to test the benefits of exercise & the investigational drug.

Photo by Kevin LowderFive members of the WUSTL police force jumped into the frigid waters of Lake Saint Louis Feb. 4 during the Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Bear Plunge.

Photo by Robert BostonPhysical therapy students in “Kinesiology II” try to guess how old Brodie Pratt is by his movements while he plays with his grandmother.

Cast’n’Crew gives students the opportunity to experience all aspects of theater production; the “10-Minute Play Festival” will be in The Village Theater.

She will maintain the parents Web page and work on publications such as the parents handbook, Bear Facts and the parents newsletter.