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Be well

Photo by Joe AngelesHabif Health & Wellness Center dedication opens the door to promoting sound body and mind.

Campus Watch

Oct. 25-31 Oct. 27 4:28 p.m. — An item was reported missing from artwork display in the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum was described as a Tootsie Roll wrapper, and was possibly mistaken as trash. Oct. 30 1:48 p.m. — The reporting party stated that unknown person(s) stole computer equipment from the first floor conference room closet of Goldfarb Hall between noon Oct. 27 and 11:50 a.m. Oct. 30. Oct. 31 10:07 a.m. — Audio-video services reported unknown person(s) stole a Dell computer, keyboard, mouse and wireless hub from the electronics cabinet in Brown Hall, Room 205. The theft occurred between 1:30 p.m. Oct. 26 and 11:30 a.m. Oct. 30. Total loss is estimated at $1,500. Additionally, University Police responded to five larcenies and one auto acciden

Of note

Kim Donica, research administrator of pediatrics infectious disease, has received a one-year, $11,000 grant from the Joseph H. and Florence A. Roblee Foundation for Project Ark. … Amy Davis McBee, M.D., neonatal fellow, has received a one-year, $10,000 grant from DiscoveryLabs for research titled “The Frequency of Variation in the Surfactant Protein-C Gene (SFTPC).” … Ramaswamy Govindan, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $5,250 grant from the American College of Radiology for research titled “Phase III Randomized Trial of Preoperative Chemotherapy VS Preoperative Concurrent Chemotherapy.” … Charles Canter, M.D., professor of pediatrics, has received a one-year, $3,000 grant from the University of Miami for the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry/PCMR.

Civil rights legal papers compiled on law site

Photo by David KilperA leading authority on prisons and inmate litigation, Margo Schlanger, J.D., (left), professor of law, teamed with colleagues and students to create an electronic library of documents related to civil rights injunctive cases.The School of Law’s new, free online Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse puts important documents a click away.
Arts & Culture

Shapiro & Smith Dance to perform Anytown: Stories of America, based on the music of Bruce Springsteen, Nov. 17-19

Paul VertucioShapiro & Smith DanceAs young dancers in the mid-1980s, Danial Shapiro and Joanie Smith frequently spent their evenings with Smith’s sister, the violinist Soozie Tyrell, and her best friend, a young singer-songwriter named Patty Scialfa. In the years since, Shapiro and Smith emerged as internationally renowned choreographers, praised by The New York Times for their “strong, sharp edged dancing and daring theatricality.” Meanwhile, Tyrell and Scialfa would both go on to perform as members of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band. More recently, the quartet reunited to create Anytown: Stories of America, a dance theater piece based on Springsteen’s songs. In November, the show will make its St. Louis premiere at Washington University’s Edison Theatre.
Arts & Culture

PAD to host symposium on Playwriting and Politics Nov. 9

It’s election season once again, but the political fun continues even after votes are cast. On Thursday, Nov. 9, the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences will host “Playwrights and Politics: Two Acts on the National and International Scene.” The symposium will examine the nature of political theatre and the impact of the arts on national and international politics.

Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum

Photo by Joe Angeles/WUSTL PhotoThe Kemper Art Museum, designed by Fumihiko Maki, is both the centerpiece and the public face of the university’s Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. The five-building, $56.8 million complex also features Maki’s new Earl E. and Myrtle E. Walker Hall, which will house studios, classrooms and offices for art students and faculty. Click to see photos from the Oct. 25 dedication of both buildings.