Emily Reisman

 Reisman  “Right now our country is precariously perched at the fulcrum of political principles and could pivot enormously with just the slightest breeze. With an economic nose-dive, fledgling foreign affairs and a veritable energy crisis all crying out desperately for leadership, every issue is critical and every proposal must be examined critically.” Having grown up in Colorado, Emily Reisman has been interested in people’s relationship to the environment ever since she can remember. An environmental studies and international and area studies major, she has leveraged opportunities that have reflected this interest and an appetite for adventure. Hometown: Greenwood, CO

The Pulitzer and the Brown School join forces to explore the social relevance of art

Washington University in St. Louis have announced a new partnership. Through events, publications and community projects, the Brown School and Pulitzer hope to explore how social work and the arts can interact in a meaningful way. The first public event of the partnership is a street festival at Grand Center from 6-9 p.m. on Oct. 3 at the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts. The festival celebrates The Community Light Project (CLP), an initiative with the goal of bringing together people of all ages and interests around light, art, and community.

Former Gore counsel Burson and Ambassador Schweich to headline VP Debate watch party at the law school

Charles W. Burson, former counsel to the Vice President and assistant to the President and Chief of Staff at The White House, and Ambassador Thomas Schweich, special representative for Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, are the lead commentators for the Washington University School of Law’s Vice Presidential Debate Watch Party at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 2 in the Student Commons of Anheuser-Busch Hall.

Zachary Lazar to read for Writing Program Reading Series Oct. 3

Novelist Zachary Lazar, author of Sway (2008), will read from his work at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, for the Writing Program in Arts & Sciences. Set in the 1960s, Sway interweaves three emblematic stories of the period: the early days of the Rolling Stones, the life of filmmaker Kenneth Anger and the rise of Charles Manson and his followers.

Lewis to deliver I-CARES talk on energy supply

The International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES) will host Nathan Lewis, Ph.D., the George L. Argyros Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology, as an I-CARES Distinguished Speaker at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23. Lewis will present a lecture titled “Where in the World Will Our Energy Come From?” Lewis’ […]

Bringing in the best

Photo by Whitney CurtisLuis H. Zayas, Ph.D., the Shanti K. Khinduka Distinguished Professor of Social Work and professor of psychiatry, speaks during the Diversity Council Faculty Recruitment Practices workshop Sept. 5 at the Women’s Building Formal Lounge.

Biden, Palin set for Oct. 2 VP Debate

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. (CDT) Oct. 2 in the Washington University in St. Louis Athletic Complex, according to the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD).

Football team starts season strong, 2-0

Senior quarterback Buck Smith connected on 19 of 28 passes for a career-high 279 yards and a touchdown as the Bears posted a convincing 45-13 victory over Westminster College Sept. 13. WUSTL piled up a season-high 570 yards of total offense in the victory, with 388 yards coming in the air and 182 yards on […]