The following is a list of debate-related activities taking place around the WUSTL campus. Please check back frequently as this list will be continuously updated. Contact the Office of Public Affairs, (314) 935-5230 for more information. ExhibitionsFor more information on ongoing exhibitions related to the Presidential Debate, please visit the Debate exhibitions page. Monday, October […]
Campaign Tactics & Stategy James Davis Professor of Political Science in Arts & Sciences Direct contact: (314) 935-5828 / davis@artsci.wustl.edu Expertise: presidency, campaigns, budget battles, American politics, military history, politics of war on terrorism, U.S. intelligence operations Sobel specializes in the politics of international finance with a focus upon domestic explanations of international behavior. His […]
Presidential debate technology by the numbers Along with 25,000 square feet of carpeting covering the floors installed by Washington University Facilities, Planning and Management, Sachs Electric has provided 4,000 additional electrical outlets and 10 major power generators to help power the debate technology. Additionally, SBC is working with the University to provide as much up-to-date […]
KristolConservative political analyst and popular neoconservative thinker William Kristol will present “The 2004 Election: What’s at Stake?” as part of the Assembly Series at 11 a.m. Oct. 7. Widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading political analysts and commentators, Kristol appears regularly as a political commentator on Fox News Sunday and the Fox News Channel.
Detail of the 1899 plan for Washington University’s Hilltop Campus.One hundred years ago, the eyes and ears of the world turned to St. Louis — and the newly built campus of Washington University — for the 1904 World’s Fair. On Oct. 17, Washington University will honor that centenary with a performance by the Saint Louis Wind Symphony. A Grand Concert of Band Music Performed at the 1904 World’s Fair will feature a representative sampling of music heard at the fair, including works by Philip Sousa, Peter I. Tchaikovsky, Johann Strauss, Jr., and Carl Maria von Weber.
Mezzo soprano Mary Ann Hart and pianist Dennis Helmrich will present Washington University’s annual Liederabend at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10. 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 program will include lieder by Johannes Brahms, Antonín Dvorák, Edvard Grieg, Charles Ives, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann and Hugo Wolf.
More than 80 percent of hip fracture patients don’t fully recover with traditional rehabilitation methods. That’s why WUSM researchers are testing a new approach: combining extended exercise therapy with daily use of a topical testosterone gel. Elderly men and women with recent hip fractures may be eligible to participate.