Hollywood cast recreates sci-fi classics at Edison

Aliens and dinosaurs, inner space and outer space. On Oct. 3-4, L.A. Theatre Works, the nation’s foremost radio theater company, returns to Edison Theatre for special back-to-back productions of H.G. Wells’ “War of the Worlds” and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Lost World.”

Football off to best start since 2001

The football team is 3-0 for the first time since 2001, thanks to a 30-27 victory at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. The Bears jumped out to a 21-0 second-quarter lead and forced four turnovers in the win against the school with the most victories in NCAA Division III history. Senior quarterback Buck Smith finished […]

Biden, Palin set to debate at Athletic Complex

Sen. Joe Biden from Delaware and Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, the vice presidential nominees of the Democratic and Republican parties, respectively, will debate each other at 8 p.m. Oct. 2 in the Athletic Complex, according to the Commission on Presidential Debates.

Danforth Plant Science Center celebration set

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center will commemorate its 10th anniversary at a community-wide event celebrating science in St. Louis and the center’s international culture at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28.

Harry and Susan Seigle Hall dedicated

Photo by Joe AngelesSeigle Hall’s dedication — which takes place at 4 p.m. Sept. 25 and features a speech by Nobel Prize winner Douglass C. North, Ph.D., the Spencer T. Olin Professor in Arts & Sciences — marks a significant milestone in ongoing efforts to encourage and facilitate interdisciplinary work between the social sciences and the School of Law.

Blood clot treatments subject of major trial

School of Medicine researchers will lead a $10 million multicenter clinical trial of an aggressive treatment for blood clots in the leg known as deep vein thrombosis.

Freshmen settle into college life

Parents have gone home, moving boxes are put away and campus maps have been relegated to recycling bins. It’s easy to see, said freshman Bryan Lin, that the Class of 2012 has settled into life at WUSTL.