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On February 17, Theodore J. Cicero, Ph.D., speaks on “What is the relationship of public policy, public accountability and public trust?” The talk will be part of a session called “Public accountability and public trust: An issue for clinical research.” The session runs from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The general public often finds the conduct […]

On February 17, Heuser speaks on “Imaging activities inside living cells by quick-freezing and electron microscopy.” The presentation is part of a session called “Frontiers in biological imaging.” The session runs from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. John Heuser, professor of cell biology and biophysics, pioneered a technique for imaging cells and molecules in the […]

Jonathan Kozol, the nation’s foremost authority on the state of public education in America, will present a talk on “The Hearts of Children and Obligations of our Nation’s Schools” for the Assembly Series at 11 a.m., Wednesday, February 22. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be held in Graham Chapel.

Poet Linda Gregerson, the visiting Fannie Hurst Professor of Creative Literature in the Writing Program in Arts & Sciences, will present a pair of events Feb. 23 and March 2. Gregerson is the author of three collections of poetry: Fire in the Conservatory (1982), The Woman Who Died in Her Sleep (1996) and Waterborne (2002).

Courtesy photoMarjorie GarberGleaned from her popular lectures covering three decades, Garber’s 2004 book, Shakespeare After All, offers fresh meditations on the Bard’s plays in an erudite and entertaining fashion. She is a professor of English and director of the Humanities Center at Harvard University. The talk, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, in Edison Theatre.

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.

“The Black Artists’ Group was a seedbed for artistic innovation,” says Benjamin Looker, author of a 2004 book on the influential yet little-remembered collective.

The main event in the commemoration, the “Celebrating 100 Years of Federal Information” presentation and reception, will be Feb. 15 in Rebstock Hall.