Kemper Art Museum announces fall events

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Art fulfills many roles. One is to start conversation. Beginning Friday, Sept. 11, and continuing throughout the fall, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis will present nearly two dozen free public events, ranging from lectures, gallery talks and panel discussions to concerts, film screenings and all-ages activities.

A global network

Medical school Professor Gary Weil, MD, leads a large global network of researchers and organizations in the Death to Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis (DOLF) Project, which is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Preparing for emerging epidemics

Infectious disease expert William Powderly, MD, discusses the need for a sustained investment in a public health infrastructure, not only in the United States but across the world.

Coalition of the determined

Five founding institutions teamed with the city of St. Louis to create the Cortex Innovation Community in midtown St. Louis. The innovative life sciences and technology hub is leading the way toward a renewed economy.