Obituary: Magrath, University trustee; 64
Also a University alumna, she died Sept. 23 in Naples, Fla., after a long battle with breast cancer.
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Annual Liederabend to feature Robert Schumanns song cycle Dichterlieb Oct. 9
Soprano Kiera Duffy and pianist Sandra Geary will present Washington University’s annual Liederabend at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9. Literally translated as “evening of song,” Liederabend is a German term referring to a recital given by a singer and pianist, particularly of works by 19th-century Austrian or German composers. The Oct. 9 program will feature Robert Schumann’s beloved cycle of sixteen songs titled Dichterliebe, based on poems of Heinrich Heine.
Hip-hop, humor, poetry and politics
Leslie LyonsUniverses in *Slanguage*From hip-hop and blues to boleros and salsa, the cutting-edge poetry collective Universes captures the distinctive sounds and percussive rhythms of their native South Bronx. In October, Universes will make its St. Louis debut with Slanguage, a blistering yet exuberant depiction of modern urban life, at Washington University’s Edison Theatre.
Greasing interferon’s gears may pave way to greater benefits, fewer side effects
Interferon — a critical protein that mediates the body’s defense against a wide variety of infectious agents and tumors — may soon have greater therapeutic value as the result of a new study by researchers at the School of Medicine.
Obituary: Magrath, University trustee; 64
Katherine B. Magrath, former member of the University’s Board of Trustees and University alumna, died Friday, Sept. 23, 2005, in Naples, Fla., after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 64.
Prominent Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes to speak
Influential Mexican literary and political figure Carlos Fuentes will deliver the Association of Latin American Students Lecture for Washington University’s Assembly Series at 11 a.m. on Oct. 12. in Graham Chapel. His talk, which is free and open to the public, is titled “Celebrating Cervantes and Don Quixote.”
Secrets to antibody’s success against West Nile Virus surprise scientists
A monoclonal antibody that can effectively treat mice infected with West Nile virus has an intriguing secret: Contrary to scientists’ expectations, it does not block the virus’s ability to attach to host cells. Instead, the antibody somehow stops the infectious process at a later point.
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A giant metal cup, standing five feet tall, four feet in diameter and weighing 1500 pounds will be moved into its new home.The cup is actually a giant replication of a “Ding” and is a gift from alumni of the Olin School of Business’ Executive M.B.A. – Shanghai program
Fiction writer Bonnie Jo Campbell to read for Writing Program Reading Series Oct. 6
Courtesy photoBonnie Jo CampbellFiction writer Bonnie Jo Campbell will read from her work at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, for the Writing Program Reading Series. Campbell is the author Q Road (2002), named a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers book, and the collection Women & Other Animals (1999), which won the prestigious Associated Writing Programs prize for short fiction.
Survival of heart patients on beta-blockers varies greatly with genetic variation
Survival of heart attack and unstable angina patients placed on beta-blocker therapy corresponds to specific variations in their genes, according to a study by researchers at the School of Medicine and the Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City.