Study: Farming, development causing deformed frogs
New evidence has linked deformities to the presence of a parasite that has been noted in scientific literature for a century and a half.
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WUSTL to play key role in sequencing moss genome
The full project will be an international collaboration involving several laboratories, including a biology one at WUSTL.
Faculty to present intimate Dance Close-Up Sept. 9-11
Photo by David Kilper/WUSTL Photo ServicesMary Jean Cowell and Cecil Slaughter perform “Sliders” as part of the 2004 “Dance Close-Up” Sept. 9-11.Ballet and modern dance will share the stage with Indian Bharata Natyam and multi-media work in Dance Close-Up, an intimate presentation of new and original choreography by faculty in the Dance Program Sept. 9-11.
Fall music to mark World’s Fair centenary
The Department of Music in Arts & Sciences will mark the centenary of the 1904 World’s Fair by including works performed at the fair in concerts throughout its fall season. The Washington University Chamber Orchestra — under the direction of Elizabeth Macdonald, director of strings in the music department — will launch the season with […]
Foster, Sadat named to new law professorships
Sadat will be installed as the Henry H. Oberschelp Professor of Law Sept. 7; Foster will become the Edward T. Foote II Professor of Law Feb. 17.
Arts center receives key grants
A $500,000 gift from Emily Rauh Pulitzer and the $125,000 Emily Hall Tremaine Exhibition Award will bolster the Sam Fox Arts Center.
Here’s somethin’ good: Black Rep performance at Edison
Joe Angeles/WUSTL Photo Services”Tell Me Somethin’ Good”The St. Louis Black Repertory Company will open its 28th season with an updated performance of Tell Me Somethin’ Good, one of their most popular productions, Sept. 8 to 19 in Washington University’s Edison Theatre.
Longer rehab time for elderly hip-fracture patients justified
Extending outpatient rehabilitation by six months helps elderly patients more fully recover, according to the first controlled study of its kind.
‘Organized chaos’: Freshmen move in
Photo by Joe AngelesBrittney Roetzel helps freshmen Yin Zheng and Taidghin O’Brien get settled into their Umrath Residence Hall room during move-in day Aug. 26.As more than 1,000 freshmen arrived Aug. 26, sounds of laughter, car engines and pleas for student-group sign-ups filled the South 40.
Students participate in unique study abroad program
They ventured to Georgia this summer to explore how democracy and civil society can emerge in today’s complex world.