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Sabine Eckmann, curator of the Washington University Gallery of Art, and Paul Ha, director of the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, will speak on Recalling 1980s New York for the Gallery of Art’s Friday Forum series at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13. CALENDAR SUMMARY WHO: Sabine Eckmann, curator, Washington University Gallery of Art, and Paul […]

The Lawrence Fields Group will perform for Washington University’s Jazz at Holmes Series from 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12. CALENDAR SUMMARY WHO: Lawrence Fields Group WHAT: Washington University’s Jazz at Holmes Series WHEN: 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 WHERE: Holmes Lounge, Ridgley Hall, located on the west side of Brookings Quadrangle, […]

Dead Cat Bounce will perform for Washington University’s Jazz at Holmes Series from 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19. CALENDAR SUMMARY WHO: Dead Cat Bounce WHAT: Washington University’s Jazz at Holmes Series WHEN: 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19 WHERE: Holmes Lounge, Ridgley Hall, located on the west side of Brookings Quadrangle, near […]

Randy Holmes Hard Bop Heritage will perform for Washington University’s Jazz at Holmes Series from 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26. CALENDAR SUMMARY WHO: Randy Holmes Hard Bop Heritage WHAT: Washington University’s Jazz at Holmes Series WHEN: 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26 WHERE: Holmes Lounge, Ridgley Hall, located on the west side […]

Angela Miller, associate professor of Art History and Archaeology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University, and Andrew Walker, senior curator at the Missouri Historical Society, will speak on Painting America in the 19th Century for the Gallery of Art’s Friday Forum series at 7 p.m. Friday, April 2. CALENDAR SUMMARY WHO: Angela Miller, associate […]

Sabine Eckmann, curator of the Washington University Gallery of Art, and David Bonetti, visual arts critic for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, will speak on Art and Pleasure for the Gallery of Art’s Friday Forum series at 7 p.m. Friday, March 19. CALENDAR SUMMARY WHO: Sabine Eckmann, curator, Washington University Gallery of Art, and David Bonetti, […]

In some people smoking rewires the brain, producing a powerful addiction that may never be entirely cured, experts say. An estimated 35 million smokers try to kick the habit each year, but only about 7 percent succeed in remaining smoke-free for more than a year. Most relapse within a few days of quitting and require multiple attempts before they can give up cigarettes. “The people who could quit, quit. Now we’re left with a group of really committed smokers,” explains WUSTL geneticist Laura Bierut in a recent St. Louis Post-Dispatch news article.

Washington University faculty and staff make news around the world. Following is a representative sampling of media coverage from clippings and electronic sources received between October 1 and December 31, 2003. Cancer gene may predict relapse A first-of-its-kind genetic test will soon be available to help women with breast cancer make one of their most […]

Public intellectuals — a class of specialists, all-purpose thinkers — will gather from 10-11:30 a.m. Feb. 12 in Graham Chapel at Washington University in St. Louis to have a “Conversation” about, well, public intellectuals. As part of the university’s yearlong 150th anniversary celebration, Arts & Sciences is sponsoring “Conversations,” a four-part series bringing some of the nation’s top scholars together to discuss key issues that will affect the future of the university, the community and the world.