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Detail of the 1899 plan for Washington University’s Hilltop Campus.One hundred years ago, the eyes and ears of the world turned to St. Louis — and the newly built campus of Washington University — for the 1904 World’s Fair. On Oct. 17, Washington University will honor that centenary with a performance by the Saint Louis Wind Symphony. A Grand Concert of Band Music Performed at the 1904 World’s Fair will feature a representative sampling of music heard at the fair, including works by Philip Sousa, Peter I. Tchaikovsky, Johann Strauss, Jr., and Carl Maria von Weber.

Mezzo soprano Mary Ann Hart and pianist Dennis Helmrich will present Washington University’s annual Liederabend at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10. Literally translated as “evening of song,” Liederabend is a German term referring to a recital given by a singer and pianist, particularly of works by 19th-century Austrian or German composers. The program will include lieder by Johannes Brahms, Antonín Dvorák, Edvard Grieg, Charles Ives, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann and Hugo Wolf.

More than 80 percent of hip fracture patients don’t fully recover with traditional rehabilitation methods. That’s why WUSM researchers are testing a new approach: combining extended exercise therapy with daily use of a topical testosterone gel. Elderly men and women with recent hip fractures may be eligible to participate.

Kevin LowderJunior Jenny Beach and sophomore Shelby Kamenstein play in the Sam-E-Phi Trotters Charity Basketball Tournament Sept. 18.

Bob BostonMore than 140 people helped raise cancer awareness for the Siteman Cancer Center and broke a world record in the process.

He was in charge of setting up the environmental engineering department when he came to the University in 1956.

“One of our most talented clinicians and teachers,” says department head Alan L. Schwartz, he “serves as a role model, clinician and educator.”

Tom CaravagliaGus Solomons jrGus Solomons jr, a distinguished visiting professor in Washington University’s Dance Program in Arts & Sciences, will discuss his career as a dancer, choreographer and critic during an informal lecture/demonstration titled Gus Solomons jr Tells All at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30.

Football offense struggles in loss at Wabash The football team dropped to 1-2 after a 21-10 loss at Wabash College Sept. 18 in Crawfordsville, Ind. Washington U. held a 10-0 lead with 8:11 left in the first quarter, but Wabash scored 21 unanswered points as the Little Giants won their 16th-straight home game. After the […]

David D. Cole, professor of law at Georgetown University, author of numerous books on terrorism and civil liberties, and cooperating attorney for the Center for Constitutional Rights, will discuss “John Ashcroft’s Paradigm of Prevention and the Future of Civil Liberties” for the Assembly Series at 11 a.m. Sept. 29 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom, […]