Courtesy photo*Knots*As singles, we spend much of our lives looking for the perfect partner with whom to “tie the knot.” Once we’ve found them, we spend the rest of our lives looking to repair the frayed ends. Such is the thesis behind Knots, an evening-length concert by CoisCéim, one of Ireland’s leading contemporary dance companies, which will make its St. Louis debut as part of the Edison Theatre OVATIONS! Series.
Therapists and eating disorders specialists at the School of Medicine are joining investigators at a handful of sites around North America to evaluate anorexia nervosa treatments. Only 25 percent of anorexia patients recover completely, and the goal of this study is to improve those odds.
Debra Hillabrand as Lizzie Borden.”Lizzie Borden took an ax/ And gave her mother 40 whacks. / When she saw what she had done / She gave her father 41.” So goes the well-known nursery rhyme. This month, the Washington University Opera, led by director Jolly Stewart, will explore the characters and conflicts that may (or may not) have caused Borden to snap with a new production of Jack Beeson’s acclaimed operatic adaptation, Lizzie Borden.
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Motivated by her own experiences living with a life-threatening illness, Rebecca Dresser, J.D., the Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor at the School of Law and Professor of Ethics at the School of Medicine, has convened a nationally renowned group of bioethicists to study the topic “Bioethics and Cancer: When the Professional Becomes Personal.” Dresser received a […]
This month, the Performing Arts Department (PAD) in Arts & Sciences will present a new production of this prototypical “situation comedy” in the A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre. Performances begin at 8 p.m. Feb. 22-23 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 24. Performances continue the following weekend at 8 p.m., Feb. 29-March and at 2 p.m. March 2..
Jacques Baenziger, M.D., Ph.D.,
W. Robert Binns, Ph.D.,
Robert Blankenship, Ph.D.,
Ken Cadwell, Ph.D.,
Herbert W. “Skip” Virgin IV, M.D., Ph.D.,
and more …
Two early-stage companies received commitments for funding at the annual Olin Cup awards ceremony Feb. 7 at the Olin Business School. The top award of $50,000 went to Is That One Good? (ITOG), a Web site (itog.com) that allows users to generate relevant, accurate product recommendations, hold meaningful discussion about the products and discover new […]
The annual George Washington Week, sponsored by the sophomore honorary Lock & Chain, will bring back an old tradition – horse and buggy rides around the Danforth campus. The week, Feb. 18-23, will also include birthday cake, appearances by “George” himself, cherry pie and a benefit party.