Washington University in St. Louis undergraduates Kilian Suchocki (left) and Taylor Francis take a shift on the dance floor during the 15th Dance Marathon, a 12-hour fundraiser held Nov. 15-16 at the Danforth University Center. The annual student event raised more than $150,000 for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals.
Rose Windmiller, assistant vice chancellor for government and community relations at Washington University in St. Louis, has been appointed a member of Missouri Governor Jay Nixon’s special Ferguson Commission. She is one of 16 members who were announced during a news conference held Nov. 18 at the Missouri History Museum.
Paul Steinbeck, PhD, assistant professor of music theory and composition in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, recently attended the Mizzou Improvisation Festival at the University of Missouri-Columbia and — and even had one of his works performed.
Alexander Stefaniak, PhD, assistant professor of musicology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, was invited to present his paper, “Brilliant, Transcendent Virtuosity in Clara Wieck Schumann’s 1830s Concerts” at the American Musicological Society Annual Meeting (held jointly with the Society for Music Theory), in Milwaukee in early November.
The second season of “The Frontline for Hope,” a documentary series following patients, families and clinicians at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, will premiere Saturday, Nov. 22. The series highlights School of Medicine physicians and staff and St. Louis Children’s patients and their families.
In an effort to serve more St. Louis-area talented
learners, Washington University in St. Louis will nearly double the size of its next
College Prep Program class to some 45-50 students. Now in its second year, the three-year program
prepares high-achieving high school students with limited financial
resources for success in college. The deadline to nominate a current high school freshman is
Tuesday, Nov. 18.
What: Dance Marathon, a benefit for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals When: 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 to 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 16 Where: The Danforth University Center (The DUC), Washington University in St. Louis Hundreds of students will dress up in colorful costumes to enjoy themed dance hours, performances, games and visits from Miracle kids […]
Scientists have mostly ignored mRNA, the molecule that ferries information from DNA to the cellular machines that make proteins, because these DNA transcripts are ephemeral and soon destroyed. But mRNA can be just as
important as DNA scientists at Washington University in St. Louis say. They found that oxidized messenger RNA jams the cellular machines that
make protein. The failure to clear the jams and chew up bad messengers
is associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
Washington University students Katie Caul (left) and Christy Marx both benefitted from the Children’s Miracle Network as kids. Today, they help lead the annual Dance Marathon, a 12-hour party that features themed dance hours, performances, games, free food and visits from Miracle kids. This year’s event takes place beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, in the Danforth University Center.
St. Louis Symphony trombonist Jonathan Reycraft will join the Washington University Wind Ensemble Nov. 20 for a free concert in the E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall. Presented as part of the symphony’s Community Partnership program, the performance will feature music of Bert Appermont, Steven Bryant, Robert Jager and Darius Milhaud.
