Arts & Sciences

Jonathan Hron and Daniel Perrault have won the Spector Prize; Laura Ernst and Omar Young will share the Stalker Prize.

The musical is a fast-paced, quick-witted story of well-meaning wise guys and the women who suffer their antics.

The “Future of the Airline Industry” will be the topic of a public forum from 7:30-11:30 a.m. Oct. 31 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom in Anheuser-Busch Hall. The discussion will be timely because it comes one day before American Airlines implements a major downsizing of its St. Louis hub, a reduction expected to cut […]

Photo by Mary ButkusThe University’s two newest Rhodes Scholars — Bethany Ehlmann and Allison Gilmore — chat in Holmes Lounge.Allison Gilmore and Bethany Ehlmann bring the number of WUSTL students who have won the highly acclaimed award to 23 since 1902.

A distinguished mathematician, his accomplishments in the areas of probability and harmonic analysis earned him international renown.

Helie Lee, author of the national best-selling memoirs Still Life With Rice (1996) and In the Absence of Sun (2002), will host a pair of events Feb. 23-24 for The SmartSet Series: Where Great Writers Read, sponsored by The Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences. At 8 p.m. Feb. 23, Lee will read […]

Richard Howard, poetry editor of The Paris Review, will present a talk on the craft of poetry at 8 p.m. March 16 for The Writing Program Reading Series and will read from his own work at 8 p.m. March 18. Both events — which are sponsored by The Writing Program and Department of English, both […]

Western audiences are familiar with stand-up comedians, but the public can experience a sit-down version of this art form March 27 as the University will host an English-language performance of Rakugo, a traditional Japanese form of comic monologue. The Rakugo troupe has been on the Hilltop Campus this week to interact with faculty and students […]

The Department of Biomedical Engineering in the School of Engineering & Applied Science moved up two spots to 14th in the nation.

The Department of Music in Arts & Sciences will present a free recital of early Romantic music featuring German violinist Christine Busch and Seth Carlin, professor of music, at 8 p.m. May 5 in Holmes Lounge. A renowned Baroque violinist, Busch will bring her skills as a period-instrument performer. She will play a violin with […]