‘Dem Bones’
Photo by Robert BostonA bone-density screening was a recent initiative of the Community Outreach Program of the Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science.
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Olin School tabs Bouffides as M.B.A. assistant dean
He has spent the past eight years at USC’s business school, where he was the admission director for the school’s executive and part-time M.B.A. programs.
Public-education expert Kozol to speak Feb. 22
In his book The Shame of the Nation, he exposes glaring inequities between schools catering to minorities in dense cities, and predominantly white schools in suburbia.
Garber to explore Shakespeare’s impact on modern culture
Garber has authored four books devoted to the Bard; the most recent, Shakespeare After All, makes him more accessible to the common reader.
PAD to present Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing
“Like all Shakespearean comedy, Much Ado deals with love and marriage,” says director Henry I. Schvey “But it’s also about misunderstanding, misinterpretation and disguise.”
Washington University Symphony Orchestra in concert Feb. 19
The 70-plus-member orchestra will perform music of Ernest Bloch, Peter I. Tchaikovsky and Gay Holmes Spears at 3 p.m. Feb. 19 in Graham Chapel.
Sports
Men’s hoops scores 100 in back-to-back wins The men’s basketball team (15-7, 7-4 UAA) won two key league home games to move into a second-place tie in the University Athletic Association standings. The Bears defeated Case Western Reserve University, 111-74, on Feb. 10 at the Field House. Sophomore Danny O’Boyle finished with a career-high 22 […]
Poet Gregerson to read for Writing Program Reading Series
She’s the author of three collections of poetry: Fire in the Conservatory (1982); The Woman Who Died in Her Sleep (1996); and Waterborne (2002).
Olin School portraits feature faculty distinctiveness
“We wanted to create artwork that drew people to portraits for their distinctiveness as faculty, as human beings and as researchers,” says the school’s Deborah Booker.
Forest Park Parkway to reopen by end of spring
The goal is to have the entire roadway — every lane in each direction — open for motor-vehicle traffic by then; much of the concrete has been poured along the route.