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Eric Mumford, Ph.D., associate professor and director of the Urban Design Program in the School of Architecture, will speak on “Modern Architecture in St. Louis” at 7 p.m. Sept. 29 in Steinberg Auditorium. Mumford recently edited Modern Architecture in St. Louis: Washington University & Postwar American Architecture, 1948-1973 (2004), the first in-depth survey of modern […]

He was a maintenance mechanic and plumber with facilities until going on disability leave in 2002.

Poet and translator Heather McHugh, the visiting Fannie Hurst Professor of Creative Literature in the Department of English in Arts & Sciences, will speak on the craft of poetry at 8 p.m. Sept. 28. In addition, McHugh will read from her poetry at 8 p.m. Sept. 30. Both events, part of the Writing Program Reading […]

The following incidents were reported to University Police Sept. 15-21. 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. Sept. 16 3:34 p.m. — A person […]

University researchers have found that a moderate exercise regimen is just as effective as a common blood pressure drug.

The Campus Store in Mallinckrodt Student Center will hold its seventh annual “Spirit of St. Louis” event from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 27. The store will offer discounts of 20 percent on presidential debate merchandise, 25 percent on bargain books, 20 percent on St. Louis titles and 20 percent on Beginning a Great Work: Washington […]

This fall, the Sam Fox Arts Center began construction of two buildings designed by Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki. When completed in 2006, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum and Earl E. and Myrtle E. Walker Hall will be integrated with the adjacent Bixby, Givens and Steinberg halls to form a state-of-the-art, five-building arts […]

At the Kemper Art Museum through Dec. 5, it will showcase nearly 50 pieces by 38 artists, both current faculty and emeriti.

She spent the majority of her 31-year University career at the School of Law.

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