Author Helie Lee to read Feb. 23-24

Helie Lee, author of the national best-selling memoirs Still Life With Rice (1996) and In the Absence of Sun (2002), will host a pair of events Feb. 23-24 for The SmartSet Series: Where Great Writers Read, sponsored by The Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences. At 8 p.m. Feb. 23, Lee will read […]

Poet McClatchy to talk Feb. 19

Poet and essayist J.D. McClatchy will read from his work at 8 p.m. Feb. 19 for The Writing Program Reading Series. The talk — sponsored by The Writing Program and the Department of English, both in Arts & Sciences — will take place in Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall, Room 201. McClatchy has authored five poetry […]

George Piper Dances: Classical ballet meets Monty Python

Classical ballet goes cutting-edge with the maverick talents of Britain’s George Piper Dances, aka Ballet Boyz, which will make its St. Louis debut later this month at Edison Theatre. The performances here — at 8 p.m. Feb. 20-21 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 22 — are part of the Boyz’s first-ever U.S. tour and are […]

Men’s hoops knocks off No. 1 Rochester

The men’s basketball team had a huge weekend and are now right in the thick of the University Athletic Association race. On Feb. 8, the men defeated the University of Rochester, 69-64, at the Field House. The Yellowjackets came into the game ranked No. 1 in the country, but strong bench play helped the Bears […]

Celebrating history

Photo by Bob BostonThe exhibit Influence 150: 150 Years of Shaping a City, a Nation, the World is at the Bernard Becker Medical Library and will be on display through May.

Giving a little could go a long way

Photo by Mary ButkusMore than 200 potential new donors participated in a recent bone marrow drive sponsored by the Washington University Marrow Registry.

Security technology

Photo by David KilperRobert Pless conducts a real-time demo of his video surveillance system at the Annual Review of the Center for Security Technologies Jan. 26.