The Shriners Hospital for Children will build a new hospital at the Washington University Medical Center. The new hospital’s location will further enhance research opportunities and clinical care between Shriners Hospital for Children-St. Louis and the School of Medicine.
Politicians versus journalists, the public’s right to know versus the government’s desire for secrecy. Just in time for election season, L.A. Theatre Works — the nation’s foremost radio theater company — will present a rare live performance of “Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers” at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 25 and […]
Commedia dell’arte was among the most popular entertainments of 16th- and 17th-century Italy and France, yet its slapstick humor, quirky costumes and use of improvisation have continued to influence performers from Vaudeville and Cirque du Soleil to television’s “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” This month, the Kingsbury Ensemble and Project Improv St. Louis will join […]
Acclaimed poet Erin Belieu will read from her work at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, for the Writing Program in Arts & Sciences. The talk — part of The Writing Program’s Reading Series — is free and open to the public and takes place in Hurst Lounge, Room 201, Duncker Hall. Belieu is the author […]
Joseph Roach, Ph.D., former chair of the Performing Arts Department (PAD) in Arts & Sciences, will present the 2008 Helen Clanton Morrin Lecture at 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, in the Ann W. Olin Women’s Building Formal Lounge. The lecture, titled “Shakespearean Romance & Epistolary Performances in the Age of Garrick,” is free and open […]
WUSTL will join hundreds of campuses across the United States in presenting “Focus the Nation,” an unprecedented nationwide teach-in on global warming solutions, at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30.
Photo by Mary ButkusKim Norwood, J.D., professor of law, addresses Soldan High School students as part of a new collaboration between law students and Mound City Bar Association lawyers to encourage juniors and seniors at Soldan to pursue a legal education.
The following incidents were reported to University Police Jan. 16-22. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Jan. 17 5:00 p.m. — A person […]
Faculty and graduate students from St. Louis-area universities with an interest in labor, households, health care, law and social welfare are being invited to take part in a series of Monday brown-bag luncheon seminars to be held on campus biweekly through April 14. Now in its 12th year, the “Work, Families and Public Policy” series […]
Photo by Whitney CurtisFor more than four decades, photographer Herb Weitman played a vital role in presenting images of Washington University to the nation and the world. Last week Weitman, who retired as head of Photographic Services in 1994, returned to campus for the opening of a new exhibition showcasing more than three dozen photographs spanning the length and breadth of his career.