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Erin Brooks, a graduate student in musicology in Washington University’s Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, will speak on “Patriotic Fervor in Places West: The Role and Meaning of ‘Victory Songs’ and Sing-Alongs in World War I-Era St. Louis” at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11.

The Mike Karpowics Group will perform from 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, as part of Washington University’s spring Jazz at Holmes series.

A panel discussion titled “Gender, Human Rights and Islam,” featuring Shaheen S. Ali, visiting professor in the School of Law, will be held at 4:15 p.m. Feb. 10 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall. Ali will present “Application of Islamic Law in Diasporic Communities: A Feminist Perspective.” Ali is a professor of […]

The following incidents were reported to University Police Dec. 8, 2004-Feb. 1, 2005. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Jan. 21 2:27 p.m. […]

The special one-night-only concert will be at 8 p.m. Feb. 12 as part of the OVATIONS! Series.

Courtesy PhotoMore than 500 people attended Elysium at Seven, the first all-University graduate student exhibition.

Robert Kerrey, president of New School University, 9-11 commissioner and former U.S. senator from Nebraska, will deliver the Stein Lecture in Ethics as part of the Assembly Series at 4 p.m. Feb. 8 in Graham Chapel. His talk, “Uncovering the Truth in a Democratic Society,” will focus on his work with the 9-11 Commission. After […]

He was in a group that formed the separate Department of Anthropology in 1967 and was appointed chair that year.

Sometimes, the innocence of youth is captured in a moment; other times, in a place. For Abby S. Hollander, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, that place was — and is — summer camp. While growing up, Hollander spent many summers as a camper and counselor at Camp New Moon, tucked among pine trees in the […]

Photo by David KilperAnne Posega (right) and Melissa Vetter admire works from the Gill collection, including books, drawings, alphabets, correspondence and woodblocks.Eric Gill is perhaps most famous for inventing 11 different typefaces, including his most well-known, Gill Sans.