Arts & Sciences

The City as Subject: Urban Books, on view in Olin Library Special Collections through Feb. 21, features 56 artists books whose subject is the city. Sixteen of the books were created by students as part of the interdisciplinary course “Urban Books: Imag(in)ing St. Louis,” which Lima and Harper co-taught last fall thanks to a grant from the Sam Fox Arts Center.

NorsigianJudith Norsigian, co-author of the landmark feminist health care book, Our Bodies, Ourselves, will deliver a lecture titled “The Impact of Media on Women’s Health” for the Washington University Assembly Series at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 2, in Graham Chapel. At 4 p.m. that day, she will also participate in a panel on “Women and Stem Cell Research.” Norsigian’s events are being held in conjunction with the Kemper Art Museum’s exhibition, “Inside Out Loud: Visualizing Women’s Health in Contemporary Art.”

Carl Schramm, President and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation, will deliver an address entitled: “Innovation: How it will impact the United States in a Global Economy” on Friday, Feb. 18, 2005.

WUSTL Photo ServicesSchool of Art 2004 Fashion ShowJunior and senior fashion design students from the Washington University School of Art will show their latest couture creations at “Gowns in the Gallery” Thursday, Feb. 24.

Benjamin Allen, a music major in Arts & Sciences, will present a senior honors recital at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, at Grace United Methodist Church. The concert, which is free and open to the public, reflects three distinct areas that Allen has pursued at Washington University: composition, conducting and trombone.

HigginbothamR. Don Higginbotham, a leading expert on the American Revolution and George Washington, will deliver the annual Thomas Fulbright Lecture in History as part of the Assembly Series at 11 a.m. Feb. 23 in Graham Chapel. The chapel is located just north of Mallinckrodt Student Center (6445 Forsyth Blvd.) on the Washington University Hilltop Campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.

When is ugly beautiful? Find out when the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum presents She’s Hideous, an original one-act musical written and composed by Eric Dienstfrey. The special, one-night-only performance begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18.

Ryan K. Balot, associate professor of classics in Arts & Sciences, has been awarded a grant from the Teagle Foundation.

It’s a swirling, lyrical and darkly satirical look at a legendary encounter and its political, emotional and artistic consequences.

Each student is awarded a $78,000 scholarship that will support research and education expenses during the next three years.