Private Jokes, Public Places
Joe Angeles/WUSTL Photo Services”Private Jokes, Public Places”The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual arts will present a staged reading of Oren Safdie’s Private Jokes, Public Places — a biting academic satire set amidst an architectural design review — at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, in the foyer of Givens Hall.
WUSTL Chamber Orchestra to launch Department of Music’s 2005-06 season
The Washington University Chamber Orchestra will launch the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences’ 2005-06 season with an homage to the great Swedish singer Jenny Lind Sept. 12.
Campus Authors: Michael MacCambridge, adjunct professor in University College in Arts & Sciences
In this book, the University College adjunct professor tracks the rise in popularity of the NFL since that title game in 1958.
Brain activity in youth could give rise to Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have found that the areas of the brain that young people use when daydreaming are the same areas that fail in people with Alzheimer’s.
Chemistry faculty connected with Manhattan Project to be honored
An unveiling of six portraits will be held during a reception and a traveling exhibit from the Chemical Heritage Foundation will be on display.
Students learn systems biology techniques
The students participated in an eight-week course and also attended a “Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research” workshop.
Acclaimed dancer Alonzo King to present panel discussion Sept. 22; choreography Sept. 23
Marty SohlAlonzo King’s LINES BalletAcclaimed dancer/choreographer Alonzo King, founder and artistic director of Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet in San Francisco, will take part in a public panel discussion on “Understanding Dance as the Language We Embody” at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22. The talk comes as part of a residency sponsored by a grant from the National College Choreography Initiative. The grant will support a variety of workshops and master classes with both King and Arturo Fernandez, ballet master for LINES, Sept. 12-23.
Taiwanese narrative opera group visits campus, Sept. 18-26
Uhan Shii, an award-winning Taiwanese theatre group, will visit campus Sept. 18-26.Uhan Shii, an award-winning Taiwanese theatre group, will visit campus Sept. 18-26 and offer a public performance of the narrative opera “My Journey” at the Saint Louis Art Museum auditorium at 7 p.m. Sept. 23.
Obituary: Van den Burg
Herbert Van den Burg, a lecturer in the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences from 1953-1970, died Aug. 14; he was 100.
Economist Ping Wang to hold Seigle Family Professorship
He comes to Washington University from Vanderbilt University to chair the Department of Economics in Arts & Sciences.
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