David Kilper/WUSTL Photo ServicesMartin KennedyMartin Kennedy, assistant professor of theory & composition in the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, will present a concert of original chamber music at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 9, in Steinberg Auditorium. The program will include four works performed by members of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, students and faculty from the music department, and Kennedy himself.
“What’s totally lacking in the teaching of science is what I call a history of nature, what happened from the Big Bang on,” says Ursula Goodenough, professor of biology.
The celebrated writer and essayist’s talk, titled “Metaphor,” will explore the true essence of metaphors and their connection to language and creativity.
It’s not likely many medical students can say they learned music appreciation in a neuropathology class — except for those in Arie Perry’s class. Perry, M.D., associate professor of pathology and immunology in the School of Medicine, takes songs such as “Give Me One Reason,” “Desperado” and “Danny’s Song” and adds new lyrics to explain […]
There are Fulbright Distinguished Chair Programs offered in 18 countries; Templeton’s is the only such chair in all of the natural sciences and engineering for Israel.