‘Politics and the Global Recession’ focus of public forum Feb. 25
The intricately intertwined relationship between the global economy and politics will be the focus of a public forum titled “Politics and the Global Recession” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25 in the Knight Center. The program is being sponsored by the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy.
‘A committed scholar’
Mary Ann Dzuback, Ph.D., director and associate professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, associate professor of education and adjunct associate professor of history, all in Arts & Sciences, is a gifted teacher and visionary leader.
Donna Haraway, science and technology theorist, is Hurst Professor in English
Donna Haraway, Ph.D., an internationally recognized theorist and historian of science and technology, is visiting the Department of English in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis as a Hurst Professor Monday, Feb. 22, through Friday, Feb. 26. As part of her visit, Haraway will give the opening talk Feb. 24 in a lecture series titled “21st Century Science Studies: Agents of Overlap in Biology and the Humanities.”
St. Louis floodplains at risk from radioactive landfill, says WUSTL geologist
St. Louis floodplains are in danger of contamination from radioactive wastes dumped years ago at a landfill in North St. Louis County, according to Robert Criss, Ph.D. professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.
Danú in concert March 5
In Ireland, the toe-tapping collegiality of an impromptu living room concert can be summed up in single word: craic. And perhaps no band better exemplifies the essence of craic than Danú. Hailed as a “spirit-raising concoction” by The Irish Times, this five-member ensemble is among the most charismatic and sophisticated traditional Irish groups working today, known for mixing ancient Irish songs with new additions to the repertoire in concerts that are at once authentic, clever and fun.
Junior wins $100,000 grand prize in Jeopardy! College Championship
Junior Nick Yozamp, a biology major in Arts & Sciences, won the 2010 Jeopardy! College Championship and a $100,000 cash prize. The St. Cloud, Minn., native emerged victorious after the two-week competition by outplaying 14 undergraduates from across the country. Yozamp is the first WUSTL student to win the title.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad uses Western media to quell opposition, WUSTL scholar says
As Iran celebrates the 31st anniversary of its Islamic revolution, Fatemeh Keshavarz, Ph.D., professor of Persian language and literature and a native of Iran, suggests that the Feb. 11 anniversary offers yet another example of how Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad skillfully manipulates the Western media into providing unwitting support for his campaign to stifle the nation’s opposition movement. Her commentary appears online at Counter Punch.
Browner to speak on gender, health and reproduction
Medical anthropologist Carole H. Browner, Ph.D., will speak on “Gender, Health and Reproduction: Transnational Perspectives” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, in the Women’s Building Formal Lounge. The lecture is part of the new Initiative on Gender, Sexuality, and Health.
Time-traveling comedy ‘On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning)’ presented by PAD
Equipped with dialogue as pithy as their helmets, three female Victorian adventurers journey across time, space and history in the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences comedy “On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning),” opening Friday, Feb. 19, in the A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre.
Quatrano named dean of School of Engineering & Applied Science
Ralph Quatrano, immediate past dean of the faculty of Arts & Sciences, has been named dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Washington University in St. Louis.
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