L.A. Theatre Works brings sci-fi classics to Edison Theatre Oct. 3 and 4

Courtesy photoAliens and dinosaurs, inner space and outer space. On Oct. 3 and 4 L.A. Theatre Works, the nation’s foremost radio theater company, will return to Washington University’s 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. Directed by Star Trek alumnus John de Lancie, the shows will feature veteran actors from The X-Files, Heroes, Star Trek Voyager and others shows.

Sleckman to direct Laboratory and Genomic Medicine

Barry P. Sleckman, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of pathology and immunology, has been named director of the Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine. Skip Virgin, M.D., Ph.D., the Edward Mallinckrodt Professor and head of pathology and immunology, made the announcement. “Dr. Sleckman is an outstanding fundamental scientist interested in a range of basic processes that […]

Meet the author: Kolbert next up in Assembly Series

Veteran New Yorker journalist Elizabeth Kolbert will explore the debate over global warming based on her groundbreaking book “Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change” for the Assembly Series on Wed., Sept. 17, at 4 p.m. in Graham Chapel.

WUSTL has tradition of giving tickets only to students

Washington University in St. Louis has a rich tradition, dating back to the 1992 presidential debate, of providing debate tickets only to its students. The tradition began when then-Chancellor William H. Danforth decreed that he would prefer to give his ticket to a student rather than attend himself. Since then, hundreds of WUSTL students have been able to witness history first hand through the debate ticket lottery.

Meet the author: Kolbert next up in Assembly Series

Veteran New Yorker journalist Elizabeth Kolbert visits the WUSTL campus at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, in Graham Chapel in the next installment of the Assembly Series. Her book, “Field Notes From a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change” (2006) has been applauded as an unbiased overview of an urgent environmental crisis. Growing out of […]

Jazz at Holmes begins with Alberici quartet

Clarinetist Scott Alberici and his quartet will launch Washington University’s Jazz at Holmes Series 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11. The series, which has delighted local jazz enthusiasts since 1996, features professional jazz musicians from around St. Louis and abroad performing in Holmes Lounge — a casual, coffeehouse-style setting — most Thursday evenings at 8 p.m. […]

WUSTL media contacts for on-site logistics, technical support

Washington University has organized a team of staff and administrators to help ensure that media are getting the support and technical assistance necessary to prepare for coverage of the Oct. 2 vice presidential debate. Click here to download a .PDF of primary university contacts and vendor liaisons in the categories listed below. Washington University Vendor […]