Performing Arts Department to host A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival Sept. 26 and 27

Marge BetleyThree aspiring playwrights will present staged readings of their works Sept. 26 and 27 as part of the 2008 A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival, sponsored by the Performing Arts Department (PAD) in Arts & Sciences. Named in honor of alumnus A.E. Hotchner (AB and JD ’40), the festival consists of an intensive two-week workshop that culminates in the staged readings. This year’s workshop is led by Marge Betley, literary manager and resident dramaturg for the Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, NY.

Public Service Fair Sept. 23

WUSTL will host a University-wide Public Service Fair at 3 p.m. Tuesday, September 23. This event, sponsored by the Gephardt Institute for Public Service and the Community Service Office, will feature more than 60 non-profit organizations seeking volunteers and interns for a variety of opportunities.

Public Service Fair Sept. 23

Washington University in St. Louis will host a University-wide Public Service Fair from 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, September 23. This event will feature more than 60 non-profit organizations seeking volunteers and interns for a variety of opportunities. Sponsored by the Gephardt Institute for Public Service and the Community Service Office, the fair marks the first time that community agencies will be gathered on campus to meet with interested students, faculty and staff.

Student volunteers help make debates a success

The success of past WUSTL debates has depended largely on the tireless work of numerous student volunteers. Hundreds of students have volunteered over the years to lead campus tours, assist with ticketing procedues, help national news media and work in the media filing center, among other jobs. Volunteering provides students excellent work experience and a behind-the-scenes view of what it takes to run a debate.

Speechwriters vs. Scriptwriters: Presidential Politics in the Age of American Idol

Chapman”Television and the internet are creating an American Idol-like atmosphere around the 2008 election,” says Richard Chapman, a veteran producer and screenwriter for film and television. “It’s all about personality and narrative and who has the best story, as opposed to who has the best grasp of the issues.” Champman is available to discuss television and the 2008 presidential campaign.

Flagg named Lehmann Research Professor

Barbara Flagg, J.D., professor of law, has been named the John S. Lehmann Research Professor for 2008-09. The Lehmann professorship allows scholars to concentrate on in-depth research projects while relieving them of teaching and administrative duties during a semester. During her research leave, which began in August, Flagg will be completing a book titled “The […]

Public Service Fair Sept. 23

Washington University in St. Louis will host a University-wide Public Service Fair from 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, September 23. This event will feature more than 60 non-profit organizations seeking volunteers and interns for a variety of opportunities. Sponsored by the Gephardt Institute for Public Service and the Community Service Office, the fair marks the first time that community agencies will be gathered on campus to meet with interested students, faculty and staff.

Is bacterium renewable source of energy?

A team of researchers headed by biologists at Washington University in St. Louis has sequenced the genome of a unique bacterium that manages two disparate operations — photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation — in one little cell during two distinct cycles daily.

Sequenced photosynthetic bacterium has rare linear chromosome

Unicellular nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteriaA team of researchers headed by biologists at Washington University in St. Louis has sequenced the genome of a unique bacterium that manages two disparate operations — photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation — in one little cell during two distinct cycles daily.