The Insider: 8.8.18

St. Louis Children’s Hospital stacks up well on the latest U.S. News & World Report list of the top children’s medical centers in the nation. The hospital ranked in all 10 pediatric specialties covered by the survey, including cancer, cardiology and endocrinology. Only 23 of 189 hospitals garnered a spot in all 10 categories.

St. Louis, meet Princess Buttercup! The little mongoose lemur was born in March and is now on view with her parents, Dahlia and Snuffy, at the Saint Louis Zoo’s primate house. She represents the zoo’s first successful rearing of a mongoose lemur, and she is receiving lots of attention from keepers and visitors alike. According to the zoo, her birth is an important milestone for the endangered species.

 

 

Washington University has selected Andrew Martin to fill the shoes of Chancellor Mark Wrighton, who announced plans to depart next summer after more than two decades in the role. Martin has a doctorate from Wash. U. and is a former faculty member and administrator in its political science and law departments. He’ll return to St. Louis from the University of Michigan, where he’s been serving as dean of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts.

Just in time for its ‘grand reopening’ this year, the Gateway Arch complex is featured along with hometown talent in Dance Across the USA, a glossy volume of photos featuring dancers at iconic landmarks in all 50 states. Sarah Svoboda, Jocelyn Green, Cora Tyler and Lexi Lewis are the local performers photographed for the book on the Arch grounds. Author and photographer Jonathan Givens, an area native himself, spent three months traveling the U.S. to capture more than 22,000 images of dancers in 56 locations.

the main events 

Want to know how Missouri employers compare in terms of workplace policies that impact women? Join St. Louis Public Radio’s Ashley Lisenby for a lively discussion,Women in the Workplace: An Employment Scorecard Report, 5:30 p.m. Aug. 9 at UMSL at Grand Center.

Redbird fans will want to round up the family for a Left Bank Books Celebrity Storytime reading with area native Ed Wheatley, author of Incredible Cardinals. He’ll be at the store at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 11 to sign books, share baseball memorabilia and talk with guests.

The New York Times best-selling author Lisa Scottoline has booked a stop in the StL while on tour promoting her latest legal thriller, Feared. She will give a talk and sign copies at 7 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Chesterfield Community Theater, with a portion of event proceeds benefiting the St. Louis Bar Foundation.