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The talks will focus on a series of papers published in 1905 by Albert Einstein and will be held at 10 a.m. each Saturday in October.

Photo by Mary ButkusThe University-wide Career Fair brought in nearly 600 students to meet with representatives of more than 60 companies.

Original cover art, “Love and Rockets” #15There is no shortcut from popular art to cultural respectability, but few have wandered longer than comic book, which has only recently begun to receive its critical and scholarly due. In October, the School of Art at Washington University in St. Louis will present The Rubber Frame: Culture and Comics, a book and a pair of complementary exhibitions that together trace the evolution of comics from early precursors in 18th and 19th century England and Switzerland to turn-of-the-last-century newspapers, the raucous undergrounds of the 1960s and ’70s and the literary alternative comics of today.

Chancellor Wrighton appointed the 15-member committee to identify candidates and assist in the final decision.

His presentation “The 2004 Election: What’s at Stake?” at 11 a.m. Oct. 7 is part of the Assembly Series.

The lecture, “Learning for Life,” has been arranged for visiting high-school students and their parents but is open to the University community.

Edited by D.B. Dowd, professor of visual communications in the School of Art, and 2002 alumnus M. Todd Hignite, The Rubber Frame: Essays in Culture and Comics investigates a series of key themes and moments in the history of comics. Angela Miller, Ph.D., associate professor of art history & archaeology in Arts & Sciences, observes […]

Photo by Kevin LowderChancellor Wrighton visits with Faculty Achievement Award winners Philip D. Stahl and Jonathan S. Turner at an Assembly Series event.

What’s in a flame? That basic question has driven Richard L. Axelbaum, Ph.D., associate professor of mechanical engineering, for more than 20 years in his career as teacher and researcher in combustion, materials and environmental sciences. Thanks to his pursuit of understanding the phenomena of fire and light, Axelbaum and colleagues have discovered a wealth […]

As more and more visitors and members of the media come to the University, fewer and fewer parking spaces will be available.