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The Sam Fox Arts Center at Washington University in St. Louis will present its first annual Festival of the Arts from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1. The event, which will feature a variety of student-led arts activities, is free and open to the public and takes place on the grounds of Bixby, Givens and Steinberg halls, located adjacent to one another near the intersection of Skinker and Forsyth boulevards. Food and beverages will be available. For more information, call (314) 935-9347.

Russ RosenerRuss Rosener, “Lost in Skool” The Washington University School of Art Faculty Show will open in the University’s Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum with a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30. The all-media exhibition will showcase close to 50 pieces — ranging from video and installation to prints, drawings, painting, sculpture, graphic design and fashion design — by 38 artists, including both current and emeriti faculty.

There are three things every world traveler must have: a compass, a trustworthy guide, and a craving for adventure. The University’s Travel Lecture Series offers would-be travelers two out of three as they kick off their 2004-2005 film season, aptly named Compass. Viewers need only bring a thirst for excitement.

Joe Angeles/WUSTL Photo Services”The Awakening”The Awakening (1899) by St. Louis author Kate Chopin (1850-1904) was perhaps the most controversial novel of its day. In October, Washington University’s Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences will mark the centennial of Chopin’s death with an original stage adaptation of The Awakening by Henry I. Schvey, Ph.D., chair and professor in the PAD. Performances begin Oct. 14-17 in Edison Theater, and continue Oct. 28 and 29 at the Missouri Historical Society.

PakrasiA research team of biologists and engineers led by faculty at Washington University in St. Louis is seeking to find the Fountain of Youth — not in Florida, but in photosynthetic cyanobacteria (ancient little blue-green algae). Looking at the cellular systems in cyanobacteria, and then in a model plant and a moss species, these researchers want to determine how these organisms protect themselves from radicals, which are chemical culprits in the aging process in everything from bacteria to human beings.

The seminars comprise one-hour presentations on the research interests of faculty from local and national universities.

WOMEN’S SOCCER Fowler-Finn nets five in 3 games The No. 9 women’s soccer team posted three wins last week to improve to 5-0. The Bears began the week with a 2-1 win against Webster University on Sept. 7. Sophomore MeghanMarie Fowler-Finn netted the game-winning goal in the 47th minute. On Sept. 11, Fowler-Finn scored two […]

Photo by David KilperKaren Brannon, mathematics coordinator for the University’s Science Outreach Program, works with teachers Kathy Simon and Katie Laramie.Teachers are working with WUSTL faculty members to align curriculum to the national standards and to improve instruction.

Distinguished alums will be honored at the University’s annual commemoration of its founding, to be held Oct. 2 this year.

Courtesy image Memory Fitness: A Guide for Successful Aging relies on many rigorous academic studies but is written for the layperson.