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Art & Design

‘Seeds: Containers of a World to Come’ at Kemper Art Museum

In February, the Kemper Art Museum will present “Seeds: Containers of a World to Come.” The exhibition features recent works and new commissions by 10 nationally and internationally known artists for whom the seed is the kernel, both literally and metaphorically, for their investigations.
Public Health

Study reveals COVID-19’s impact on global city mobility

busy city intersection
COVID-19 reshaped mobility patterns worldwide, affecting walking, driving and public transit use, finds a new study published in The Lancet Public Health. The research, led by an international team including some Brown School researchers, analyzed data from nearly 300 cities to understand how urban transportation habits adapted during the pandemic.
Art & Design

Monika Weiss: ‘A natural cathedral’

Monika Weiss
Monika Weiss, a professor of art at WashU’s Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, was trained in piano but then branched into visual art and beyond. Her works encompass many formats and senses. She recently installed “Metamorphosis (Sound Sculpture),” at St. Louis’ Laumeier Sculpture Park.
Performing Arts

‘The Thanksgiving Play’

'Thanksgiving Play' cast members
Logan has won a grant. The project? Make 500 years of colonial pillaging accessible to school children. In other words: Write a Thanksgiving play! So begins, in meta fashion, Larissa FastHorse’s recent Broadway hit, which the Performing Arts Department will present Nov. 21-24 in the Hotchner Studio Theatre.
Biology

Understanding the mechanics of regeneration

B. Duygu Özpolat
Duygu Özpolat, an assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, co-authored a study in Nature Communications about the early steps of regeneration in the annelid worm Platynereis.