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Arts & Culture

Acclaimed Aquila Theatre Company returns to Edison for two shows

“The strongest man in the world is the man who stands most alone.” So argues Dr. Thomas Stockmann, the beleaguered hero of Henrik Ibsen’s darkly funny thriller “An Enemy of the People.” New York’s Aquila Theatre Company returns to Edison Theatre Feb. 12 and 13 with a new production of Ibsen’s drama as well as William Shakespeare’s delirious, gender-bending comedy “As You Like It.”

Gephardt Institute announces service-learning grant recipients

The Gephardt Institute for Public Service has announced the recipients of its Community-Based Teaching and Learning Faculty Grants Program. The grants are intended to provide faculty members with financial support for curriculum development and implementation.
Medicine & Health

Antibiotic found to protect hearing in mice

A type of antibiotic that can cause hearing loss in people has been found to paradoxically protect the ears when given in extended low doses in very young mice. The surprise finding came from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis who looked to see if loud noise and the antibiotic kanamycin together would produce a bigger hearing loss than either factor by itself.

Campus Author: Richard J. Connors, J.D. “Warren Buffett on Business: Principles From the Sage of Omaha”

More than 40 books have been written about the investing strategies of business tycoon Warren Buffett. However, most people fail to recognize that Buffett’s skills as a business executive and manager are just as impressive as his investing prowess, said Richard J. Connors, J.D. Connors’ book, “Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from the Sage of Omaha,” brings Buffett’s managerial principles and practices to the attention of the business world.

Sustainability focus of MLA Saturday Lecture Series

Sustainability is a complicated and pressing topic that spans many fields and has many implications — personal, social, national and global. The 2010 MLA Saturday Lecture Series, sponsored by the master of liberal arts program of University College in Arts & Sciences, will explore topics relating to sustainability, a key element in Washington University’s education and research agenda.

One person’s trash, another’s musical instrument

Christopher Wilson (left), a freshman in the School of Engineering & Applied Science, demonstrates a musical instrument he built from found and recycled materials for members of ScrapArtsMusic, the acclaimed Vancouver percussion ensemble, in Edison Theatre Jan. 22. Wilson was one of four finalists in the Sounds of Sustainability competition, held in conjunction with a Jan. 23 concert by ScrapArtsMusic.