Flying chainsaws! ‘The Passing Zone’ extreme jugglers at Edison May 6-7
Owen Morse & Jon Wee will bring their trademark mix of sidesplitting comedy & gut-wrenching suspense to the OVATIONS! Series.
Turetzky wins biology’s Spector Award
The prize was first awarded in 1974 to recognize academic excellence and outstanding undergraduate achievement in research.
Chancellor’s Concert to be staged by chamber choir & symphony orchestra
The program will highlight two recently acquired instruments — a harp and grand piano — as well as Graham Chapel’s newly restored organ.
Tulving wins Gairdner International Award
Tulving is the Clark Way Harrison Distinguished Visiting Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience in Arts & Sciences.
A political mind
Steven S. Smith, Ph.D., one of the nation’s premier congressional scholars, got his foot in the door of the U.S. Senate by holding it open — literally. Smith, the Kate M. Gregg Professor of Social Sciences in Arts & Sciences, got his first taste of the Senate in the early 1970s while working as a […]
Three faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Washington University professors John E. Heuser, Henry L. “Roddy” Roediger III and Norman J. Schofield have been elected as fellows in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences class of 2005. Heuser, MD., is a professor of Cell Biology and Physiology in the School of Medicine; Roediger, Ph.D., is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor and Dean of Academic Planning in Arts & Sciences; and Schofield, Ph.D., is the William R. Taussig Professor of Political Economy in Arts & Sciences and director of the Center for Political Economy.
Weil to be honored in symposium today
The event is called “Exploring the History of Art”; Weil has been associated with the University for 47 years.
Poet C.K. Williams to read from his work today
Williams is the author of numerous books of poetry, including 2003’s The Singing, winner of the National Book Award.
Music department concert to dedicate new grand piano
Pianist Seth Carlin, professor of music in Arts & Sciences, will dedicate the 9-foot grand piano in Graham Chapel.
Obituary: Popkin, professor emeritus of philosophy
He was appointed as a visiting professor at the University in 1972 and became a regular member of the Department of Philosophy in 1973.
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